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The Daily Star posted some very nice photos showing the aftermath of the recent snowstorm across many villages in Lebanon. Make sure you check them out here and here. Baalbeck Sawfar Jabal El-Sheikh All these white scenes make you crave lunch by the chimn [read more] [get feed]
شمال سيناء – مصطفى على دشن مجموعة من القوى السياسية والشبابية بمحافظة شمال سيناء مبادرة جديدة حملت شعار ” ودنا نشارك فى الدستور ” بهدف مشاركة أبناء سيناء في إعداد الدستور الجديد وعقد أول اجتماع للمبادرة بمقر حزب الكرامة فى مدينة الشيخ ل [read more] [get feed]
While on Dubai, we spotted a street sign of McDonald’s new promotion of the MEGA MAC sandwiches that made all X-Fatties gone nuts! it’s meat lover version of big mac, it comes with double patties of burgers or chicken fillets. though no [read more] [get feed]
If you’re planning to renew your internet subscription or buy a new phone it might be worth your while to wait until January 29th for InfoConnect to start. InfoConnect’12 Location: International Fairs Ground, Hall 5, 6, 7 & 8 Date: Januar [read more] [get feed]
Have guests coming to Kuwait and not sure where to take them? Architecture of Kuwait have posted a handy schedule although I personally don’t agree with some of their activities (flight simulation?) as well as some of their restaurant choices but it [read more] [get feed]
Reading all these articles in the Lebanese media slamming Saad Hariri for replying by mistake to a “good morning” tweet by the Israeli ministry of defense spokesperson Avichay Adraee was quite normal. It just proved that some Lebanese journali [read more] [get feed]
اليوم يصادف الذكري السادسة لرحيل الشيخ جابر رحمه الله . بالنسبه لي الشيخ جابر كان أول أمير اعرفه للكويت لأني ولدة في عهده عندما أذكر الشيخ جابر اذا حنكته وحكمته وحبه الشديد للشعب و للكويت وتدينه وحبه للعلم كانت دائما خطاباته في المناسبات تبعث الأمل و الح [read more] [get feed]
This post is a personal update on me, American Bedu. I had written last month about the continued spread of my cancer. Since that December posting I underwent a liver biopsy and started a phase I clinical trial. The liver biopsy was interesting [read more] [get feed]
Check out this article (Arabic). I am not kidding with you, but this article can be summarized as follows: “Wholy crap! Women are joining the Lebanese police forces! So many of them are hot! WTF one was even a beauty pageant! Many of them have unive [read more] [get feed]
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Remember The Secret? The famous book which was really good? I agree the 1st book was a hit & it really helped me alot with my life & i thought the sequel “The Power” would have something special in its content . . . guess what? I was d [read more] [get feed]
So, we’re finally seeing the beginnings of feminist thought and expression in Jordanian non-traditional media. It’s still raw and simplistic, but brilliant nonetheless, as the rawness and simplicity reflect on our social and intellectual reali [read more] [get feed]
أما حان الوقت لنبذ مظاهر الأنظمة الشمولية البائدة؟ بقلم موسى الشقيري ما هو وجه الشبه بين شادر خضار مخالف والمركز الثقافي الملكي؟ كلاهما من المعجبين بالنسخة الاردنية من دمية المتروشكا الروسية. مثال آخر: دائرة الأحوال المدنية في الدوار الأول عبارة عن كوريدو [read more] [get feed]
I have been very emotional lately, almost like a roller coaster. One minute I’ll be laughing and the next I’m crying and I don’t know why! It could be because of where I am at in life or it could be that in too short of weeks, Abdullah will have [read more] [get feed]
Yesterday, ex-PM Saad Hariri committed a grave political error by doing something many of us do everyday without thinking: He responded to a tweet by someone who said “Good Morning”. There’s a problem though: That someone didn’t tu [read more] [get feed]
Is that a good name? The ladies have been spreading their calls to action using the red stuff in Lebanese public bathrooms and proudly posting pictures of them on Facebook (there’s a palpable sense of excitement about Saturday’s demo). Plus le [read more] [get feed]
تعلن وزارة السياحة عن إفتتاح موسم التزلج لعام ٢٠١٠ في كل المنتجعات الجبلية في جمهورية الحمص... [read more] [get feed]
The last American troops officially left Iraq before Christmas, mostly completing an American withdrawal by the end of 2011 which few thought pos [read more] [get feed]
President Assad greeting crowds in Damascus Nicholas Noe on “the dangerous myth of the inevitable collapse” of the Syrian regime: Washington and others will start to have to come to term with the poverty of the discourse which they almo [read more] [get feed]
I want to feel sorry for him for not being able to see how he was contradicting himself in saying that the people he killed were “savage”, while also maintaining that he had to portray them as savage, and that he had “to get in the mentality and...not thi [read more] [get feed]
