It is arguably the biggest global story of the month, and quite possibly the year. Yet the biggest leak of confidential government cables in history has not been enough to elicit a proportionate reaction from the Jordanian media, even when Jordan plays an actual role in this bit of news.

Seen as up and coming superpower, China seems to elicit the attention of Jordanians in an assortment of fields. Believing that language is the key to understanding a nation, Jordanians are showing more eagerness to learn Chinese at the several centres that have opened in the past few years. Each has his reasons, but business considerations seem to prevail.

Turkey signed a deal Thursday with its Arab neighbors of Syria, Jordan and Lebanon to establish a cooperation council to create a zone of free movement of goods and persons among them.

His Majesty King Abdullah and US President Barack Obama on Monday reaffirmed the Jordanian-US partnership in talks that focused on means to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in the areas of education, science, culture and entrepreneurship.