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Z District
Getting bulk sms messages get really annoying especially during this election period. I seem to be getting one every 30 minutes about one candidate or the other, it doesn’t matter where you are registered you just keep getting them. This was driving me nuts for the longest time until one comment on pearls blog which ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Gadgets Arabia
كراش يعود من جديد ; Crash Mind Over Mutant
الجزء الجديد من مغامرات كراش من سلسلة كراش بانديكوت ، Crash Mind Over Mutan ، في هذا الجزء سيكون لكراش قدرات وقوى جديدة ، سيكون بإمكان كراش وضع الوحوش في جيبه وتطويعها والاستفادة من قوتها ، وأيضا سيصبح بالإمكان اللعب بكوكو أخت كراش في أسلوب اللعب التعاوني”cooperative mode” لأول مرة ، في هذا الجزء ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
From Beirut to the Beltway
This is unconfirmed, but it looks like Hizbullah's fighters are gaining control of much of the city, and surrounding the residences of some March 14 leaders. Their push towards the city and into downtown Beirut might be a prelude to...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides]
Doesn’t really show much since the heavy fighting started later in the evening. The machine gun fire has gotten louder outside my hotel room. I have the balcony door open so I can hear the outside sounds. So far I heard 2 stray bullets land on the street outside. I have no clue why the ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Body on the Line
Fighting broke out in Lebanon…it’s really bad. Friends have told me of RPGs and snipers throughout the streets of Beirut. One of my dearest friends just told me that a bullet entered his apartment in Hamra and exploded near his son. He’s blogging about the situation. Friends who usually don’t use words like “war” are ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Syria Comment
By Provoking Hizbullah, Is Washington Hoping for a Showdown?
Will the latest US and March 14 provocation break Hizbullah or Lebanon? March 14 is targeting Hizbullah's communications system while Washington escalates pressure on Syria. Here are some headlines: BBC: The leader of Hezbollah has said the Lebanese government's decision to close down its private telecommunications network was a "declaration of war". (Bloomberg: Derhally) Hezbollah and opposition ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Across the Bay
The Military Situation in Beirut
Fighting in Beirut has broken out between Hezbollah/Amal and Future Movement supporters. Here's a brief look at the military situation. For a political reading, see the post by Lee Smith over at Michael Totten's, and make sure to read the excellent quoted op-ed by Michael Young.The tactics are reminiscent of the 1970s-80s war, with two essential differences: 1- the trigger is not the Palestinian guerrilla threat to the state, but Hezbollah's threat to Lebanon, and 2- the beginning fault line is to the ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
From Beirut to the Beltway
Jumblatt calls for an end to bloodshed
In an interview with LBC, Jumblatt called on Nasrallah to demarcate the borders between his resistance and the state, to avoid bloody conflicts. He said that if there is failure to adopt a defense strategy that would absorb the resistance,...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
نِثَارٌ
Iterasi مفضلاتك على الويب محفوظة ومضمونة من الضياع والاختلاف وفقدان المحتوى
Iterasi, نظام جديد وفريد في مجال المفضلات Bookmarking لمفضلاتك من صفحات ومواقع الويب وهو ليس مجرد تكرار للانظمة التقليدية مثل del.ici.ous, ma.gnolia حيث يتم فقط حفظ روابط وعناوين الصفحات. فهذا النظام, واساس وجوده هو التعامل مع مفضلاتك من الصفحات الديناميكية والدائمة التحديث حيث قد يتغير ويتجدد محتوا... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Syria Comment
“March Toward Disaster” / by Qifa Nabki
This morning, while various neighborhoods in Lebanon were shut down by labor strikes that quickly and predictably morphed into violent clashes between pro- and anti-government forces, I spoke to a relative of mine living in Beirut. Loyal to the opposition, my relative (let’s call him Talal) sounded doleful for the first time in a year ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
The Sudanese Thinker
Gitmo and Khartoum’s Hypocrisy
Alright, that’s it. I’ve had enough of this garbage. The conversation I had with one Sudanese guy a while ago was the tipping point. You know, I’m happy that Sami is finally reunited with his son and all but seriously, the way the government has been trying to portray itself heroically is just so damn stinking ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
مدونة محمد عمر
يبدو ان تنبؤات العرافات ليست خرافات كلها، انا الان شبه محاصر في بيروت بعد اغلاق طريق المطار... لكن ما هو ...... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Kabob Fest
Top Public Intellectual: Write-in Chaim Sugarman!
