Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 1999
All eyes are on the moderate and centrist wings within the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Action Front to contain a possible fallout from Wednesday’s [September 22’s] arrest of Hamas politburo chief Khaled Misha’al and the movement’s spokesman, Ibrahim Ghosheh.
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 1999
The chief defense lawyer for two Hamas leaders detained on charges of belonging to an illegal group said on Friday he will seek his clients’ release on bail on Saturday.
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 1999
Jordan was forced to launch an unprecedented crackdown on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it found "proof" of a threat to its security as serious as the bloody 1970 Black September clashes with Palestinian radicals, a top official said Thursday.
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
Lawmakers gave mixed reactions to detention of two leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. Some deputies supported the government in its claim that Hamas was working against the national interests of Jordan, while others said the government’s escalation of the two-week discord was...
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
Authorities detained Hamas Politburo chief Khalid Misha’al, the group’s spokesman Ibrahim Ghosheh and politburo member Musa Abu Marzouk upon their arrival at Queen Alia International Airport.
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
In a closed meeting between Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul-Raouf Rawabdeh and Jordanian MPs, Rawabdeh accused Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement) of hoarding weapons and holding military training exercises on Jordanian territory.
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 1999
It is rumored that the Yemeni Government is receiving pressure from America to close down the Hamas office in Sana’a as well as preventing Hamas leaders from visiting Yemen.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Prime Minister Abdur-Ra’uf S. Rawabdeh had a late night meeting with Muslim Brotherhood leaders for talks on the closure of the offices of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in Jordan.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Weapons seized by the authorities in offices of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, were "not illegal," Hamas’ spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin said.
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 1999
A senior government official on Friday detailed the "illegal acts" committed by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, that triggered a government crack-down on the group in Amman earlier this month. Hamas has denied the charges and has said that many of the government’s charges were baseless or...