Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 1999
"Fundamentalist" elements are said to be behind recent assaults and intimidation of faculty members at Ma’an’s fledgling Hussein Ben Talal University, sources said on Saturday.
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 1999
Sheikhh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant, detained three times last week for breaching the Sermons Law, once again defied a ban on his preaching activities and delivered a political sermon on Friday.
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 1999
The lawyer defending 21 Hamas leaders and activists on Friday said a political settlement to the case of the detained members of the Islamic Resistance Movement was likely, more than a month after the authorities cracked down on the hard-line Palestinian movement.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 1999
His Majesty King Abdullah held talks on Tuesday with head of the Beirut-based Higher Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Mohammed Mahdi Shamsuddine.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 1999
Head of the Beirut-based Higher Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Mohammed Mehdi Shamsudeen arrived in Amman on Monday amidst reports of his possible mediation with the leadership in favor of the Islamic Resistance Movement.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 1999
A key witness in the case of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, failed to appear before the State Security Court.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 1999
Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant was released on bail on Sunday.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 1999
An [unidentified] key witness in the case of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is due to testify before the State Security Court prosecutor.
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 1999
Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant’s bail was accepted. His Friday sermons were banned five years ago. According his defense lawyer the sheikh told the prosecutor that the message of his sermons "had not been relayed accurately to the prosecution."
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 1999
For the third time in less than a week, Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant was detained by the authorities, but this time on charges related to his anti-government editorials as well as earlier charges of delivering political sermons, his lawyers said on Friday.