Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 1999
The anti-normalization committee of the 14 Jordanian professional associations expressed concern on Wednesday about complaints of alleged visits by right-wing Jewish groups to the Jadour Mosque in Salt and said it considers it a desecration of the religious site. Ali Abu Sukar, the committee’s...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999
Minister of Justice Hamzeh Haddad said a special legal committee at the ministry has decided to cancel article 340 of the Jordanian Penal Code which allows a reduction in penalty for killers who commit crimes of honour.