| عون اضطر أن يودع موافقته لدى سورية ... 10 hours ago by Administrator الحياة تبدّل فجأة المشهد السياسي في لبنان لمصلحة الاسراع في تشكيل الحكومة العتيدة التي يفترض أن تبصر النور بين ساعة وأخرى باعتبار أنه لم يعد هناك من عائق سياسي يؤخر ولادتها، خصوصاً بعد الزيارة الخاطفة لوزير الاتصالات في حكومة تصريف الأعمال جبران باسيل الى دمشق مصطحباً الوزير السابق ميشال سماحة . ومع ... Cedar News - cedarnews.net/blog |
| Toilet Talk: In Praise of the Middle East Squat Toilet in Sinai 11 hours ago by Karin Kloosterman The eastern squat toilet is the world’s perfect eco-toilet. Some people think they’re primitive, but I love them. The hole-in-the-floor Middle East squat toilets can be found in Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Egypt –– and likely in other Middle East countries I’ve yet to visit. They’re used in China too. ... Green Prophet - greenprophet.com · Rank: 2,185 · 247 references |
| Middle East 14 hours ago by dctotbilisi Lebanon Everything written about the capital, Beirut, like “Paris of the Middle East”, actually for the most part turned out to be true – it’s expensive, shopping, good nightlife, and good food. Outside of Beirut, heading up the mountains toward Syria, is where Lebanon gets really nice. Byblos was h ... Running Around Armenia - einarmenia.wordpress.com · 1 reference |
| Bahrain sanctions dealings with Israel 17 hours ago by Clarity Correspondent We have developed a fair dose of pessimism of late in relation to the potential for any progress on the Israel-Palestine situation. The Netanyahu-Lieberman partnership is not one designed for flexibility; it is a human embodiment of the Fortress Israel mentality. The unwillingness of Israel to compr ... The Daily Clarity - mydailyclarity.com · Rank: 56,996 · 28 references |
| Assad should worry more about his own people 23 hours ago by Antony Loewenstein My friend Reuben Brand, an Australian journalist currently based in Damascus, has written an interesting piece about homelessness in Syria: We asked Hussein if he went to school, he said that he didn’t want to because if he completed his school diploma he would be sent into military service. I could ... Antony Loewenstein - antonyloewenstein.com · Rank: 10,008 · 80 references |
| Iraq Returns To Blame Game Over Baghdad Bombings 1 day ago by Joel Wing The day after the October 25, 2009 bombings of the Justice Ministry and provincial council buildings in Baghdad, the U.S. military praised how the government was handling the situation compared to the August 2009 attacks. After that event, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki started a major diplomatic ro ... The Ground Truth in Iraq - thegroundtruth.blogspot.com · Rank: 88,206 · 19 references |