· December, 2007

Stories about Kuwait from December, 2007

Kuwaiti Publisher in Court

The Kuwait authorities levied charges of libel against Dr. Saad bin Tifla [translate], the publisher of the first online newspaper in the Gulf – Alaan – citing their Press &...

31 December 2007

Arabeyes: Celebrating Eid Al Adha

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid Al Adha - which commemorates Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael for Allah (God). It also culminates the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which has this year attracted more than 2 million people. Here's how bloggers from the region marked the occasion.

20 December 2007

Kuwait: Dude, Where is my Winter ?

This week, a Kuwaiti blogger dishes out advice on how to behave this winter while others continue to give comedy act Axis of Evil raving reviews. Also from Kuwait is a visit to the Car Show and a price hike at Starbucks.

10 December 2007

Kuwait: The Sky's Policy

Kuwaiti blogger Ma6goog (Ar) is looking for the grey areas in our perception of good and evil and the struggle between black and white. Is there an absolute good and evil? Or is it the fusion of both which makes people the way they are. Also, how are stories from our childhood shaping the ideologies of Kuwaitis today?

6 December 2007

Kuwait: Professional Emails

With technology effecting every facet of life, Arab governments are slowly waking up to the concept of e-services. Kuwaiti blogger Lamia The Dreamer (Ar) detects a glitch in the system and broadcasts it to the world in this post I am translating from Arabic today.

5 December 2007