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Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Speaking of "peace process"... ( Ynet ) In apparent bid to bolster Abbas' regime ahead of possible release of hundreds of Hamas prisoners as part of Shalit deal, Israel grants amnesty to dozens of al-Aqsa Brigades men Palestinian sources reported Thursday that Israel has pardoned 92 wanted gunmen belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah's armed wing. More... ( Haaretz ) Israel Defense...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
‘I wasn’t surprised to see during my my trip to Egypt and Gaza that no one watches music videos anymore. When I asked few people about their choice of boycotting music videos, the answer was similar, “they have gotten trashy”,' writes Hanitizer at Arab-American group blog KABOBfest.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Egyptian blog Justice for All [Ar] asks: “Where are the intellectuals in Algeria when the nation wakes up..on curses? This is another reading to the question: Why do they hate us'”
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
What is the relationship between Egyptian politics, Arab nationalism and a football match? Egyptian Dalia Ziada sheds her thoughts on all those issues in this post.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Arabist has more on football and nationalism in this post.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Maryanna Stroud Gabbani, who lives in Egypt, shares her two cents on the ‘action' which followed the Algeria-Egypt football match, which saw Algeria qualify to the World Cup finals, being held in South Africa in 2010.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Egyptian Ibn Ad Dunya marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with this post.
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St Francis Magazine (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
One of the most stark features of the Algeria vs Egypt imbroglio is the undercurrent of contempt that most Egyptians seem to harbour for the rest of Africa. Its a sort of "us" and "them" mentality. When Alaa Mubarak, who rarely gives public interviews, called all Algerians "mercenaries", he seemed to be articulating the opinions of millions of Egyptians towards their African...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
A violent war of words after two Egypt-Algeria World Cup qualifiers is being used by the regime of Hosni Mubarak to rally support and distract from Egypt's domestic woes, critics say.
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Elder of Ziyon (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Remember when the Arab League was ticked off at the joking suggestion that Israel mediate between Algeria and Egypt in their simmering dispute over football? Well, maybe they do have a sense of humor after all. Al Arabiya ( Arabic) reports that the Arab League has asked a prominent, honorable Arab to mediate the dispute. His name? Moammar Qaddafi! The Libyan news agency reported that the Secretary...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Resuming Egyptian-sponsored national Palestinian dialogue is unclear as Cairo set no date for it, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday. "Egypt did not invite the factions to meet in Cairo and discuss the Egyptian proposal," said Saleh Zidan, a leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP). Reports said that the Palestinian parties would resume their reconciliation...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cairo - Saudi Arabia, home to the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina, has recommended that all Muslim pilgrims get vaccinated for A(H1N1) before going on the hajj, as the pilgrimage is called - but Egypt took it one step further, ordering the traveler...
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Israel & Palestijnen Nieuws Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Een stukje oorlogsgeschiedenis dat zeer onderbelicht is, en hier ten lande vrijwel onbekend. Ik las wel steeds dat de Moefti van Jeruzalem vanuit Berlijn radio uitzendingen verzorgde in het Arabisch, maar kon me niet voorstellen wie zijn doelgroep dan waren, daar in Duitsland toch weinig Arabieren vertoefden in die jaren... De Nazi-propaganda werd vermengd met de islam, en de gevolgen zie je hedentendage...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
An international conference on Darwin in Egypt helped lead to a public discussion of ideas that challenge religious thinking and the national curriculum, and promote critical thinking.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Magdy El Shafee's adult graphic novel Metro has been banned in Egypt, following a court order. Bloggers and Facebook users react to the decision, which they say is yet another blow to freedom of expression.
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bharatbook | 10/16/2009
In BMI’s Q309 Business Environment Ratings table for the 17 countries in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, Egypt occupies an improved 11th position, up by one place in relation to the previous quarter. Despite this relatively low ranking, Egypt is placed above all other African markets, bar South Africa. Key drawbacks include low per capita spending on drugs and the risks present within the
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aarkstore | 09/29/2009
Summary Groundstar Resources Ltd. (Groundstar) is an independent junior oil and gas company. It is a publicly traded Canadian based company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. At present, the company carries out its operation through its subsidiaries, which are actively engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of petroleum...
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aarkstore enterprise | 06/20/2009
The mobile market has enjoyed significant growth in the last 5 years with an average growth rate of 49.9% in its number of subscribers, which reached 31.5 million and a penetration of 42.6% at the end of 2007. Mobile services are continually growing in popularity, as the number of mobile subscribers surpassed that of fixed lines in 2005. At the end of the 2007, mobile connections represented 73.8%...
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