My Best Friend the Ladies Man: 'Leaves' the Girls, and me, with Pals!

A womanizing charmer as a best friend; The latest on the stand-off between the Arab League and Syria is like versus like; Love training- and how relationships are like 'jobs'; A tank tries to flatten protesters in Saudi; the anti-pork campaign spreads in Qatar.

How to reconcile the root of your best female friendships as a product of your best friend's womanizing.

Ivy Says [2]

My Best Friend’s Girlfriends

"My male best friend loves the ladies. He’s a dog and he knows it. He sees nothing wrong with trying to get with as many girls as he can. Just to be clear, they’re all more than happy to comply."

Her Eminence [3]

Love

Relationships have a 'training' or probation period and perhaps they're just like jobs or 'work'. "No relationship stays as long as the wall in China. Somewhere in between the building of the walls, resources start to fade, you try to push left and right to be able continue building, but when the resources fade, you can't. You either wait a while and look for investments to help you start building again, you give up or you look for new opportunities."

Attending the World [4]

The Arab League & Syria: Dictators vs. Dictators?

"The audacity of the so-called Arab League.. run by dictators, for dictators. As the Arab League “discusses” Syria sanctions and the finance ministers meet in Cairo after Syria failed to sign a protocol allowing rights monitors into the country, one could only wonder about the facts on the ground."

France 24: Observers Blog [5]

A tank tries to run over protesters in Saudi Arabia

"Amateur footage shows a tank deliberately trying to hit protesters in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Qatif on Wednesday. Our Observer told us that this kind of violence is unprecedented in Saudi Arabia. Similar incidents have, however, recently taken place in Bahrain and Egypt."

Global Voices [6]

Qatar: Opinions Divided Over Sale of Pork

News spreading faster than swine-flu! "News has been spreading in Qatar that pork products are now available for purchase in the country, albeit only from the single Qatar Distribution Company store, and only to those with alcohol permits."