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As this Arab News article extols, homelessness of Saudis is on the rise in the Kingdom and very noticeable in Makkah. Many of the homeless were observed as mentally unstable. The article attempts to uncover exactly which agencies are responsible for the [read more] [get feed]
I was invited to stop by the Historical Vintage & Classic Cars Museum for an event honoring Carroll Shelby’s birthday. With or without the 89 year old, the attendees and their cars were in the mood to celebrate. There was a mix of new Shelby Mus [read more] [get feed]
Well, for sure the right to be free from a man determining your cup size in the underwear store. There is just something so wrong with this reality. Men work in women’s underwear stores here in Jordan, and are happy … http://kinziblog [read more] [get feed]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides] | Jan 16 - 15:29 GMT
I was invited by X-Cite to attend a preview of the Playstation Vita in Dubai where they would tal... [read more] [get feed]
+961 | Jan 16 - 15:26 GMT
I stumbled upon this cool kiosk by Bank Audi on Saturday night at City Mall. Aside from the ATM o... [read more] [get feed]
Kumail+ | Jan 16 - 14:30 GMT
معقم الايد ينفع بالتنظيف؟ يكفي عن الماي والصابون؟
انتشر استخدام المعقمات في السنوات الأخيرة بشكل كبير، ذاك اليوم بغيت اشتري واحد ولا اقعد افكر الحي... [read more] [get feed]
The Next Web Middle East | Jan 16 - 13:09 GMT
Hackers target Israeli stock exchange and airline websites
The websites of both the Israeli airline, El Al, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange were taken down ... [read more] [get feed]
And Far Away... | Jan 16 - 12:52 GMT
AndFarAway Will Go Dark on Jan18 Against SOPA and PIPA
UPDATE: SOPA has been shelved, so AndFarAway will NOT go dark, I guess. PIPA is still on the tabl... [read more] [get feed]
خربشات بيروتية | Jan 16 - 12:06 GMT
عندما حاول النظام خنقها: عن سلوى وأخريات
الصور أعلاه: حقوقها لكل من زينون النابلسي، محمود غزيل وعبدالله بكري (لأنها سلايدشو ما بيّن كل اسم... [read more] [get feed]
Kabob Fest | Jan 16 - 11:52 GMT
In Defense of Resistance: Hezbollah and the Syrian Intifada
Politics and its usual realism have always trumped the wonderful ideals driving resistance. [read more] [get feed]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides] | Jan 16 - 11:52 GMT
There is a parking lot I pass through every so often where all the cars park behind each other so... [read more] [get feed]
l e i t m o t i f ( s ) | Jan 16 - 11:41 GMT
bodo, with an o my keyboard doesn't have
eternalism is depressing. your face is depressing. i can't wait - daily - for you to touch your p... [read more] [get feed]
360 Dewan | Jan 16 - 10:31 GMT
Space Jam Website is Still Up!
  Do you remember this 1996 “Space Jam” movie? Official website is still up and... [read more] [get feed]
Beirut spring | Jan 16 - 10:24 GMT
Photo Gallery of All the Slogans Raised in The FightRape Protest
A good collection by Joelle. I really like the visual quality of those thumbnails next to each ot... [read more] [get feed]
And Far Away... | Jan 16 - 09:20 GMT
Review by Amr Hijazi The Nokia N9 is a solid, nice-looking phone. It’s simple. It’s slick. The ha... [read more] [get feed]
And Far Away... | Jan 16 - 09:20 GMT
Review by Amr Hijazi The Nokia N9 is a solid, nice-looking phone. It’s simple. It’s slick. The ha... [read more] [get feed]
My Treasure | Jan 16 - 08:38 GMT
In the NY Orthodox Jewish Community, 117 Kids Molested
Some serious CSA coverup happening in the Big Apple. “CBS notes that in the last three year... [read more] [get feed]
Jaraad | Jan 16 - 07:19 GMT
How do Americans ask and How do Arabs answer II
How many times you have watched a movie trailer that was just perfect to be disappointed later, a... [read more] [get feed]
Buzzberry | Jan 16 - 07:15 GMT
I’ve been seeing this car around lately. I initially thought that it’s an ugly car. ... [read more] [get feed]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides] | Jan 16 - 07:13 GMT
I spotted this picture near Safat Square showing how the new revamped square will look like once ... [read more] [get feed]
My Treasure | Jan 16 - 06:52 GMT
I was over at a friend’s house last night for an interview for Go magazine. As we were wait... [read more] [get feed]
House of Curiosity... | Jan 16 - 05:40 GMT
زرت امبارح قريه هيشة البيضا القريبة في البتراء. القرية في وسط الصحراء و بتعاني من جميع أنواع ال... [read more] [get feed]
جمهورية الحمص - وكالة الأنباء الرسمية - Hummus Nation | Jan 16 - 04:06 GMT
إنهار مبنى بكامله على سكانه في منطقة فسوح في الأشرفية ليل أمس. والسبب كما درجت العادة في جمهورية ... [read more] [get feed]
The Next Web Middle East | Jan 16 - 01:01 GMT
Use the slick web and iOS app, MidEast Tunes, to discover indie bands in the Middle East
As the Middle Eastern underground music scene continues to gain ground, we’re beginning to ... [read more] [get feed]
Ben Ali is gone. Mubarak just left. The Arab world is changing, and the Arab world is speaking.
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