Stories from 7 March 2007
Saudi Arabia: Rectum Scare at LA Airport
Saudi blogger Yazeez links to a news article which claims: An Iraqi national wearing wires and concealing a magnet inside his rectum triggered a security scare at Los Angeles International...
Saudi Arabia: Embassy Emergency Drill
Saudi-based British diplomatic spouse/blogger Chris Neal says emergency exercises in embassies have their benefits. “I won't go into any more detail than that, but from what I hear the exercise...
Saudi Arabia: 2007 Riyadh International Book Fair, Ahmadinejad's Visit to the Kingdom, and More
This week's roundup includes more on Saudi broken blogs, Ahmadinejad's first visit to Saudi Arabia, a humble letter to the Saudi Minister of Labor, the capture of suspects of the...
Syria: The Destruction of Old Damascus
The Syrian government is sponsoring a project that will destroy the last pieces of the Old City of Damascus [World's oldest continuously inhabited city] remaining outside the city walls, including...
Russia: Snail Mail
It takes roughly ten hours to travel from Moscow, Russia, to Kyiv, Ukraine, by train. But a letter sent via Air Mail from Moscow will most likely reach Kyiv in...
Japan: distorting report on anti-Japanese painting
James from Japan Probe points out a report from local Kyodo News about Anti-Japanese painting goes on display in China. He double checked with official press release, the painting is...
Japan: North Korean residents protest
A few youtube video at Japan Probe showing the weekend protest of North Korean residents in Tokyo against human rights abuse.
Russia: What Kind of “Other Russia”?
VeryRussianTochkaNet posts someone's YouTube video of the opposition rally that took place in St. Petersburg this past Saturday and shares his doubts: “We made a leap of faith in 1991...
