Stories from 12 March 2006
Mauritius: Video Montage Honoring Independence Day
The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is a veritable paradise, but is going through hard times due to an outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness, chikungunya. Since the disease has scared away a lot of tourists, Andy Carvin has put together this video montage celebrating the country's 38th anniversary since...
The Lebanese Bloggers this week. Pessimism and a sense of foreboding, but life goes on.
Last week, I wrote about how the Lebanese bloggers were not optimistic about the outcome from the National dialogue. As if they were sensing trouble, it happened: One of the top politicians in the meeting left the dialogue in mid session and flew to Washington, were he made statements perceived...
Syrian Blogsphere in a week
The Syrian blogsphere took a very important step this week, launching Syria Planet. The first online portal for All Syrian bloggers. Encouraged by the blogging boom Syria witnessed this last year. Ayman Hourieh, one of the Administrators of Syria Planet says… Syria Planet, the community site for Syrian bloggers, is...
Swedish Blogs on “Eastern Europe”
It is safe to say that the blog scene reflecting “Eastern European” events is quite limited as compared to the “hotter” regions such as the Middle East. As for the many country-specific blogs on “Eastern Europe,” there is even less information to be found. Therefore, I here try to account...