AlJazeera reports that clashes have erupted in two Jordanian jails. It is reported that there is one death and 9 injuries.
Apparently the man who was part of the assassination of U.S. diplomat Laurence Foley in 2001 was being transported or taken somewhere and other prisoners refused to let that happen.
AlJazeera claims Salem Bin Suweid, a […]

An important development on the horizon…
Local opposition figures are hoping that a draft law governing the formation of political parties will be passed by parliament next month, ushering in a new era of political liberalisation.
“The new law includes a provision that refers to political parties assuming legislative power and forming future governments if they have […]

nuff said

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The Embassy of India at Jordan, Amman has informed Pharmexcil that due to the public boycott of Danish products in Jordan, following the cartoon controversy, new trade opportunities have arisen for other countries to replace Denmark as a source for several products imported by Jordan.
One major product that requires immediate replacement is insulin, which is […]

On the Abu-Mahjoob website, this latest poll caught my attention. Don’t worry I know polls on a cartoonist’s website are not scientific. Nevertheless the language got me thinking.
What is wrong with this picture?
Yes, this picture to the right!
Where is Al-Queda and their foreign terrorists?
They might as well have thrown in Kenya as the source of […]

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A Jordanian embassy driver held hostage for two months in Iraq was greeted by Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit on Saturday on his return to the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah Khatib, Government Spokesperson Nasser Judeh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff General Khalid Sarayreh and senior officials were also at the […]

A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his “wife”, after he was caught having sex with the animal.
The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese […]