At this time 50 years ago, I left Jordan to get my master’s degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee.

It might be interesting to look at the word deal and what it may reveal. Such a tractable pursuit may provide some insights into the “deal of the century”.The word “deal” can be a verb or a noun.

Arab societies at large, and Jordan is no exception, face the challenge of managing the transition from rentier societies to productive ones.

The government, under the watchful eye of Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, has already launched a number of sectoral and cross-sectoral segments of the Renaissance Strategy 2019-2025.

We are looking at all these fancy accolades bestowed on certain democracies in the world, and what on earth do we see?

Last year’s trade value between China and the US was about $710 billion. Of that, China exported $530 billion and imported $180 billion. In other words, the US suffers a deficit of $350 billion with China. That is much better than what it had been.

The most recent Cabinet reshuffle in Jordan took place last Thursday, and it was exposed over the following weekend with a barrage of comments and media articles. They were predominantly negative.

Ibrahim Karaki is the mayor of one of the towns in Jordan. Israeli tourists happened to be close by, seeking to stay and enjoy the waters of a small brook.

The original book titled “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was authored by the American L. Frank Baum and published in 1900. The characters of Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow named Hunk, the Tin Man and the Wizard of Oz are figments of Baum’s imagination.