Prime Minister Omar Razzaz may have gone way above the heads of citizens when he made the issue of a social contract a dominant aspect in his policy statement and interventions at the Lower House of Parliament during its deliberations over granting or denying him its vote of conf

Now that Prime Minister Omar Razzaz has overcome the first hurdle facing his government by winning the Lower House's vote of confidence on Thursday, it is time to outline what may have helped him out in winning the coveted vote of confidence.At first glance, like many J

The so-called "deal of the century" for the Palestinian case has been in a prolonged period of gestation that makes its miscarriage a high probability if not inevitable.Not much has been made public about the main features of the “deal”, but judging by the sporadic information th

The UK and the EU are locked in an acrimonious “divorce” controversy called Brexit, whose final shape and form remains in a state of limbo pending the resolution of some complications that developed along the way.London had petitioned for and decided on t

Now that Turkish President Recep Tayyep Erdogan has won a decisive victory in last week's presidential and parliamentary elections, he is set to consolidate his grip on power and turn the milestone victory into a lasting achievement. All eyes, whether from within Turkey or o

The migrant narrative in Europe and the US is not over blown for no reason, as it is taking a heavy toll on the domestic politics of most European nations and causing the realignment of political parties in support to the government and the election of right wing parties across t

It took an unorthodox president like President Donald Trump and a drastic deviation from traditional diplomatic and institutionalised policy procedures to pull off a historic successful agreement between Washington and Pyongyang, comprising the commitment by both sides to, inter

His Majesty King Abdullah said last week that it is unfair that citizens alone should bear the cost of the implications of the financial reforms.

The trouble with the critics of the draft income tax law is the absence of specifics when they voice their complaints.