Foreign Policy Magazine is holding a poll to declare the top public intellectuals in the world.KABOBfest is bitter its own Chaim Sugarman was excluded from the ballot and is asking its readers to write-in vote "Chaim Sugarman." We suspect anti-Semitism was at play or perhaps, anti-self-hating-Semitism. Sugarman, already voted World's Sexiest Anti-Zionist in 2007, is predicted to finish in the top twenty US Presidential candidates in the 2008 race, despite dropping out of the race.His intellectual prowess is... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
2:48 AM [The B-Sides]
Speed Racer is getting released in Beirut tonight (two days ahead of US release) and even though there are demonstrations and strikes taking place at the moment the movies are open as usual. Hopefully it will turn out to be good since I’ve always been a fan of the original cartoon. Will post my feedback ... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
Gadgets Arabia
HTC Touch Diamond .. الفيديو الدعائي الرسمي
كما علمنا و تحدثنا و ناقشنا من قبل .. انطلق HTC Touch Diamond. بعد الفاصل, تجدون الفيديو الدعائي الرسمي للهاتف و كذلك مقطع فيديو تم تصويره أثناء اللقاء الذي أعلن فيه عن الهاتف يوضح فيه أحد مسؤولي الشركة بعض مميزات الهاتف و يتحدث عنه. كما ذكرت سابقا, تم الاتصال مع مسؤولي HTC الشرق الأوسط بحثا عن... [إقرا المزيد] [خلاصات]
- UN halts Burma aid in seizure row
- The UN's World Food Programme halts aid to Burma after it says the government impounded food deliveries.
- Hezbollah takes over west Beirut
- Gunmen from militant group Hezbollah drive out government supporters from western Beirut, stoking fears of civil war.
- Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody
- The Austrian man accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to be held for another month.
- Militias 'to rig Zimbabwe poll'
- Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters inside polling stations, a policeman tells the BBC.
- Israeli PM denies taking bribes
- The Israeli PM denies taking bribes from a wealthy US-Jewish businessman and resists calls for his resignation.
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Nakba Quote Of The Day: Maxime Rodinson
"The Arab population of Palestine was native in all the senses of the word and their roots in Palestine can be traced back at least forty centuries".-- Prof. Maxime Rodin [read more] [get feed]
Groundwater in Jordan in Alarming Condition
Source: Jordan Times By: Hana Namrouqa The Kingdom’s underground water situation is alarming, a prominent water expert said on Wednesday. Elias Salameh, a professor spec [read more] [get feed]
بعد فشل صفقتها الاخيرة … هل تبحث مايكروسوفت عن طريدة جديدة ؟؟
حينما ذكر ستيف بالمر في خطابه الأخير الى مجلس إدارة Yahoo معلنا سحب عرض الشراء أن Microsoft ستسعى للتعاون [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
شهادة لبنانية جداااااااا
ده كلام جو غانم، لبناني جدا، لبناني حتى النخاع، اللي يعرف جو يتهياله انه لو عصره ح يشر كبة ولبنة وفي [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Fixing Dinner!
"So what's for dinner?" she laughed, with a sneer, showing your fangs, comfortable in your total insecurity and failure as a caring giving woman, who can't even fix an omelette to [read more] [get feed]
Day 3: Hizballah Occupies Beirut [Images]
Images below show FM partisans and militants taken by Hizballah. Also shown are posters of Syrian President Bashar al Assad erected at a FM social center ransacked by Hizballa [read more] [get feed]
Review: Doomsday
I have been waiting for this movie for some time, thinking its going to be a some thing like resident evil with some cool action. Then there was Rhona Mitra, who is very hot which [read more] [get feed]
Massive Firefight in Koreitem
There is a massive gun battle going on in Koreitem right now.It seems like Amal and Hezbollah tried to advance on Future, which is protecting the residence of Future Mo [read more] [get feed]
طزززززززززززززز...!
اخيرا تمكنت من الوصول الى عمان، والان اكتب بعد حمام ساخن واستراحة، ولو توفر ليّ انترنت قبل ساعات لك [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
طز، طزين ثلاث..!
