Jordan has gone on alert for the prospect of a spate of suicide strikes. Jordanian sources said authorities suspected that four vehicles packed with explosives have entered the Hashemite kingdom from either Iraq or Syria. The sources said the vehicles were being prepared for a suicide strike around Western embassies in Amman. “We are positive [...]

Last Monday, Jordan’s Lower House condemned the cartoons that have been published in Danish and Norwegian papers over the past few months. In a statement they said: â??The Lower House of Parliament expresses its utmost anger and absolute condemnation of this despicable cowardly crime, which does not reflect any sense of thought or knowledge,â? …â??This [...]

Thanks to the donkey It was only a donkey, yet it turned one of Egypt’s governorates into a battle zone. Forgetting all about decency and etiquette, the donkey, belonging to a family in the neighborhood, urinated in front of the neighbors’ house, causing an endless dispute between the women of both families, with each insisting [...]

AMMAN â?? The Lower House speaker on Tuesday chided more than 40 deputies for not attending Monday’s Lower House session and published their names in the local Arabic press yesterday. During Monday’s session, Abdul Hadi Majali criticised the absentees and decided to take the unprecedented action of publishing their names in the papers. The move [...]

A January election in Canada. Who the heck drew the short straw on that decision? Voting is the heart of the democratic process and today was my first taste test. It kind of feels weird. Politics is my major interest in life and I’ve never actually voted. It’s like studying art history and ranting on [...]

White House drama The West Wing will end its seven-year run on US TV network NBC in May. The political saga has suffered a ratings slump since it was moved to Sunday nights. NBC entertainment president Kevin Reilly said the decision to cancel it was made before actor John Spencer died of a heart attack [...]

I feel bad for the Iraqi people when it comes to these situations. They have to deal with the actions of American troops, the reactions of terrorists, and the re-reactions of American troops. Rock —-> Iraqis < —- Hard Place US forces hunting kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll are raiding Iraqi homes in a race [...]