Reads Archive
The Syria News Wire
There's not much I can add. It's a mess, and as usual, it's a mess of Lebanon's creating.Hizbollah is to blame for starting this civil violence. March 14 is to blame for letting this political crisis fester for 18 months.The Hariri militia has lost on two counts. First - it was comprehensively defeated, with incredible efficiency (as Qunfuz noted - a only handful of people died in what is being called a coup d'etat - where else in the world would a coup be nearly bloodless?). And second - Hariri's claims th... [إقراء المزيد]
حمود ستوديو
في حديث مع صديق منذ مدة عندما ذكرت له أن هناك ما ندمت على كتابته في بدايات التدوين.. ولكنه قليل.. والسبب يرجع إلى بعض النضج في تفكيري وإدراكي لما حولي. ولأختصر بدون مقدمات مملة.. هذا النضج عند البعض بسبب افتاحهم سواء في القراءة أو فيما يخص المجتمعات الأخرى أو في العلاقات أو أي سبب آخر ... [إقراء المزيد]
From Beirut to the Beltway
The Arab League has decided to send to dispatch a ministerial committee headed by Qatar to Lebanon to help resolve the situation, and offered the Lebanese army "logistical assistance" if needed. Once in Lebanon, this committee will "formulate ideas" and...... [إقراء المزيد]
AlFalasteenyia
its dark in gaza again (not that it really stopped being dark in the first place). there is no fuel. they've been using cooking oil to run their cars. the toxic fumes from the exhaust have sent some people to hospital. they can't get proper treatment, because hey, there's no fuel to keep the hospital functioning. no fuel= no transportation, no medical treatment, no food.....but hey, israeli incursions are plenty. (see here , here , here and here )and here i am complaining about finals and term papers- while... [إقراء المزيد]
What's up in Jordan?
Members of parliament were not particularly impressed by Mullah Nader's explanation on the land sale issue. Some even called on him to resign. It is possible that they were speaking to the cameras, but still the same this reflects widespread dissolution and skepticism on the management of the economy in general and the land sale issue in particular.Nariman Rousan, who has a penchant for saying embarrassing things, accused the government of being run from behind the scenes by Bassem Awadallah. She said tha... [إقراء المزيد]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides]
We don’t pee in holes in the ground
There is a new Kuwaiti female video blogger that goes by the nickname Litharia1. She has a few videos on YouTube all uploaded within the last 3 days. I think its kinda fishy, I think its like the Kuwaiti version of lonelygirl15. Anyway here is a link to all her videos. [Link]... [إقراء المزيد]
Syria Comment
Syria: Will the Anti-Trust Law Make a Difference?Joshua LandisArab Reform Bulletin: May 2008 On April 4, Syria issued its first Competition and Anti-Trust Law (Law No 7/2008), which some observers consider a significant marker on the road from a planned to a market economy. The anti-trust legislation follows on the heels of several new laws issued [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
Sony تتخلى عن رخصة انتاج ألعاب Formula 1 .. و CodeMasters تفوز بالصفقة ..
قد يكون بعض عشاق سباقات سيارات الفئة الأولى Formula 1 قد لاحظوا غياب ألعاب F1 عن منصة ألعاب XBox 360 لفترة امتدت لعدة سنوات, و هو الأمر الذي يعود الى شراء Sony لرخصة انتاج الألعاب المتعلقة بسباقات Formula 1 و هو الشئ الذي مكنها على مدار السنوات القليلة الماضية من احتكار انتاج ألعاب F1 لأجهزة [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
آفاق علمية
الطعام الجيد والمتوازن يقيك من العديد من الأمراض إيناس بركات * جنسترا آفاق علمية إن الطعام الذي يفعل فعل الدواء هو ذلك الذي يزيد أو يخفف من مخاطر حالات طبية معينة أو يشفي أو يخفف من آثار حالة طبية معينة مثال ذلك :- 1- الخضراوات تقوي مناعة الجسم فقد بينت دراسات بريطانية وجود م... [إقراء المزيد]
سردال
كنت أريد إنجاز الكتاب في العام الماضي لكنني تكاسلت وتشاغلت بأمور كثيرة، وعندما عقدت العزم على إنجاز ما وعدت بإنجازه بدأت أشعر بصعوبة المهمة مع أنني متأكد بأن الكتاب سيكون سهلاً بسيطاً. في تجربتي هذه تعلمت الكثير من أخطائي، والأخطاء خير معلم، الحماقات التي تجعلني أشعر بالأحراج ح... [إقراء المزيد]
Syria Comment
Hizbullah Proves it Does Not Want a Tehran on the Mediterranean
Hezbollah began withdrawing gunmen from Beirut on Saturday and handed control of the streets to the Lebanese army, after seizing much of the city in gun battles with supporters of the U.S.-backed government. The government backed down on its earlier demands in exchange for Hizbullah's withdrawal. Siniora has promised that the government will not fire the Shiite director of [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Frankom
The World’s Smallest USB Modem
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has released the world’s smallest USB modem, the E230, which will support 4.5 Mbps high speed uplink packet access (HSUPA). أجمل خبر لهذا الصباح... [إقراء المزيد]
The View from Fez
Recently we published a story on snakebites in Morocco and had several emails asking about scorpions and whether they were a problem. The answer is a big YES.According to figures from the Moroccan Centre national antipoison et de pharmacovigilance (CAPM) (poisons and drug monitoring center) scorpion stings kill about 100 under 15s every year, in a total of some 30,000 cases of scorpion poisoning documented yearly in Morocco. There is a particular danger between July and August each year. It should also be n... [إقراء المزيد]
AlFalasteenyia
فلسطيني يفك لغز اختفاء شقيقه المفقود منذ النكبة
محمود عطية فقدت أخباره طيلة ستة عقود (الجزيرة نت)"ويا لسخرية القدر فقد عثرت على أخبار المفقود أمس يوم أحيا الفلسطينيون الذكرى الستين للنكبة".... [إقراء المزيد]
What's up in Jordan?