اخيرا تمكنت من الوصول الى عمان، والان اكتب بعد حمام ساخن واستراحة، ولو توفر ليّ انترنت قبل ساعات لك [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
خبراء يحذرون من مادة MTBE المضافة لوقود السيارات
مخاطر جمة تنتج عن تسرب الجازولين المضاف اليه مادة MTBE المهندس أمجد قاسم آفاق علمية أك [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
خبراء يحذرون من مخاطر مادة MTBE المضافة لوقود السيارات
مخاطر جمة تنتج عن تسرب الجازولين المضاف اليه مادة MTBE المهندس أمجد قاسم آفاق علمية أك [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
احمد ماهر/ المحبوسين/ الحل في الطريق
احمد ماهر شاب له اكاونت على الفيس بوك، نعم ايه؟ خلاص...هو ده الخبر، احمد ماهر اتخطف اول امبارح من عر [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
قطع كتاب داخل شاشة كمبيوتر
النشر الإلكتروني و التخفيف من سلطة النخبة أخبار الأدب 04- 05-2008 ضمن ملف عن النشر الإلكتروني الحديث ع [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Hezbollah's Subtle Takeover
Hezbollah has taken control of the media in Lebanon, and their propaganda campaign has already begun. They are currently presenting themselves as liberators of Lebanon, and allies [read more] [get feed]
The dark age of Hizbullah is upon us
Hariri's Future TV is off the air after being threatened by the Hizbullah militia. Hizbullah is in control of much of West Beirut, spreading a reign of terror. Hariri and Jumblatt [read more] [get feed]
At Ransacked Future TV Office, Hariri Photos Down, Assad Photos Up
In case you still believe that this has nothing to do with Syria and Iran. Photos Credit: Reuters (source) [read more] [get feed]
Hariri militia surrenders completely
The Hariri militia has surrendered in the last area under its control - Tareek al-Jadeedi. It's a Hariri stronghold.It means the Opposition now controls the whole area [read more] [get feed]
اليوم الثالث من المواجهات: لكلّ شاشة شيخ
ماذا يمكن أن يقول أحدنا وهو يشاهد التلفاز طيلة النهار؟يومان مر [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Clip Of The Day: Super Timor !
صديقي منصور لايتوقف أبدا من إرسال الاشياء الغريبة عبر البريد ! [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
إياك واليأس من وطنك
جلست أمام التلفاز خلال الساعات الماضية أراقب الوضع الذي يجري في لبنان متنقلا بين القنوات الفضائية [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
The Shredder
The most entertaining and satisfying object there is in an office is the shredder. I feel very satisfied when I am done with some work and I take all the papers I have straight to [read more] [get feed]
Hariri militia surrenders
Hariri gunmen are in talks to surrender to the Opposition.The Opposition now controls all of West Beirut - except for Tarek al-Jadeedi. where Hariri fighters are trying [read more] [get feed]
Is the War Over?
Have the Sunnis been defeated? Has Hezbollah followed the Hamas in Gaza model?People on the street are saying that Saad Hariri is holding his forces back, that the rea [read more] [get feed]
Live Search .. في حلة جديدة
أعلن فريق مطوري مايكروسوفت Live Search عن إطلاق واجهة جديدة لمحرك بحث ويندوز Live ، مبنية على اقتراحات الع [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
Resisting The Resistance
Can Hezbollah maintain control of hostile territory? Hezbollah the occupiers… Looks familiar? (Photo: Reuters) The impressive invading powers swept through the place and all [read more] [get feed]
Hezbollah's End Agenda
Hezbollah is not mounting a coup. They do not want to control ALL of Lebanon. They have no interest in controlling state institutions.Hezbollah has and wants to perpe [read more] [get feed]
This Fight is Now Fully Sectarian
Yesterday morning, this was a battle about ideologies. Today, it is sectarian.The way the people and, to a certain degree the news media, are portraying this controver [read more] [get feed]
Buttefly - A Jordanian short film
Muhammad Hushki has done a great job in his first Jordanian short film Butterfly. The film is really impressive in everyway. The directing is great, the acting is superb, and the s [read more] [get feed]
Nakba Demonstration in Safuria Attacked
Thousands of people converged Thursday on the land of Safuria to mark the anniversary of the Nakba and to demonstrate for the right of return of the refugees. The crowd included ma [read more] [get feed]
please say it isn’t so…
Fighting broke out in Lebanon…it’s really bad. Friends have told me of RPGs and snipers throughout the streets of Beirut. One of my dearest friends just told me that a [read more] [get feed]
Zain Bulk Election Msgs
Getting bulk sms messages get really annoying especially during this election period. I seem to be getting one every 30 minutes about one candidate or the other, it doesn’t m [read more] [get feed]
“Cleaner than a white dress”
Is a bastardisation of the translation of an Arabic idiom which is better transcribed in English as "Cleaner than a white thobe" at least - thobe being the Arabian traditional male [read more] [get feed]
Nasrallah’s May 8 Press Conference - Summary
Thanks to http://mideastwire.com we have this translation: On May 8, the leader of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah spoke at a press conference and said, in part: "…Cert [read more] [get feed]
كراش يعود من جديد ; Crash Mind Over Mutant
الجزء الجديد من مغامرات كراش من سلسلة كراش بانديكوت ، Crash Mind Over Mutan ، في هذا الجزء سيكون لكراش قدرات [إقرأ المزيد] [خلاصات]
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Lebanon Live Blogging
May 8th, 2008Several Lebanese tooters are live-blogging the situation in Lebanon.
For personal accounts: Lebanese Political Journal
News and round-ups: Beirut Spring
Comics: Kerblog
News updates: The Blacksmiths of Lebanon
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