Stories from 20 October 2007
Iran:Save Oceans
Three speakers spoke about saving oceans in Pop!Tech conference.Paris Marashi,Iranian-American blogger says that Claire Nouvian, a filmmaker, journalist, explains how deep sea creatures are a mystery to many, and the major threats that occur as a result of deep sea mining, dumping, and trawling.
Environment: The Greening of Nairobi and Possible Land Grabbing at Mt. Kenya
There is some good news and bad news coming out of Kenya. The good news is the greening of the capital city Nairobi, and the bad news is the unfolding situation where possible land grabbing is taking place around Mt. Kenya. We will be looking at these stories in this...
Iran:”Dangerous Resignation of Ali Larijani”
Mohmmad Ali Abtahi,former vice president, writes in Webneveshteha that “the news that resignation of Mr. Ali Larijani, Secretary of the [National] Security Council, was accepted, is one of the most important events in the present situation of the country…Larijani had to prepare himself for the negotiation while the president had...
Malaysia: Archeological Site Near Penang
The South East Asian Archeology blog takes us to a site near Penang in Malaysia which is even older than the famous Angkor Temples of Cambodia.
Vietnam: Local Portal Site Launched
Azngamerboi announces the launch of a new Vietnamese portal site that he hopes will give Yahoo, MSN and Google a run for their money.
Central Asia: Why doesn't it explode?
Central Asian Borders shares some thoughts on how radical is Islam in Central Asia.
Korea: Eating Alone and Loneliness
In a major newspaper, there was a column about eating alone. “Eating alone, you should be strong.” Citing the script of a movie, Hope Floats, the columnist says how difficult eating alone is and especially in Korea. After the column, there is a compilation of how bloggers think about the...
The War in Abkhazia – ‘Cyxymu’ Remembers
Blogger cyxymu - whose Russian-language blog is devoted to the “memories of Sukhumi, the war and the pain” - spent the second half of September marking the 14th anniversary of the storm of the Abkhaz capital, which dealt a final defeat to the Georgian forces in their war with Abkhazia. Lyndon Allin translates from some of cyxymu's entries, and reviews and comments on the others.
Morocco: Seven Women Ministers
“Morocco got a new government on Monday after nearly a month of tough negotiations, with seven women among the 34 ministers – and none from the Islamic party that placed second in parliamentary elections last month,” announced Moroccan blog The View From Fez.
Morocco: Fez Top Tourist Destination
‘The “Bluelist” – the global travel guide has once again put Fez in its top emerging destinations to visit,’ announced Moroccan blog The View the Fez.
Oman: Ramadhan TV a Let Down
“RamadhanTV did not go exactly as I planned, I was let down by a number of key people that were supposed to contribute in it, I lost the Internet connection at my place in Muscat for the whole of Ramadhan so I could not make many updates myself, and I...
Palestine: Buying a House in Palestine
“So if any of you spanish speaking Russians are thinking of buying a home- go to Israel! In fact, buy my house, will you? Because God knows I can't buy it back from the state of Israel- neither has my family since the day it was taken in 1948,” writes...
Saudi Arabia: English Press Freer
“I observed .. that some of the English-language press here do a better job when it comes to reporting important and controversial local stories. Part of this has to do with the fact that they are in English so they are not under the radar of the censorship, but more...
Syria: Internet Censorship
Syrian Golaniya discusses Internet censorship in her country in this post.
Syria: Watching Iraq News Unfold
“I'm watching with interest what is going to happen in northern Iraq. Turkey's MP's have recently authorised military incursions into Iraq, something the Americans definitely do not want,” writes Wassim, from Syria.
Tunisia: Thoughts on the Environment
AquaCool, from Tunisia, shares with us her thoughts on the environment in this post.
Latvia: Protest Rallies
All About Latvia writes about the rallies taking place in Riga and about the imminent end of the current government: “Foreigners here observed that to make Latvians come out in such large numbers, you have to really piss them off. And people are pissed.”