The prime minister met informally with the parliament last Thursday to explain the plans to sell the new army headquarters and possibly the King Hussein Medical Center. Here are the main points: 1- The government puts the welfare of the citizen above all else blah blah blah. 2- The government commits to be transparent, frank and open blah blah blah. 3- The government has formed a guiding committee to look into using all state lands and what to do with them. 4- The government’s pr... [إقراء المزيد]
Raed in the Middle
US-backed Iraqi forces interrogation
US-backed soldiers torturing a 70 year old man and asking him "where are your sons?"... [إقراء المزيد]
The Black Iris
Has Jordan Banned Al Nakba Commemorations!?
I don’t know how true this is… Jordanian authorities have banned all events marking the “Nakba,” or Catastrophe, as Arabs refer to the creation of Israel 60 years ago. Several pro-Palestinian groups and Jordanian opposition parties has been planning to hold a rally in Amman on Friday. But the authorities informed the organizers of the decision to [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Beirut spring
Senator Barack Obama, the likely democratic nominee for the American presidency has issued a statement on the events in Lebanon: Chicago, IL | May 09, 2008 Hezbollah’s power grab in Beirut has once more plunged that city into violence and chaos. This effort to undermine Lebanon’s elected government needs to stop, and all those who have influence [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Lebanese Political Journal
Attacks in the Chouf, and a bit of humor
Hezbollah wanted a confrontation in Beirut. They didn't get it, and are now a bit embarrassed, so they are now attacking the Chouf. The Druze community fought back, and four Hezbollah fighters were killed.According the LBC news, a large portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs on the attacked Future TV building.(Not for those offended by foul language) Another blogger writes, "Someone found my blog by googling Arabs love to burn tires." I found it a bit amusing.... [إقراء المزيد]
مساحة للتجريب
"فيه صوت رصاص".ذهبتُ منذ ثلاثة أيام ولم أركِ. عاودتُ الذهاب منذ يومين. لم تكوني هناك.وجهي الذي أحبه. أدعوكِ وجهي. تذكريني بوجه مألوف. تملكين تفاصيل جميلة، أنفاً دقيق، وشفتين غريبتين. هل قلتُ لكِ ذلك قبلاً؟ لا. لم أفعل.دائماً، أخرج من المقهى. أتجه إلى سيارتي القريبة، أضع كمبيوتري المحم... [إقراء المزيد]
From Beirut to the Beltway
Hizbullah's honeymoon will be short lived
Citing Saudi and international sources, LBC correspondent Raghida Dergham said that those enjoying themselves right now in Beirut had better think well and hard about the regional reactions. She mentioned possible unilateral actions by some states against those actors and...... [إقراء المزيد]
Lebanese Political Journal
March 14 Didn't Fight, so What did Hezbollah Win?
This is the first time in 2 days that I can leave my house, and I'm going to take this opportunity.However, before I do so, I think it is important to note a few things:1) The Army and the Internal Security Forces did not fight Hezbollah.2) The March 14 leadership, as stated specifically by Walid Jumblatt, did take arms against Hezbollah. They did not barricade the streets of Beirut. They took no military measures to prevent Hezbollah/Amal/the Syrian Social Nationalist Party from doing what they chose to ... [إقراء المزيد]
Z District
Getting bulk sms messages get really annoying especially during this election period. I seem to be getting one every 30 minutes about one candidate or the other, it doesn’t matter where you are registered you just keep getting them. This was driving me nuts for the longest time until one comment on pearls blog which [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
كراش يعود من جديد ; Crash Mind Over Mutant
الجزء الجديد من مغامرات كراش من سلسلة كراش بانديكوت ، Crash Mind Over Mutan ، في هذا الجزء سيكون لكراش قدرات وقوى جديدة ، سيكون بإمكان كراش وضع الوحوش في جيبه وتطويعها والاستفادة من قوتها ، وأيضا سيصبح بالإمكان اللعب بكوكو أخت كراش في أسلوب اللعب التعاوني”cooperative mode” لأول مرة ، في هذا الجزء ... [إقراء المزيد]
From Beirut to the Beltway
This is unconfirmed, but it looks like Hizbullah's fighters are gaining control of much of the city, and surrounding the residences of some March 14 leaders. Their push towards the city and into downtown Beirut might be a prelude to...... [إقراء المزيد]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides]
Doesn’t really show much since the heavy fighting started later in the evening. The machine gun fire has gotten louder outside my hotel room. I have the balcony door open so I can hear the outside sounds. So far I heard 2 stray bullets land on the street outside. I have no clue why the [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Body on the Line
Fighting broke out in Lebanon…it’s really bad. Friends have told me of RPGs and snipers throughout the streets of Beirut. One of my dearest friends just told me that a bullet entered his apartment in Hamra and exploded near his son. He’s blogging about the situation. Friends who usually don’t use words like “war” are [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Syria Comment
By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?
