The D to the I to the D to another D to the Y, puts it all in to context for us third worlders, with a special shout out to all his brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia (and all the other countries that have oil).

LOS ANGELES — Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected […]

If I could have any title in the world, it would be “Peace Pirate”.

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By sheer coincidence, I bumped into an article about the “first” Arab bloggers conference in Beirut where 30 of the “crème de la crème of Arab bloggers” from Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Palestine, Iraq and Syria were in attendance.
I’m disappointed that only these countries were included, representing less than half of […]

Raising the public awareness on the social and economic impact of wasta, bribery and corruption patterns is a major component in efforts to fight corruption in the coming four years, officials said. Publicising the National Anti-Corruption Strategy for the years 2008-2012 on Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) staged a focus-group discussion of the plan, where […]

HM Queen Rania dropped from 82 to 96 in the latest Forbes ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world. It’s still interesting to see a Jordanian woman on the list, especially with the occupation titled: “Queen”.
Merkel, naturally, remains number one.

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And can anyone blame me? With Ramadan starting on the first of September this year, I can’t help but think of Ramadans to come. Yes, the mere thought of Ramadans to come sends shivers down my spine. I imagine being unable to eat and more importantly drink (H20) until the red hot summer Sun descends […]

Mother Jones has an interesting interactive map of US military presence around the world, or, as Andrew Sullivan labels it: America’s Hegemony Through the Decades. There is only one Arab nation with no US military presence whatsoever, and that’s Libya. As of 2007, the last year data was available, number of troops in Arab nations […]