Holding The Fort
As with most countries in the Levant, Jordan has emerged relatively unharmed from the financial storm that ravaged the world. The Kingdom's banking sector possessed few toxic assets.

Egypt
A time to deal
Aweek ago, Barack Obama stood at a Cairo University lectern and promised an enthusiastic Muslim audience a "new beginning" in relations. Within days, the US president was handed an unexpected gift from the Arab world.

Cradle Of Internet Start-Ups
Thinking outside the box: driven by a need to create jobs for an educated young population, the heart of technological entrepreneurship beats fast in Jordan.