Will the latest US and March 14 provocation break Hizbullah or Lebanon? March 14 is targeting Hizbullah's communications system while Washington escalates pressure on Syria. Here are some headlines: BBC: The leader of Hezbollah has said the Lebanese government's decision to close down its private telecommunications network was a "declaration of war". (Bloomberg: Derhally) Hezbollah and opposition [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Across the Bay
The Military Situation in Beirut
Fighting in Beirut has broken out between Hezbollah/Amal and Future Movement supporters. Here's a brief look at the military situation. For a political reading, see the post by Lee Smith over at Michael Totten's, and make sure to read the excellent quoted op-ed by Michael Young.The tactics are reminiscent of the 1970s-80s war, with two essential differences: 1- the trigger is not the Palestinian guerrilla threat to the state, but Hezbollah's threat to Lebanon, and 2- the beginning fault line is to the ... [إقراء المزيد]
From Beirut to the Beltway
Jumblatt calls for an end to bloodshed
In an interview with LBC, Jumblatt called on Nasrallah to demarcate the borders between his resistance and the state, to avoid bloody conflicts. He said that if there is failure to adopt a defense strategy that would absorb the resistance,...... [إقراء المزيد]
نِثَارٌ
Iterasi مفضلاتك على الويب محفوظة ومضمونة من الضياع والاختلاف وفقدان المحتوى
Iterasi, نظام جديد وفريد في مجال المفضلات Bookmarking لمفضلاتك من صفحات ومواقع الويب وهو ليس مجرد تكرار للانظمة التقليدية مثل del.ici.ous, ma.gnolia حيث يتم فقط حفظ روابط وعناوين الصفحات. فهذا النظام, واساس وجوده هو التعامل مع مفضلاتك من الصفحات الديناميكية والدائمة التحديث حيث قد يتغير ويتجدد محتوا... [إقراء المزيد]
Syria Comment
“March Toward Disaster” / by Qifa Nabki
This morning, while various neighborhoods in Lebanon were shut down by labor strikes that quickly and predictably morphed into violent clashes between pro- and anti-government forces, I spoke to a relative of mine living in Beirut. Loyal to the opposition, my relative (let’s call him Talal) sounded doleful for the first time in a year [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
The Sudanese Thinker
Gitmo and Khartoum’s Hypocrisy
Alright, that’s it. I’ve had enough of this garbage. The conversation I had with one Sudanese guy a while ago was the tipping point. You know, I’m happy that Sami is finally reunited with his son and all but seriously, the way the government has been trying to portray itself heroically is just so damn stinking [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
مدونة محمد عمر
يبدو ان تنبؤات العرافات ليست خرافات كلها، انا الان شبه محاصر في بيروت بعد اغلاق طريق المطار... لكن ما هو ...... [إقراء المزيد]
Kabob Fest
Top Public Intellectual: Write-in Chaim Sugarman!
Foreign Policy Magazine is holding a poll to declare the top public intellectuals in the world.KABOBfest is bitter its own Chaim Sugarman was excluded from the ballot and is asking its readers to write-in vote "Chaim Sugarman." We suspect anti-Semitism was at play or perhaps, anti-self-hating-Semitism. Sugarman, already voted World's Sexiest Anti-Zionist in 2007, is predicted to finish in the top twenty US Presidential candidates in the 2008 race, despite dropping out of the race.His intellectual prowess is... [إقراء المزيد]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides]
Speed Racer is getting released in Beirut tonight (two days ahead of US release) and even though there are demonstrations and strikes taking place at the moment the movies are open as usual. Hopefully it will turn out to be good since I’ve always been a fan of the original cartoon. Will post my feedback [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
HTC Touch Diamond .. الفيديو الدعائي الرسمي
كما علمنا و تحدثنا و ناقشنا من قبل .. انطلق HTC Touch Diamond. بعد الفاصل, تجدون الفيديو الدعائي الرسمي للهاتف و كذلك مقطع فيديو تم تصويره أثناء اللقاء الذي أعلن فيه عن الهاتف يوضح فيه أحد مسؤولي الشركة بعض مميزات الهاتف و يتحدث عنه. كما ذكرت سابقا, تم الاتصال مع مسؤولي HTC الشرق الأوسط بحثا عن... [إقراء المزيد]
Jameed
أزمات الغذاء والرهن العقاري واسعار البترول تصيب المنسف
الجميد يرضخ لـ”تسونامي” الأسعار ويعمق الفجوة بين المنسف وعاشقيه الغد - طارق الدعجة عمان- لم يسلم المنسف، الطبق التقليدي الذي يحتل موائد الأردنيين، من تسونامي ارتفاع الأسعار، إذ انشطرت “كدرات الجميد” القاسية، وأصبحت الواحدة الآن بسعر اثنتين. “المنسف” ما انفك يتعرض ل... [إقراء المزيد]
Frankom
هناك بعض من أيدني في مقالتي عن هيثم الشايع الاخيرة وهناك من خالفني ولا أمانع إطلاقا فهذه روح الرأي والرأي الاخر .. على العموم يبدو أن هيثم لديه مشكلة أكبر من مشكلة (توني أعرف أن الديرة فيها خيرة الشباب) من خلال هذه المدونة تجدون مايشفي غليلكم وصباح الخير جميعا... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
مايكروسوفت Popfly .. تصميم الألعاب أصبح متاح للجميع..
