MyDesk, originally uploaded by malyousif. testing out my new Sony Ericsson K750i mobile phone’s camera… not too bad actually, but I expected much better for 2MP. This picture has been reduced in size, colour corrected a bit and sharpened in Adobe Photoshop Elements, so it’s not “raw”

Did she press Bahrain for more and faster-paced reforms? Or was it a quick handshake and the proverbial pat on the back?

Huh? Yeah, that was the condition for them to be accepted into the WTO club: Saudi Arabia has agreed to end all economic boycotts of Israel, allowing the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday to admit the oil-rich kingdom as its 149th member, diplomats said. Saudi officials did not comment on the Israel boycott, which had …