5 September 2005

Stories from 5 September 2005

Syria: Blogging in Syria

  5 September 2005

The Syrian News Wire says that even Syria has one of the lowest number of blogs in the Arab world, but that's not stopping their rapid growth. Since the explosion of media attention on Syria in 2005, the number of Syrian blogs has leaped to about 50.

Palestine: Sport and Politics

  5 September 2005

Phalasteen Blog shows some photos of protesters disrupting the Israel-Switzerland World Cup qualifying match in Basel on Sat. The protestors raised banners saying: “Free Palestine, and Boycott Apartheid”.”