Yahoo! Closes But Maktoob’s Legacy Continues

Words By: Samih Toukan CoFounder of Maktoob, medical rx see Souq and Jabbar Internet Group A few days ago, advice Yahoo! announced the closure of its Dubai office, its last office in the MENA region, making more than 50 people redundant. This is...

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Tales From Jordanians In Paris

[aesop_character img=”; name=”Thameen Kheetan” align=”right” width=”30%”] It is 10:17pm Paris time when I receive a message from a friend in Brussels: “You okay? Have you heard the news?”...

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The Journey From Jordan To Elsewhere

Words By: Amjad Yamin* Fareed is one of the thousands of Syrians who decided to move from one refugee camp to another across continents, help plunge into the unknown and risk his life for a promise of a better future for his children. The first...

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Straight Outta Lweibdeh

Words: Tamer Masri, Jobedu Co-Founder | Photos: Jobedu I was at work when Meesh called to tell me about a gem of a store he found tucked in a nook in Jabal Lweibdeh, nearly seven years ago. Driving home after lunch at his grandma’s house in the...

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Solving Amman’s Traffic Bottlenecks

Words By: Sandra Hiari The summer season is a perfect time for understanding how Amman functions as a city. The temporary crowds coming into town increases the population density in the Capital, so much so that travel times skyrocket, and parking...

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