“Don’t ask me what to do,” the League’s secretary general, Amr Moussa, told reporters after the meeting. CAIRO: The spiraling Middle East crisis has exposed deep divisions within the Arab world and forced its leaders into a frank admission of helplessness. After an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers on Saturday, the 22-member bloc [...]

This is what everyone’s been saying and by everyone I’m refering to the G8 leaders. Whenever someone says those words “right to defend themselves” I think to myself “who is being attacked and who is doing the defending?” More importantly, why after weeks of bombings on a people and their land does no one say [...]

…and how the Kempinski hotel at the Dead Sea is going to help… (click to enlarge) Sorry to non-Flickr users. These pictures were by way of my dear sister who also suggested the title of this post. Frankly, it’s great to see that multi-national companies such as Kempinski are setting up in Jordan. It’s also [...]

…and now: a word from your leader… Holy Interruptus Batman! So ok, it’s been a few days since I’ve been a “full time” blogger (i.e. 3-4 posts a day) and the question is where have I been? I tend to avoid personal posts on this blog simply because I’d like to think (or entertain the [...]

Oh dear… MOGADISHU — Mogadishu’s new rulers, the Union of Islamic Courts, have promised to implement Islamic Sharia law and vowed to kill anyone failing to perform daily Salaad prayers. Mogadishu’s Shabelle Media Network Radio reported on Wednesday that the Union of Islamic Courts intended to implement Sharia law throughout the country and particularly in [...]

The first step is admitting you have a problem. By way of the very entertaining Bloggers Anonymous… 10. You check your blog stats a LOT. You occasionally get up in the middle of the night and sneak a peak. 9. Your significant other suspects you are having an affair with your blog. Even when youâ??re [...]