مايكروسوفت PopFly مجموعة من تطبيقات الويب تعمل عن طريق تقنية Silverlight ، توفر للمستخدمين غير المحترفين وغير المبرمجين طرق جديدة لتنفيذ أفكارهم ، عن طريق أدوات بصرية بسيطة ، دون الحاجة لبرمجة أو كتابة أي أكواد برمجية. توجد العديد من تطبيقات Popfly مثل Popfly Explorer الذي يعمل كبديل لبرنامج فجوال ... [إقراء المزيد]
...Or Does It Explode?
Scenes from a Saudi Breakthrough Concert
Bet you thought you'd never see this: Here's the story: "Public Classical Music Concert Breaks Taboos in Saudi Arabia" It's worth noting that the pianist, Hiroko Atsumi, did not wear an abaya (nor, apparently, did many women in the audience). You go, girl!... [إقراء المزيد]
Kabob Fest
Iraq Left Out of the Horse Race
In this month's LeMonde Diplomatique, Dahr Jamail wrote that in the perpetual press frenzy that is the US Presidential elections, critical coverage of the American mess in Iraq has withered. He argues that not only have the candidates taken softer positions on Iraq, with less talk of withdrawal, but that US media have not taken them to task on it. Despite Obama's solid position on Iraq and lobbying against the invasion, his campaign has been less forthright. Still, Crazy Ol' Man McCain and Billary Clinton... [إقراء المزيد]
360East
Will Egypt become the first official Arab iPhone country?
Vodafone is bringing the iPhone to Egypt. I just read this in Apple Insider: AppleInsider | Vodafone inks deal with Apple to sell iPhone in ten countries: Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone company in dollar sales, announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets beginning [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
بلا فرنسية!
الزعيم الأمازيغي أحمد الدرغيني: المغرب في أيدي فرنسا
حسين مجدوبي - القدس العربي هاجم زعيم أمازيغي مغربي فرنسا واعتبر تواجدها في هذا البلد بمثابة تواجد استعماري شبيه بما كان عليه الشأن في بداية القرن العشرين، أي ما يعرف بالحماية، ويؤكد أنها تعادي الأمازيغية المتحررة علي حساب الأمازيغية التي لها ارتباط فرنكفوني. وأكد أحمد الدغرني زع... [إقراء المزيد]
Moorish Girl
While working on line edits for my new novel, I've been trying to justify my glacial pace to myself: it must be because I am busy with teaching; or because I spend too much time writing nonfiction; or because I am a perfectionist; or because English is my third language; or because I am lazy; and so on. In a fit of despair, I decided to read up on Vladimir Nabokov's editing process, and stumbled upon an article by Maxim D. Shrayer: "After Rapture and Recapture: Transformations in the Drafts of Nabokov's Sto... [إقراء المزيد]
Mahmood's Den
M.Report S01E18 - And now, something completely different!
Getting fed up of how "heavy" it has been in Bahrain recently, I decided to do something completely different! Hope you enjoy it.... [إقراء المزيد]
What's up in Jordan?
Her majesty queen Rania has adopted a highly significant campaign to lower traffic casualties. The campaign even has a catchy name, kafa, meaning enough. I will not go into why Jordanians would be more interested in the Egyptian movement with a similar name.Anyway, I have read somewhere that it is best to lead by example. So, in the interest of a more credible approach to all of this, I would humbly suggest that maybe royal motorcades should follow the same road rules as the rest of us schmucks.I have be... [إقراء المزيد]
From Beirut to the Beltway
Lebanese cabinet to crack down on Hizbullah spy network
In an unprecedented decision, the Lebanese cabinet ordered the dismissal of the pro-Hizbullah airport security chief from his post, and instructed security forces to dismantle Hizbullah's "illegal" communications network and prosecute those involved in setting it up. The decision followed...... [إقراء المزيد]
Beirut spring
Boutros Law Gets Two Powerful Backers
Could the support of a maverick party leader and an highly influential journalist set the Boutros law snowball rolling? Could they help make our elections fair? This blog has long argued that the fairest election law out there is the one set up by the national electoral law commission headed by the highly respected figure Mr. Fouad [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
عاجل: الiPhone في مصر هذا العام و في أيدي فودافون
في أول تصريح رسمي بإطلاق الiPhone في دولة عربية, أعلنت Vodafone العالمية منذ عدة ساعات و في بيان رسمي حصلت GadgetsArabia.com على نسخة منه أنها قد أحكمت اتفاقا نهائيا مع Apple تقوم بمقتضاه Vodafone بالحصول على حقوق بيع و توزيع الiPhone في 10 أسواق من الأسواق التي تعمل فيها الشركة العالمية. الأسواق العشرة هي مص... [إقراء المزيد]
Tololy's Box
In today’s news, the Jordan Times reported the following: Criminal Prosecutor Tareq Shoqerat on Sunday charged a 70-year-old man with the manslaughter of his daughter during a family brawl in Karak at dawn, official sources said. The 30-year-old victim, who was not identified by officials, was shot twice in the face and head, allegedly by her father, [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
7iber
What’s in the name of a festival?
