Blogs Roundup
Today
04:00 GMT
You may have heard about Micky Mouse being haraam but check out this Top Ten list of random issuances from Islamic leaders for the worst; ex-pats and goodbyes; American Bedu is worse; and horrific, untold stories of rape in Lebanon.
May 22, 2013
12:00 GMT
In any lawsuit, there are damages. Kuwait has a complete price list for each body part if it is damaged or, ahem, removed in an accident; summer movie sequels are comin'; review: Samsung Galaxy S4; and Saudi hangs five Yemeni men.
09:09 GMT
In what sounds like a Mel Gibson movie, the Egyptian Army had refused to pay the ransom and are instead attacking the kidnappers. Turns out-- it worked!; Lebanese prof accused of rape; 'Xbox One revealed; and opposition to a Saudi 'White Ribbon' campaign.
May 21, 2013
13:17 GMT
May has proven to be a great month for Saudi women's achievements and seeing the Kingdom inch closer towards women's equality; defacing history in Alexandria; 'The Office' has shut its doors after nine seasons; and the ancient church may be saved.
08:17 GMT
The daily news of bodies found floating in rivers or funeral processions attacked has become so normal, it is a sure sign of the Middle East's demise; problems with the Jordanian press; rich, spoiled brats; and Lebanon is less French, more American.
May 20, 2013
15:02 GMT
One blogger wondered how far a fiver would stretch in Lebanon and was pleasantly surprised; a funny look at Arabs trying American styles; disgruntled Egyptians express their frustation with a music video; and this week in Jordan's 'Art Scene'.
07:34 GMT
A video was posted supposedly by the cyber hackers "Anonymous" speaking out against America, Zionism and other Muslim grievances; The Unlucky Seven - Egyptian soliders appear in video; and Assad not going anywhere.
May 19, 2013
12:43 GMT
Reporters have been beaten trying to cover the scandal, but it seems a construction company has the go ahead to build on an ancient church in Lebanon; In-N-Out sighting in Dubai; and in the 50's, there was a large community of Italians in Egypt.
04:00 GMT
The Arab Spring showed that Yemeni women care deeply about their countries and want to be part of making it succeed; human rights suppression in KSA; update on soldier hostages in Sinai; and a visit to Assad's torture chambers
May 18, 2013
04:00 GMT
One mother lies dead on a gurney in a Syrian hospital and the eye witness account of her son, along with her symptoms, points directly to poisonous gas; hotel jumping in Beirut; Bahrain explained without words; and a sign of a good boss.
May 16, 2013
13:26 GMT
Apparently swiping up tourists was too easy for the Sinai clans so they moved on to kidnapping the country's security brass; a bridge to connect Lebanon and Cyprus; no more pressure cookers for Saudis; and convicted terrorist deported to Lebanon.
04:00 GMT
Now Lebanon has the fastest and fourth generation of mobile phone communication technology standards i.e. 4G. But is it anything to write home about? and Obama slammed by Arab writers for abandoning the Syrian people.
May 15, 2013
14:00 GMT
On the anniversay of the Nakba, an entire village in Egypt of Palestinians, who fled the crisis in 1948, still suffers; will the occupation ever end? Most Palestinians live outside of their homeland; and a reporter assaulted in Lebanon.
04:00 GMT
A video captures an attack on an Egyptian Bishop while in Ramallah-- an act for which the Israeli government had to later apologize; Lebanese singer turned jihadist; KSA to block social media? and Israel has a problem with Russia helping Syria.
May 14, 2013
10:04 GMT
An apocalyptic image of how far the Syria conflict has mutated- a rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into it; Turkey's Erdogan remains a calm voice; and the controversial words of an Egyptian general.
