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16 December 2005

Stories from 16 December 2005

Armenia: Hunger Strike

Onnik Krikorian reports on a hunger strike in Yerevan to protest the seizure and destruction of homes in the center of the city.

Written by Nathan Hamm
17 December 2005

Russia: End of the Line

Scraps of Moscow continues its “End of the Line” series with photos from the southern end of Moscow's green line, Red Guard station.

Written by Nathan Hamm
17 December 2005

Hungary: Egg Mafia

Pestiside.hu reports that the government has launched an investigation into an “egg mafia” (that may or may not actually exist).

Written by Nathan Hamm
17 December 2005

Saudi Arabia: Fox News & Journalists

Sabbah wonders if Fox News can stand for their slogans, specially after hearing the influence of the Saudi Prince, Al-Waleed Bin Talal, on changing the channel reports of the Paris...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
16 December 2005

Bahrain: Independence Day

Today marks the 34th of Bahrain independence day. While Silly Bahraini Girl sees it as a time for fun and parades and fireworks and … rallies.. and demonstrations.. and the...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
16 December 2005

Algeria: Floods in Annaba

Nouri bin Ziri is asking us to put the city of Annaba and the surrounding area in our prayers, so that they may recover rapidly from the floods (French). Many...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
16 December 2005

Dubai blog blocked

The UAE's telecoms regulatory authority has blocked the blog Sorry Dubai, following a post that criticised the monopoly state telco Etisalat. The blog also attacked Etisalat's blocking of popular Internet...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
16 December 2005

China: Experiencing Douban

Sinosplice discovers Douban, a successful Chinese book-sharing site that now has an English (Flickr-like) beta. “The site allows you to share what books you are currently reading, what books you...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
16 December 2005

China: Oil Company About-Face

Talk Talk China goes after China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC, pronounced “see-nook”), which changed its “no-compete” promise to investors who bought shares in its New York and Hong Kong...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
16 December 2005

Japan: Animator's Son Talks

Mutant Frog Travelogue translates from the Japanese the first blog post by the son of famed animator Hayao Miyazaki, who is coming out with his own animated film that his...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
16 December 2005

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