AMMAN — A Jordanian man was charged on Sunday with premeditated murder after allegedly stabbing to death his 22-year-old daughter because she became pregnant outside wedlock, police said.
“The father and his brother took the girl on Saturday to a doctor because she suffered stomach pains, and everybody was surprised to learn that she was six […]

REUTERS PHOTO - Co-founders of the Talasim.com website Zeid Al Qudsi (L) and Sabri Hakim pose for a photo at their office in Amman September 30, 2009. Arabic website Talasim.com has been awarded the top prize at the international SeedCamp competition for start-up companies, which concluded in London on Saturday. The award followed a marathon […]

Since writing that open letter to Orange Telecom Jordan on their terrible service I’ve noticed the link really flying around the twittersphere. It’s gotten around 1,700 views in the past 48 hours, which, along with the comments and emails people left me, is a real indication that many are simply not happy with the Kingdom’s […]

Suffice to say, it’s been one of the longest weeks of my life. And while I would usually be screaming to high heavens “Thank God It’s Thursday!”, this is one work week that seems to have no end in sight, and so all that screaming won’t help. That being said, I thought we could all […]

AP PHOTO - A man works in a bakery in Amman. The bakery is one of few that make sesame bread used for cheese and grilled eggs sandwiches, a popular and cheap meal served around the clock.
Note: Just to add to the caption, for those interested, I believe the bakery is the Salah il-Deen Bakery […]

Elderly man on Kharfan Street, just off Rainbow Street:
“Do you know why they painted all those houses in east Amman? So the people that come here will have a better view.”

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AP Photo - A Palestinian man makes straw sweepers at his shop in Al Wehdat Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Jordan, Sunday July 26, 2009.

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AP Photo - Jordanian veiled brides line up as they prepare to take part in a mass wedding party in Amman, Jordan on Friday, July 24, 2009. Fifty eight brides and bridegrooms took part in the 16th mass wedding organized by the Al-Afaf Islamic charity association to encourage and help Muslims marry.

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