In the past few days, we have all been closely following the political turmoil in Egypt after the revolution in Tunisia and thinking about the consequences on Jordan. In a step that is consistent with

Adam Smith, the father of economics, said in the 18th century: “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own

Many people in Israel and around the world have been glued to their television sets, praying - each according to his own custom - for the success of a democratic revolution in Egypt. Their prayers

The following cable details the biographies of key figures in the Jordanian government following current Prime Minister-designate Marouf Bakhit's first-term resignation in November of 2007. The cable

AMMAN - Standing in the rain, holding their umbrellas, banners and a guitar, a group of Jordanians on Tuesday cheered for the people of Egypt, Tunisia and the Arab world. In a peaceful symbolic

To understand what is happening in the Arab world today one needs to know only two things: that the majority of Arabs are young and for the most part connected to the net, and that despite the fear

AMMAN - Prime Minister-designate Marouf Bakhit told lawmakers on Wednesday that a new elections law might adopt a proportional representation voting system and revisit the constituency map in a way

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