France’s ambassador to Jordan says King Abdullah’s recent visit to Paris, which included a fruitful meeting with a group of high-profile business figures, proves that despite some challenges, economic ties between the two nations are stronger than ever. By Dina…
The market capitalization of a company isn’t always the most important factor to consider when investing. By Sameer Massis Here’s an investment question to consider: Two years ago, would you have invested in company “A” which had zero debt, an…
Does the Galaxy K Zoom prove there’s still life in Samsung’s smartphone-camera niche? Not really. Samsung conducted an experiment last year with the Galaxy S4 Zoom, which merged its flagship smartphone with a point-and-shoot digital camera. The results were perplexing….
By Sandra Hiari Jafar Tukan, the renowned architect who pioneered Jordan’s important modernist era, died in Amman on November 25 after a long illness. He was 76. Jerusalem-born Tukan graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1960. He worked…
BMW’s fast, comfortable, and luxurious grand tourer is going head to head with the Audi A7 and Mercedes CLS in the relatively new four-door executive coupe niche. By Saif Haddad BMW’s 6 Series Gran Coupe might share the same name…
The French Development Agency is playing a central role in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing Jordan. By Elisa Oddone Financing projects in Jordan worth a total of JD540 million, the state-backed French Development Agency (AFD) has been active…
PowerPoint may still be the most popular piece of presentation software around, but several web-based alternatives have popped up lately with some truly snazzy features to wow your audience with. By Jane Hosking Prezi With a radically different…
The farcical events surrounding an alleged treasure find highlighted some sad truths about the dysfunctional relationship between the government, media, and general public. By Osama Al Sharif Public opinion in Jordan, like in many other countries, has long been susceptible…
Much more needs to be done to boost the number of women in the global tech industry. By Zeid Nasser Despite the success of female tech industry CEOs like Marissa Mayer of Yahoo, Meg Whitman of Hewlett-Packard, and Oracle’s co-CEO…
Hyundai is the top-selling car brand in Jordan. Tom Lee, the head of the Korean automaker’s regional base, aims to keep it that way. By Ghaith Madadha Hyundai has consistently managed to post sales and market share rises over recent…