Survey Highlights Hiring Practices in the Middle East

Commentaries on employment are a dime-a-dozen. It is the issue dujour and all the information out there is preparing us for the worst. Well, not all hope is lost. Roba from Jordan, who works for job website bayt.com, shows an infogram that Bayt have made about hiring practices that occur in the Middle East. Surprisingly, it's not all doom and gloom.

This isn't the first time that someone gets into some hot water over a tweet. But things have gotten serious for Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari, who made a controversial tweet over a completely taboo subject- Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Now, he has fled the country, but not without getting himself on the Salafi death list.

In the Middle East, it seems that there is always a need to have a problem state. First it was Lebanon, then it was Iraq. Currently, Syria is the main focus and the speculations keep on swirling. Is Syria the next Lebanon or the next Iraq? According to this academic blogger, all the speculation is based on a misguided view point, historically and politically

"Lebanon, past and present, is a cautionary tale in many respects. But not, I would argue, for the current situation in Syria."

If you have been keeping up, political prisoner Khader Adnan is now on Day 54 of his hunger strike, which he plans to maintain until he gets released. There is genuine concern over his health as Israel's military court is not backing down citing that he is in "acceptable" health. Read on for full coverage on the subject.

"In the court decision, Judge Dalya Kaufman claimed that after hearing the medical assessment of the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) physician, Khader’s medical condition seems 'acceptable' and provides no grounds for shortening or canceling the administrative detention order."

The cliché is that electrical engineers are a grumpy bunch, but who knew that they were wired for creativity? Check out some of these cute creations from some inspired (or just really bored) engineers.