Who do you trust these days?
The tug-of-war between the government and the IAF in Jordan is a traditional centerpiece of Jordanian politics. It’s a back and forth effort and it has just gotten to a point where one cannot trust either and it merely becomes a question of who can be trusted less.
There are […]

In today’s Jordan Times:
AMMAN (Petra) — The Public Security Department (PSD) announced on Tuesday that PSD environment and traffic officers issued a total of 1,409 tickets for smoking while driving and in public places where smoking is banned, the first quarter of 2007. Last year, 6,645 tickets were issued for these violations, while in […]

The BBC Reported: “The interior ministry said he (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) won the backing of more than 97% of Syria’s 12 million voters in Sunday’s referendum.”
Question: If Bashar Al-Assad was running unopposed, who were the other 3% voting for?

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My favorite photo of the moment…

REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed(JORDAN)

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“If only my life
Was more like 1983
All these things
Would be more
Like they were
At the start of me”
- 83, John Mayer

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Dubai - David Fisher is hoping to add yet another skyscraper to the mix with his self-sufficient and energy generating Twirling Tower. The 68-story “combination hotel, apartment, and office” would sport floors that each rotate 360-degrees in the span of about 90 minutes, creating a “constantly changing architectural form.” His claims begin to elicit suspicion, […]

And so does this t-shirt for that matter. Ever loved the power that comes with knowing how a movie your friends haven’t watched yet, ends? Now you can ruin everyone’s day with this funny t-shirt via threadless.

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A professor at Egypt’s Islamic Al-Azhar university on Monday retracted a controversial religious edict which states that a woman can only be left alone with a strange man if she breastfeeds him.
Ezzat Attia, president of the university’s Hadith department which studies traditions based on the Prophet Mohammed’s words and deeds, withdrew his fatwa and apologised […]