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: 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: Thursday, September 9, 1999
The Jordanian authorities’ unexpected move to close the offices of Hamas in Amman, round up 12 of its members and issue arrest warrants against its leaders marked a turning point in relations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Jordanian government. But the move is expected to have...
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: Thursday, September 2, 1999
Hamas received a serious and surprising blow in Jordan when plainclothes intelligence officers stormed and closed down the offices of four Amman-based Hamas representatives on Monday [August 30, 1999]. They arrested 15 activists. In addition, a summons warrant was issued for the four top-ranking...
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.