Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 34

22-August-2005

JORDAN

King 'Abd Allah Urges Deputies Not To Block Reforms

King 'Abd Allah has urged tribal deputies in the Jordanian parliament, who are traditionally his strong supporters, not to block Western-style reforms planned by the government of Prime Minister 'Adnan Badran. Its not in the interest of the country to transform parliament into a battleground between blocs and political centers of power, the king said, and warned that if we want to...