MAFRAQ, Jordan — The tribal elders sat in their gowns and keffiyehs, fingering worry beads and smoking cigarettes, an immense woven image of King Abdullah II on a wall above their heads. The

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

There is going to be a great deal of political analysis regarding HM King Abdullah’s appointment of Marouf Al Bakhit as the new Prime Minister of Jordan and the subsequent and relatively expected exit

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