It perhaps goes without saying that the most defunct and notoriously futile arm of the entire Jordanian government apparatus, is the Lower House of Parliament; the very small government body that “the people” actually get to “vote” for. The Lower House never ceases to amaze me in its imbecility and it is a constant reminder [...]

Talking to a few people recently I’ve discovered that most, including myself, know fairly little about the swine flu epidemic that western media says is going to kill us all. I emphasize western media here simply because I’m not seeing the same kind of attention or reaction from Arab media, and the reasons of that [...]

“I am proud because I was not prosecuted for corruption, or for spying, but for saying a word of truth.” – Khalid Mahadin on being cleared of charges of slandering the Lower House of Parliament. While it’s good to hear that Mahadin is cleared of these idiotic charges levied against him by an even more [...]

My Internet subscription ended a few days ago (I wish they had grace periods or something) and I have been generally without a connection for the past weeks, which, along with work, explains my blogging absence. I am partly to blame due to the fact that I’ve been taking my time “shopping” for a “good” [...]

Here’s the thing. Back in December, the world pretty much laughed and cheered as Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at former US President, George W. Bush. And since then, shoe-throwing as a form of political protest seems to have come back in to fashion. It’s being referred to as “shoeing”. According to it’s [...]

Well the weather hasn’t exactly been great lately. April always seems to be May’s waiting-room month. Meanwhile, the local news hasn’t been very helpful either. We’ve been littered with relatively bad news lately; from suicide attempts to political corruption and other minor controversies. Hence, I thought something a bit more light-hearted was in order. So, [...]

AMMAN (AFP) — Jordan plans to begin work on a six-billion-dollar railway next year to bolster trade with its neighbours and create jobs for its cash-strapped population, Transport Minister Sahl Majali told AFP in an interview. “The 4.5-billion-dinar project is vital to Jordan because it will make freight movement faster and easier, cut transportation costs [...]

Former Minister of Public Works, Sahel al-Majali, has been the on-again, off-again center of a brewing scandal regarding the royal initiative: decent housing for decent living. Today, columnist Jamil Nimri opened the Pandora’s box on the whole issue with some rather interesting findings. Briefly, the initiative was set to build 100,000 homes for poor Jordanians, [...]