Stories from 7 March 2008
Egypt: Jeffrey Black's New Blog
Cairo-based journalist Jeffrey Black, who is currently in Yemen, has a new blog: Middle East Diaries, announces The Arabist.
Egypt: Khaled Hamza Still in Jail
The Arabist, from Egypt, updates us on the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood website's editor Khaled Hamza in this post.
Kosovo: Celebration Pictures
Belatedly, Prishtine: Independence and Kanun posts pictures from the celebration of Kosovo's independence.
Russia: Putin the Richest Man in Europe?
Vilhelm Konnander thinks Vladimir Putin would fail a polygraph test if asked whether he was the richest man in Europe.
Russia: Medvedev's Future
Siberian Light examines the issue of whether Dmitry Medvedev will “wield actual power” – or whether he'll “just be the right hand man of outgoing President Vladimir Putin.”
Egypt: 600 Muslim Brotherhood Members Arrested
More than 600 Muslim Brotherhood members have been arrested in Egypt. Elijah Zarwan sheds light on the issue.
Egypt's Smartest Child
Meet the smartest child in Egypt. Zeinobia has the story.
Russia: Maslenitsa
Russian History Blog writes about Maslenitsa, a holiday aka Russian Pancake Week, Russian Butter Week, or Cheesefare Week. Josefina of Russian Blog provides a recipe for traditional Russian pancakes.
Egypt: The Knights of Lebanon
From Egypt, The Arabist introduces us to a new profession in Lebanon. “There is a category for “knight.” A holdover from the Crusades?” he wonders.
Bahrain: Sleep, Food, TV, Sleep
Lizardo from Bahrain complains about unemployment in this post.
Russia: Underwater Archaeology in Novgorod
De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about archaeological excavations at the bottom of river Volkhov in Novgorod.
Bahrain: Bizarre Conversations
Bint Battuta in Bahrain shares with us some of the bizarre conversations she has had with people over the past few days.
Romania: NATO Summit and Air Travel
Csíkszereda Musings reports on air travel problems that may arise in early April when Bucharest will be hosting a NATO summit.
Poland: East German Real Estate
Polandian reports: “Poles trying to get onto the property ladder are flooding across the border into the former East Germany where prices are lower and the living is easy.”
Poland: “Inside Warsaw: A-F”
Polandian writes about Warsaw cats, donkeys, flowers and more in the first part of the “Inside Warsaw” series.
Ecuador: Double Standards for the FARC and Colombia
“The FARC can violate our borders on a daily basis, set up camps in our jungle, but the Colombian government cannot? It is only then, when we explode, break off...
Colombia: View from U.S. Primary Candidates
Plan Colombia and Beyond collects the reactions of the three remaining U.S. presidential candidates regarding the recent tensions between Colombia and Ecuador.
Romania: Electoral Reform
Dr. Sean's Diary writes about the electoral reform in Romania.
Why hasn't Algeria recognised Kosovo?
From Algeria, The Moor Next Door explores some of the reasons that may have contributed to Algeria's refusal to recognise Kosovo.
Lithuania: Stats on Women
Lituanica writes about Lithuanian women: “more educated, earn less but their role is increasing.”
Hungary: Styrofoam Lenin
Pestiside writes, among many other things, about “a Styrofoam statue of the goateed mass-murdering Bolshevik that was seen moseying up the Duna, apparently on the way to some film shoot.”
