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| 1990, Dec. 26 |
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| Passage of a new law that made male and female inheritance shares equal. | 1 |
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| 1990–91 |
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| Jordan took a precarious diplomatic stand during THE GULF WAR (See 1991, Jan. 16). It opposed the Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait but insisted that the crisis be resolved through diplomatic means. In the West, the Jordanian position was generally perceived as sympathetic to Iraq. The Jordanian public overwhelmingly supported the Iraqi cause and saw the war as an attempt to humiliate the Arabs. | 2 |
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| 1992, July 5 |
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| Parliament formally lifted the ban on political parties imposed by King Husayn 36 years earlier. | 3 |
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| 1993, Sept. 14 |
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| Jordanian and Israeli officials concluded a framework for peace in Washington, D.C. The signing paved the way for the eventual establishment of normal ties between the two countries, which technically remained at war with each other. | 4 |
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| 1994, July 25 |
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| King Hussein signed a pact with Premier Yitzhak Rabin of Israel declaring the official end of the 46-year state of war between their countries and a move toward the establishment of peace. | 5 |
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| Aug. 8 |
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| Jordan and Israel opened a border crossing north of the Gulf of Aqaba. | 6 |
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| Oct. 17 |
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| Israel and Jordan signed an informal pact establishing full and normal diplomatic relations and increased commercial ties. | 7 |
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| Oct. 26 |
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| The two countries signed a formal peace treaty. | 8 |
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