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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... [read more]
For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... [read more] Blog: Long Nights Travel and Wadi Rum
Date: June 30th 2006
My travel plans from Cairo to Jordan on paper sounded good but in reality it was a long and sleepless night for me. My plane left late from Cairo because the airport tower would not give the plane clearance to leave. So we finally took off at about Midnight from Cairo to Tel Aviv. I made my way to passport control and found my self in a mostly empty airport at 1:30 am. I had to catch my next fligh ... read more
Date: June 30th 2006
My travel plans from Cairo to Jordan on paper sounded good but in reality it was a long and sleepless night for me. My plane left late from Cairo because the airport tower would not give the plane clearance to leave. So we finally took off at about Midnight from Cairo to Tel Aviv. I made my way to passport control and found my self in a mostly empty airport at 1:30 am. I had to catch my next fligh ... read more