Written by Saleem Ayoub Quna Reading the various commentaries and statements that were carried in the local media, in connection with changing the name of the art and culture festival from Jerash to Jordan, one would think that a major disaster has happened signaling the end of the world! Many self-acclaimed and other genuine intellectuals alike [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Reflect Upon
I must say I'm still under shock from yesterday's newly imposed filter on JU's net.I can't understand the concept behind it...This morning even as I'm reading BBC some links are blocked! WHAT????And after a couple of emails and phone calls... all they promised to do... is bit by bit bring back some of what is filtered and banned!!I don't know if I'm saying anything of significance...but I can't believe what the world is going towards...Ban what?So you ban a student from listening to Music while working?! uh... [إقراء المزيد]
AlFalasteenyia
...well not yet. just thought i'd grab your attention ;) . but one day.in the meantime, palestinians are still fleeing for their lives. i previously mentioned Palestinians stuck on the Iraq-Syria border being granted amnesty in Brazil.How did these Palestinians get stuck there in the first place?After the Nakba, these Palestinians fled to Iraq, where they lived for many years. After the fall of Saddam, these Palestinians received death threats from a group of Iraqis accusing them of being traitors. Some wer... [إقراء المزيد]
The Black Iris
In the past few months, there has been a campaign, if not a movement, to combat speeding cars and traffic accidents. From the Hikmet-related campaigns of mid-January, to the nation-wide campaign following the Jerash-road bus crash, to the introduction of tough traffic laws and their subsequent legislative rejection a few weeks later. Lately, we’ve seen [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Saudi Jeans
To Choose or Not to Choose: That is the Question
By Lubna Hussain I was at a dinner the other night in honour of a former regional governor. The host, one of the country’s leading intellectuals, doesn’t believe in the concept of a free meal. As we sat at the table he interrupted the customary conversation with an ominous request. “As a Saudi Arabian woman I [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
From Beirut to the Beltway
It should be no secret that the delay in completing (or initiating) the rebirth of the Lebanese state is contributing to the acceleration of the creation of the Hizbullah state. It’s ironic that 60 years after the creation of Israel,...... [إقراء المزيد]
And Far Away...
After the brilliant Radiohead move, the Nine Inch Nails are following suite with their latest album “Ghosts.” In March, the Nine Inch Nails released their album ‘Ghosts’ under a non-commercial Creative Commons license, meaning that it can be shared freely. The band confirmed that they had uploaded the album themselves to sites like The Pirate [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Omernos
FontStruct: Everybody's a Typographer?
I was a tad excited to see that there's an online software/interactive system that allows you to develop types without downloading some Trial version of a huge software onto your system. I personally don't know much about Typography, I admire it, and I think if I delve into it I'll be hugely interested yet I still didn't get to this point - still an illustration sucker.The website FontShop, one of the leading Fonts/Typography networks out there created FontStruct - a website that allows you to build, share ... [إقراء المزيد]
Fahad Inc
Learn & Enjoy Arabic With ArabicPod
Do you speak English and you want to learn Arabic the fun way? Then I would recommend to you ArabicPod. With ArabicPod, you can learn basic things like greetings, weather, and ordering food. ArabicPod is creative and attractive way to learn basic Arabic language by listening to conversations between Ehab Saleh (25 from Jordan) & Mohammed Moshaya (26 from Saudi Arabia). Ehab & Mohammed are also the creators and maintainers of ArabicPod. They are currently students at Brighton University (80 miles south ... [إقراء المزيد]
Arab Environment Monitor
AEW- compiled from different news In an amazing example of privatization of natural resources, news leaked from Uganda state that the source of the Nile River has fallen into the hand on an investor. According to a news article published at Allafrica website the Jinja District Land Board has given away the ownership of the land in the source of Nile to investment. Details are still scanty but... [read more]... [إقراء المزيد]
