Much as I would love to explore the following news more, it is late (I have been diligently awoken by the early call twice now) and a goat’s cheese baguette beckons.

Such is the fickle hand of late-night cravings…

On another note, a brief foray into Jordan’s domestic security dilemma.

Old news, but new news to those outside the Middle East it seems.

And so, as the wedding in a nearby derb shows little sign of abating, I bid you tosbah al-khayr, sahtein wa bismillah from the city that never sleeps.

Sing it again and play that tabla until it bursts, people.