Date of source: Monday, September 13, 1999
Two weeks after the government closure of Hamas offices in Amman, the Muslim Brotherhood and the government have yet to reach a mutually-agreeable solution to the tension that has arisen over the crackdown on the Palestinian movement.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 1999
The government and the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday failed to overcome differences caused by the closure of Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) offices in Amman earlier this month.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 1999
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, supporters on Friday staged a sit-in at Al Wehdat refugee camp to protest the government’s recent crackdown on the group’s offices in Amman. Amid tight security, more than 2,000 supporters of the Palestinian resistance group gathered inside a mosque in the camp,...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
The radical Palestinian group Hamas called for talks with the Jordanian government on September 3 after 12 of its activists were arrested in a crackdown in Amman.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 1999
The only people that I could ever imagine would have a vested interest in resisting the recent campaign to abolish reduced sentences for honor crimes in Jordan are, of course, the perpetrators who have already benefited from the reduced sentences and, naturally, their families. I never could...
Date of source: Sunday, September 5, 1999
A 19-year-old woman was reportedly killed by her brother on Saturday in North Marka for what the alleged killer stated was for reasons of "honor," officials said. The victim, Maysoon Mohammad, was reportedly shot by her brother Bassam, 30, at least 15 times from a machine gun on the stairs of...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
A defense lawyer for the 15 detainees rounded up ten days ago for their alleged connection with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Wednesday said he hoped the case against his clients would be dismissed for lack of evidence. In their testimonies to the State Security Court prosecutor, he...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Plans for a public protest in a refugee camp against the government crackdown on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) were postponed indefinitely on Friday, according to Muslim Brotherhood sources. The Brotherhood sources said their movement intends to hold a meeting of the opposition parties,...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 1999
Jordan’s clampdown on the activities of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is bound to put an end to complaints by the Palestine National Authority and Israel, diplomats and political analysts said on Tuesday.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 31, 1999
Police on Monday closed down the offices of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in Amman, rounded up 12 of its members and issued arrest warrants against four of its leaders, official sources said on Monday.