|
MEDIA
|
|
The
Press
|
|
Name
|
Languages
|
Director
|
Address
|
Circulation
|
|
Al-Akhbar
(News)
|
Arabic
|
Racan
el-Majali
|
* POB
62420, Amman
|
15.000
|
|
Ad-Dustour
(The Constitution)
|
Arabic
|
Mahmoud
ash-Sherif
|
* POB
591, Amman
( 664153
Ttelex:
21392
|
90.000
|
|
Ar-Rai
(Opinion)
|
Arabic
|
Suleiman
Quda
|
* POB
6710, Amman
( 67171
Telex:
21497
Fax: 661242
|
90.000
|
|
The
Jordan Times
|
English
|
George
Hawatmeh
|
* POB
6710, Amman
( 667171
Telex
21497
Fax: 661242
|
15.000
|
|
Sawt
ash-Shaab (Voice of the People)
|
Arabic
|
|
Amman
|
30.000
|
|
Akhbar
al-Usbou (News of the Week)
|
Arabic
|
Abd al-Hafiz
Muhammad
|
* POB
605, Amman
( 677881
Telex:
21644
Fax: 677882
|
100.000
(weekly)
|
|
Jordan
|
Arabic
|
|
* POB
224, Amman
Telex:
21497
|
100.000
(weekly)
|
|
Radio
and Television
|
|
Name
|
Direction
|
Address
|
|
Jordan
Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV)
Founded
in 1968; government TV station broadcasts 90 hours weekly in Arabic and
English
|
Director
General:
Radi Alkhas
Director
of TV:
Muhammad
Amin
Director
of Radio: I.Shahzadh
|
- POB
909, Amman
( 773111
Telex:
23544
|
|
News
Agencies
|
|
Name
|
Director
|
Address
|
|
Jordan
News Agency (PETRA)
|
Director
General:
Abdullah
al-Utum
|
- POB
6845, Amman
( 644455
Telex:
21220
|
|
Publishers
and Editorials
|
|
Name
|
Director
|
Address
|
Genre
|
|
Jordan
Press and Publishing Co Ltd.
|
Dir-General:
Seif ash-Sherif
|
- POB
591, Amman;
( 664153;
Telex:
21392;
Fax: 667170
|
&
publishes Ad-Dustour, Ad-Dustour Sport, The Star
|
|
Jordan
Press Foundation
|
Gen.Dir.:
Mohamad Amad
|
- POB
6710, Amman;
( 6671771
Fax: 661242
Telex:
21497
|
&
publishes Ar-Rai and The Jordan Times
|
|
|
SOCIETY
- TRADE UNIONS
|
|
Name
|
Secretary
General
|
Address
|
Foundation
|
Members
|
|
The
General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions
|
Khalil
Abu Khurmah
|
- POB
1065, Amman
( 675533
|
1954
|
33.000
|
|
Drivers’
Union
|
Sami Hassan
Mansour
|
- POB
846, Amman
|
|
|
|
Engineers’
Association
|
Leith
Shubellat
|
Amman
|
|
|
|
Union
of Petroleum Workers and Employees
|
Brahim
Hadi
|
- POB
1346, Amman
|
|
|
|
PARTIES
|
| In 1963, political
parties were banned and in 1971, the king proclaimed the Formation of a
Jordanian National Union (later ‘Arab National Union’ (1972)), the only
political organisation, which were allowed. Membership was estimated at
about 100.000. A National Charter, which was drafted by a royal commission
and which ought to legalise political parties was approved inn 1991 by
the King. In July 1992, the House of Representatives adopted draft legislation
which formally permitted the establishment of political parties.
The political
parties of the General Elections of November 1993 were: |
|
|
Party
|
Leader
|
| Islamic
Action Front |
Dr.
Ishaq Farhan |
| Al-Mustaqbal |
. |
| Jordanian
Arab Socialist Baath Party |
. |
| Al-Yakatha |
. |
| Al-Ahd |
. |
| Jordanian
National Alliance |
. |
| Jordan
People’s Democratic Party |
Taysir
az-Zabri |
| Jordanian
Social Democratic Party |
. |
| Jordanian
Arab Democratic Party |
. |
|
|
Geographical Data
