Blogs Roundup
August 12, 2012
13:49 GMT
Will we see Arab cab drivers stealing a sneaky spiked puff for their coffee breaks? It may soon be a possibility if the public has their druthers; Who are the highest earners in wealthy Kuwait; and dip into a pre-Libyan Spring read and connect to the story of life under dictatorship through a boy's eye.
08:11 GMT
An aggregate of some of the funniest, most intriguing and wildest videos from Lebanon. Some you're not going to believe! Another look at Samaha's Syrian detainment; The 23rd installment in the Ramadan Arab Nights series and a review of Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter .
August 11, 2012
14:01 GMT
A virus that is invading Iranian bank accounts look to be the work of a government and not some random computer hacker; a Quranic manuscripts exhibition in Dubai; and the next Egyptian Pope is emerging
August 10, 2012
00:41 GMT
Ignore being bumped by another car? This is only one crazy way to get by on the roads of Beirut; the arrest of ex Lebanese minister Michel Samaha bring many questions; and what really happened with Gretta Taslakian?
August 9, 2012
07:50 GMT
Spend an evening in downtown Amman after breaking the Ramadan fast through the lens of a local photographer; Syria's descent into darkness; and Ramadan Orphans Iftar Tent 2012.
August 8, 2012
11:46 GMT
Today for the first time since 1967 the Egyptian Air Forces sent thier planes, air fighters F16s and helicopters, into Sinai; Iran has a duty in Syria but is stuck in limbo; a craft for Eid and the Quran explained and illuminated.
06:05 GMT
Lebanon's government only enacted 19 laws last year. Averaging that with the total budget of the MPs and other superflous government spending, the results are shocking; a 3D tour of Jerusalem and an abused Arab speaks out.
August 7, 2012
13:58 GMT
It's the hottest Ramadan for more than 30 years and your chance to either whine or commend the fasting holy month; instead of complaining about the traffic noise - turn your car parts into musical instruments; or turn your frustration into anger for a good cause - fighting off criminals; or just soak up the beauty of your location and take some time for contemplation.
08:13 GMT
Did Morsi skip Mourning Etiquette 101? His personal decor and decoram where on display and some were not at all impressed; Ever seen a talking humus bowl? Is college helping Jordanian graduates? and good reads from a fiery blogger.
06:57 GMT
When Ukrainians protest they do things a little differently from the Arab Spring - for a start there's no hijabs (or much other garments) in sight! Topless women say no to Olympic Islamic entries; Assad's Twitter death rumors; Egypt's new Sinai crisis.
August 6, 2012
12:10 GMT
It's not international terror a more homey kind - and the target is not Arab or Muslim but Sikh, reminding us of the 9/11 'confused' aftermath that targeted at least one Sikh Indian (for his 'turban-head'); A Saudi advises foreign girls: Leave our boys alone! Movies to pass your Ramadan fasts; My daughter will not play with Barbie!
06:59 GMT
Honor killing from England to the Middle East is a sickness; Another defector from Syria bites the dust; Food in an 'instant' on Instagram!
August 5, 2012
10:22 GMT
In with the old, out with the new: Junkfood in a new light - check out Lebanon's junkyard eaterie; satire on Lebanon called "Power of the tire"; And the high school exams in Jordan that got traffic stuck and fireworks ablaze, criticized.
06:35 GMT
Arabs suck at London 2012, says one blogger asking the question 'why'; Lebanese filmmaker offers Arabs something to celebrate; Syria - the less news we're hearing the more concerned we should be; and keep up to speed with Arab progress at the Olympics - catching up with last week.
August 2, 2012
13:10 GMT
Kuwait shake-up in the a.m.; Some sweet recipes for Summer and Ramadan; Celebrating Saudis athletic women, from Olympics to beyond.
