Such contributions have included strengthening the Jordanian relationship with Baghdad, advocating a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and encouraging Syria to become a

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Reliable eye witnesses in Cairo confirm that Egyptian blogger and activist SandMonkey was arrested today [February 3, 2011] in Tahrir Square while he was taking medical supplies to protesters. This is

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