Stories from 27 July 2007
Russia: Krasnodar Taxi
Inside Krasnodar reports on a new taxi service, which uses Mercedes B Class 170 white minivans and doesn't charge too much.
Russia: Kvas
Some pictures and a report on kvas, a favorite summer drink – at Russian Kafe.
Russia: Olimpiada
Sochi Travel reports that since the victory in the 2014 Sochi Olympics bid, several newborn girls have been named Olimpiada.
Russia: High-Heeled Sprint
Siberian Light reports on this year's high-heeled sprint that took place in St. Petersburg this past weekend.
Russia: Gorbachev & Louis Vuitton
Sean's Russia Blog writes on Mikhail Gorbachev's new role: a model for Louis Vuitton ads, photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
India: Deras In Punjab
Known Turf goes to Punjab, and takes a look at the “deras” – which were at the heart of a controversy recently.
Pakistan: Blast in Islamabad
The Pakistani Spectator writes immediately after a bomb blast in Islamabad killing several people.
Pakistan: America's Got Talent
Metroblogging Lahore on a Karachite who makes it to the semifinals of the TV reality series America's Got Talent.
Nepal: Dialogue
Democracy For Nepal has the way forward for a dialogue within the Maoist groups.
Israel: No Fun for Palestinian Children
Israeli Desert Peace mocks summer jobs available to Palestinian youngsters from Jenin.
Zimbabwe: Economics by terror
Cry Beloved Zimbabwe: “5000 business executives and store managers have been arrested in Zimbabwe since Mugabe started his crackdown on business accusing them of hiking the prices of basic commodities...
Palestine: Hillary Apology?
Palestinian Haitham Sabbah suggests that Hillary Clinton apologises to the UN for the death of a peace-keeper in Lebanon, after approving the sale of cluster bombs to Israel.
Kuwait: Day 25
Kuwaiti Zeena continues to update us on her weight loss regime here.
Kuwait: One Year
It's been a year since someone broke Desert Girl‘s heart, who expresses her feelings in this intense post.
Kuwait: Shadowman Puzzle
“I understand why cleavage or nudity is usually covered with a black marker, but covering this man completely from head to toe I don’t understand…” writes Lebanese Mark, who lives...
Libya: No Help for Iraqi Children
Highlander from Libya is enraged that while there is a helpline for Harry Potter fans, Iraqi children are left alone to deal with the atrocities and horrors of war.
Jordan: New Developments at Airport
Naseem Al Tarawnah from Jordan writes about new ‘developments’ at Jordan's Queen Alia's Airport.
Madagascar: Community, Identity and the Malagasy diaspora
As it is sometimes the case for sub-Saharan African nations, the Malagasy diaspora carries a substantial weight of the cultural, political and virtual activities related to Madagascar. In the World...
Jordan: Picture Stories
Ohoud from Jordan explains to us why a picture tells a thousand tales here.
Egypt: Present for Tunisians
Egyptian Zeinobia has a present for her Tunisian readers here.
Israel: New Textbook
Issandr El Amrani, who is based in Egypt, suggests that Israel is an apartheid state because its Arab citizens have separate schools and textbooks.
