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Reports the February 7, 1999 death of Jordan's King Hussein. Cause of death; Creation of the state of Jordan; His background, education, and installation as king; His career as head of state and importance to peace in the Middle East. INSET: A Moderate Amid Extremists.

The article reports on the political developments in the Middle East. In May 2005, King Abdullah II of Jordan removed the powerful chief of his intelligence service with the avowed intention of reducing the role of that service in the Hashemite kingdom's political life. For decades, intelligence and security services in the Arab world have been untouchable, answerable to no-one but the political leaderships. But, amid a growing clamour in the region for greater democracy, Arab security services, widely feared and universally known by the generic term Mukhabarat (secret police), are coming under unprecedented scrutiny, and are being openly challenged by opposition movements to become more accountable.

The article focuses on some of the political developments in Middle East. An unstated premise of the Doctrine stated by U.S. General Dwight David Eisenhower is that American aid and American diplomacy can pry Arab governments loose from Russia and possibly drive a wedge between Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his Arab League partners. There is no sign of a decline in nationalist fervor in any Arab country, There is no lessening of anti-Israeli sentiment. The kingdom of Jordan is the only independent country in the world which has never fed or supported itself.

The Middle East is a large and diverse region now in the midst of political transformation. In this article, Jennifer Lanz discusses some of the approaches and programs that the American Bar Association has developed to promote and strengthen the rule of law in a number of Middle Eastern countries, including Iraq, Jordan, and Morocco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents information on some recent socio-political developments in the Middle East . Information that a multinational body, known as the Gulf Crisis Financial Coordination Group, has already paid out $3 billion of $13 billion pledged to recompense states such as Egypt, Turkey, and Syria; Report that countries that have not lined up against Iraq are getting stifled by the Saudis; Information that Jordan has lost its export markets in Iraq and Kuwait, and 200,000 Jordanians have returned from Kuwait, swamping schools and services; Opinion that the main U.S. aim in the gulf is to help stabilize the Middle East.

This article presents news updates related to politics in the Middle East as of May 01, 2004. BBC has reported that Jordan is considering suing Israel in an effort to recover millions of dollars seized from banks in the West Bank city of Ramallah. On February 25, 2004 Israeli soldiers conducted a raid of several Ramallah banks, including branches of the Arab Bank and the Cairo-Amman Bank, allegedly to cut off funding for Palestinian militants. Lebanese police conducted a broad anti-drug raid, during which they wounded a suspected king pin in a gun fight and arrested 34 other suspects. The drug raid was aimed to clean all parts of Lebanon of the traffickers who are poisoning society.

Reports on the steps taken by Jordan to mend ties with neighboring countries. King Hussein's visit to Syria; Making peace with Israel; Concern over Syria's military preoccupation of Lebanon; Exports to Saudi Arabia; Competition with Egypt for the leading role in the Middle East peace process.

The article presents the author's views on the developments in the Middle East in 2011. According to the author, the West had no plans to allow freedom and democracy to Middle Eastern countries. Issues including poverty, corruption and violation of basic human rights have caused people around the Arab world to demand the ouster of their regimes. The demonstrators in Jordan asked for the Prime Minister to step down, while in Yemen, it was a call to end the President's rule of three decades.

Reports developments on politics and government in the Middle East. Includes the plans of King Abdullah of Jordan to outlaw legislations that discriminates women; Campaign to repeal laws which allow the practice of honor killings in Jordan; Economic sanctions of the United States against Iraq.

Features the remarks made by the US Secretary of State and the King of Jordan at a press conference in Amman, Jordan on March 13, 1995. Topics discussed during talks between the two leaders; Developments in the peace process between Jordan and Israel; How the United States Congress authorized the forgiveness of all of Jordan's debt to the United States.

Reports on Israel and Jordan's negotiations as regards cooperation in the business of potassium. Current status and areas of interests of Israel and Jordan.