Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 11/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of November 17, 2003
- Jordanian Ambassador: Jordan won't support economic project damaging Egypt's interest
Jordan's Ambassador in Cairo Hany Al-Mulaga said that his country will not support any Israeli project that damages the Egyptian economic interests. Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 11/21/2003 - Jordan postpones al-Wahda dam inauguration
A source at the Jordanian royal court said that the meeting which was due yesterday between the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to lay the foundation stone for al-Wahda dam project was postponed to a later date because of reasons pertinent to programs of each of the two leaders. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 11/21/2003 - Al-Assad, King Abdullah to inaugurate al-Wahda dam on Thursday
An official in the Jordanian royal court announced yesterday that the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will lay the foundation stone for al-Wahda dam project which will contribute to dealing with the problem of water shortage in Jordan. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 11/18/2003 - Jordan: Abdullah nominates new al-Ayan council
Jordan's King Abdullah II yesterday issued a decree according to which it appointed 55 new members including 4 women, in a five seat increase over the former council, in the council of the new Jordanian Ayan, upper house of parliament, as a gesture to inaugurate its works by the beginning of December. Jordan, Politics, 11/18/2003 - Jordan hands over Riyadh one of the Saudi plane high-jackers
Saudi Arabia's minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said that Jordan handed over Saudi Arabia one of the highjackers of the Saudi plane that was hijacked to Baghdad three years ago. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/18/2003 - Organizing flights to al-Aqsa provokes criticism in Jordan
An advertisement issued by Jordanian travel agencies for trips to visit al-Aqsa mosque during the holy month of Ramadan provoked the anger of Jordanians who oppose normalization, on the ground that this is considered a recognition of the "Zionist entity." Jordan-Israel, Politics, 11/18/2003