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: 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...
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,...