The Emirates Economist
Raise the price; end the nonsense
State-owned Adnoc (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) persists in pricing diesel well below its competitors. Truckers naturally flock to Adnoc, creating long queues that spill out onto the streets causing traffic jams. It's a problem I identified before. Now the manager of Traffic Affairs at the Ministry of Interior is getting into the act. The reasonable solution would be for Adnoc to raise its... [إقراء المزيد]
Moey's
I was never that fragile, I never reached this limit of depression. have you ever loved someone, and found out that he doesn’t even think of you? All the sacrifices you make and still doesn’t make a difference?… you know what’s worse… your nose bleeding and you crying like a baby every night and not [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
Sun Microsystems مازالت تعمل على الجافا للآي فون
أكد نائب رئيس شركة Sun لتسويق تقنيات الJava أن شركته لديها رغبة أكيدة للتعاون مع Apple و نية لتطوير نسخة من منصة عمل الJava للiPhone و أنها تعمل بجهد في هذا الاتجاه. تأتي هذة التصريحات على الرغم من أن Apple كانت قد نوهت سابقا الى اعتقادها بأن الiPhone ليس بحاجة الى توافق مع الJava لتطوير [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Jazarah
reative epartment is missing a CD, interesting employment advertisement
This is an interesting idea, I found it on Ads of the world, I think the agency is Mint Advertising, but not sure. An advertising agency in Amman have targeted most of the Creative Directors in the Middle East to apply for this job (if they are not happy at their current agency of course). We [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Tech2Click
تعرف موسوعة ويكيبيديا العربية الثقب الأسود على أنه " منطقة في الفضاء عبارة عن كتلة كبيرة في حجم صغير تسمى الحجم الحرج بالنسبة لهذه الكتلة، حيث تبدأ المادة بالانضغاط تحت تأثير جاذبيتها الخاصة ويحدث فيها انهيار من نوع خاص هو الانهيار بفعل الجاذبية... وتصبح قوّة جاذبية الثقب الأسود قو... [إقراء المزيد]
جبهة التهييس الشعبية
اننا نتعلم من اخطاءنالو اتعلمنا من الاضراب ده اننا نقول: احنا غلطناادي حاجة اتعلمناها مش موجودة في مصر اصلا، عمرنا ما سمعنا عن حكومة او معارضة مصرية بتقول على نفسها: انا غلطان ومتحمل نتيجة غلطيدايما يبرروا لنفسهم حتى في الكورة بيتكلموا عن التمثيل المشرفلو نجحنا اننا ما نبقاش زيهم ... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
Lenovo تدخل المنافسة و تطلق سراح IdeaPad U110
يبدو أن Lenovo تضع الMacBook Air نصب عينيها في مخاطبة فئة الحاسبات الخفيفة المعدة للحركة, فنحن لا ننسى الX300 الذي يعد أحد أبرز منافسي الMacBook Air - و الذي حدثناكم عنه سابقا على GadgetsArabia.com - و لكن هذة المرة يبدو أن Lenovo تقترب أكثر, فالعيب الوحيد الذي رآه الكثيرون في الX300 هو الشكل الخارجي الغير [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Kabob Fest
Arabs Reviewing Movies Part 1-Iron(ic) man
So, I'm a comic book nerd (Shout out to Ragtop). In my 25 years on this planet, I spent about 6 dipping in the alternate reality of comic books. I found it interesting to delve into a place where Earth exists in a different time warp and people have shit like tentacles coming out of their back and spiderwebs coming out their orifices (keep them pants on Peter Parker!). Everytime I see a "remake", or a comic book/childhood cartoon movie come out, I get this childhood-like trance surrounding the film. I'm say... [إقراء المزيد]
مرصد الاردن
أعتقد بأن أفضل ميزة في موقع فيس بوك هي التطبيقات Applications التي تتيح للمشاركين تفحص بعض خياراتهم وحالاتهم النفسية بناء على إختبارات واسئلة بسيطة. في الأسبوع الماضي جاءتني دعوة للدخول في إختبار صغير لمعرفة إسم المدينة التي أتمنى العيش بها وكانت النتيجة هي باريس. بالطبع لا أعرف... [إقراء المزيد]
مدونة محمد عمر
منذ ان قال ليّ احد الشيوخ ان "جنيا دخل بيّ"، لانني كنت اعيش معزولا في مناطق شبه مهجورة حيث يكثر ...... [إقراء المزيد]
Lawrence of Cyberia
Quote of the Week: Mike Marqusee
"Anti-Zionist Jews are not and do not claim to be any more authentic or representative than any other Jews, nor is their protest against Israel any more valid than a non-Jew's. But "If I am not for myself", then the...... [إقراء المزيد]
Mahmood's Den
M.Report S01E15 - Long weekends, bloggers gathering and political test balloons
A long weekend and a lot to do in the garden with a new growing season, the bloggers gathering and the sending up of political test balloons. Episode links: World Press Freedom Day • My gardening escapades • Yacoub's Dome • Bahrain set to name Jewish woman envoy • Looking for employees is harder than I expected.... [إقراء المزيد]
Kabob Fest
Al-Hajj's Heartbreaking Story of an Unjust Detention
Known to the American government as "prisoner #345,"former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Sami Al-Hajj was re-acquainted with his son who he last saw 7 years ago when the boy was 9 months old.Frail and malnourished from the effects of torture and a 2 year hunger strike, Al-Hajj's weak body (strapped to an ambulance cot) was transported back to his country of origin, Sudan, and taken straight to a Khartoum hospital after he was released from gitmo.The Al-Jazeera journalist was captured by American forces while cove... [إقراء المزيد]
جبهة التهييس الشعبية
عاجل: مطابع الاهرام ترفض طبع الدستور
اتصل بيا احمد عبد الفتاح دلوقت وقال لي ان مطابع الاهرام مش عايزة تطبع جريدة الدستور معناتو ايه الكلام الماصخ ده؟... [إقراء المزيد]
Rantings of an Arab Chick
TeacherLady and the Curse of the Monkey King
There are some traditions that must never be toyed with. For instance, I would rather slam my hand in a car door rather than dare not eat a Cadbury Cream egg at Easter time, no matter how much I want to puke after I've overindulged on them... I would never watch the Amazing Race without a toasted bagel smothered in Nutella, and I would never eat Fanfare chocolates (when they were available... SOB!) without sucking out the lovely, melty hazelnut chocolate in the middle... Sigh... Okay, now I sound like a fat... [إقراء المزيد]
سوالفي
كتاب The Google Story صدر في عام 2006 ويعتبر حسب مايقول سردال مصدر موثوق حول قوقل. بالصدفة وجدت أن الكتاب صدرت منه نسخة مترجمة إلى العربية في الشهر الماضي تباع في مكتبة النيل والفرات وحقيقة أجدها فرصة ممتازة للقراءة عن هذه الشركة وربما يكون الكتاب الأول بالعربية عن قوقل. عن نفسي فقد اشتريت ... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
الإتصالات السعودية تعلن عن إطلاق عرض التأسيس المجاني لخدمة IP-VPN
أعلنت شركة الإتصالات السعودية عن إطلاق عرض جديد للتأسيس المجاني لخدمة IP-VPN (الشبكة الخاصة الإفتراضية) ، بسرعات عالية حنى 2.5 ميجا/الثانية و بدون أجور تأسيس ولمدة ثلاثة أشهر حتى تاريخ 19/7. خدمة الشبكة الإفتراضية هي خدمة تسمح لشبكتين أو أكثر بالإتصال فيما بينها من خلال شبكة خاصّة أو عام... [إقراء المزيد]
Z District
This movie is everything it promised and more, I have been waiting over a year to see this movie and it was well worth it. I have been a fan of Ironman from the early 90s reading the Marvel comics, he was a superhero you feel you could reach since he was human and developed [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Imthiaz Blog
Thanks to Iyad for making me a fan for another TV series Dexter. My whole weekend was spent watching this series. Plot of the season 1 as follows taken from WikiPedia Orphaned at the age of three and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter (Michael C. Hall, Six Feet Under) was adopted by a Miami police officer [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Jar of Juice
Fairuz, The Lady With the Umbrella
مافي كلمات بتعبر عن شعور الإنسان لما يكون بعيد رميت وردة، رميت قرنفله عن زهرة المدائن، مسافة كلمة بتحكي روايات وقصص، بتغني بألحان بتاخدك على بلادك، بتأثر بأحاسيسك، بتنزلك دمعة حزن الشوق للوطن، بتنزلك دمعة فرح، دمعة حنان، دمعة بتئلك انك انسان، دمعة بكاء وضحك لا حزناً ولا فرح. دمع... [إقراء المزيد]
Dubai Consumer Mirror
I was dealing remotely with a colleague in another office outside the UAE. Other colleagues warned me that people from that particular branch office are very full of themselves. And she was no exception.I never met the lady in person. Only on email and conference calls. She was very opinionated and always wanted to have the final word on every step of the project. She would send long flaming mails, bossing everyone around and always tried to undermine everyone, especially yours truly.But her attempts kept g... [إقراء المزيد]
The Arab Observer
تعجبني الطريقة التي يسطر بها الراوي احداث حياتي
تعجبني الطريقة التي يسطر بها الراوي احداث حياتي. تعجبني الشخصيات الرئيسية, يعجبني البناء الدرامي, و يعجبني ترابط الاحداث و تسلسلها في عبقرية شديدة تمهد لتطور سلس لبطل الرواية (انا) من جميع النواحي, بحيث تضيف ابعاد حقيقية و عمق تشدني لقلب الصفحات اما لمراجعة الاحداث السابقة او استعج... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
جيتكس السعودية 2008: جولة مع جناح NetGear
آخر جناح نعرضه في تغطيتنا جناح Netgear. عرضت نتجير في جناحها أحدث أجهزتها HD Power Line Adaptor HDX هذا الجهاز هو من الأجهزة التي تعمل بتقنية Power Line هذه التقنية تسمح للمستخدم بالدخول إلى الإنترنت بسهولة من أي مكان عن طريق جهاز WiFi يتم وضعه في منفذ الكهرباء يتصل بجهاز آخر مربوط أيضا بالكهرباء [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
The Arab Observer
تعجبني الطريقة التي يسطر بها الراوي احداث حياتي
تعجبني الطريقة التي يسطر بها الراوي احداث حياتي. تعجبني الشخصيات الرئيسية, يعجبني البناء الدرامي, و يعجبني ترابط الاحداث و تسلسلها في عبقرية شديدة تمهد لتطور سلس لبطل الرواية (انا) من جميع النواحي, بحيث تضيف ابعاد حقيقية و عمق تشدني لقلب الصفحات اما لمراجعة الاحداث السابقة او استعج... [إقراء المزيد]
Frankom
شاهدت قبل قليل تسجيل لحلقة الكاتب محمد الوشيحي في برنامج أمة 2008 وقد أستضاف إثنين من المدونين الذي تحدثوا بمنطلق الحرية خلال الدقائق الاربعين ، طبعا وللاسف لم أشاهد الحلقة مباشرة بسبب مباراة مانشستر يونايتد وبرشلونة وهنا تأتي أهمية البرامج لدي رغم أنني على علم مسبق بهذه الحلقة الا... [إقراء المزيد]
Kabob Fest
El Aynaoui 2nd oldest man to reach semis
At 36 years of age, the Moroccan tennis legend Younes El Aynaoui has reached the semifinals of a major tournament. For some perspective, most players retire around the age of 30. Also this week, the female Iranian-French phenom Aravane Rezai reached the semifinals of the Fes championships in Morocco. Interesting synergy, no? Wish them luck or get your jidda to pray for them for the semifinals. Here is a snippet from the wire story:MUNICH, Germany (AP)—Younes El Aynaoui of Morocco became the oldest semifin... [إقراء المزيد]
Saudi Jeans
My beloved hometown of Ahsa (aka Hassa) has entered the race of candidates for the New 7 Wonders of Nature Nominees. This is the second campaign for the New7Wonders Foundation after their first campaign to choose the New 7 Wonders of the World. Jordan’s rose-red city of Petra has won in the first campaign, and they [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
عمّار توّك
عرضت قناة الجزيرة الأخبارية بعد حصاد يوم الاربعاء - برنامج تحت المجهر والذي عرض فيه المدون البراء أشرف تجربة خاصة في رصد أحداث المدونين المصريين لمجريات الساحة المصرية ، أحداث إضراب المحلة ، الإنتخابات المصرية ، المظاهرات والتصعيدات الأمنية ، وأخيرا وليس آخراً فضح الشرطة المص... [إقراء المزيد]
عمّار توّك
التغطية الخاصة على الجزيرة توك بإطلاق سراح سامي الحاج تحقق الموعود ،، وَوُلدَ المفقـود !! ... [إقراء المزيد]
Lebanese Political Journal
Beirut International Airport Possible Attack
The Beirut airport, currently the Rafiq Hariri International Airport, is being targetted for attack by Hezbollah, according to Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt.I have no idea why he is publicizing this now. The countries supplying Unifil with troops and support all know that Hezbollah has its own monitoring system of the airport. Every American pilot who landed at the Beirut airport knew the exact vacant apartment from which Hezbollah radar stations tracked their approach to the airport. ... [إقراء المزيد]
Fahad Inc
Extra Cellular Matrix Dust: To Grow Back A Severed Finger In 4 Weeks
"I put my finger in," Lee Spievak says, pointing towards the propeller of a model airplane, "and that's when I sliced my finger off." It took the end right off, down to the bone, about half an inch. Today, Spievak, who is 69 years old, shows off his finger, and it's all there, tissue, nerves, nail, skin, even his finger print! It wasn't a transplant. Spievak re-grew his finger tip using a powder (Extra Cellular Matrix)."I think that within ten years that we will have strategies that will re-grow the bone... [إقراء المزيد]
Gadgets Arabia
KickStart .. هاتف جديد من BlackBerry هذا العام ؟؟!!
يبدو أن RIM قد نجحت في استقطاب الكثير من الحديث و الشائعات حولها هذة الفترة, أو لنقل أنه يبدو أنها لديه الكثير الذي تخفيه مما جعلها مقصدا لمحاولي معرفة هذا الذي تخفيه. أي كان السبب, أجدني متحيرا قليلا في تفسير هذة السرية التي فشلت للمرة الثانية في اخفاء هاتف جديد يبدو أن الشركة تعد الع... [إقراء المزيد]
AlFalasteenyia
I've been so busy with the situation in Palestine lately i almost forgot- but didnt. got off work today and joined the protest for a bit before heading off to class. as i waited to cross the street to join the crowd, a white man turned to me and said: i'm so not in the mood for this.not in the mood for worker's rights? not in the mood for rights of immigrants? not in the mood to stand in solidarity with other human beings? not in the mood to take a stand and call for justice?excuse me, mr. america, when wil... [إقراء المزيد]
Saudi Jeans
Alwaleed, al-Naimi in the TIME 100
Time magazine has come out with its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and there are two Saudis on the list: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the country’s richest man; and Ali al-Naimi, the the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Can you think of other Saudis who should be [...]... [إقراء المزيد]
Frankom
Water Balloon Burst In Slow Motion
كنت جالس مع منصور عندما أخبرني عن هذا الفيديو الذي يختص بالتصوير البطيئ ، هذه الهواية التي أحبها ولكن لا أجد وقت لممارستها على الاطلاق تعتبر من أجمل الهوايات وتتطلب الصبر الكبير والعقل المفكر لاخراج صورة أو مشهد معين … منصور لديه هذه