Month: May 2007

Assad we love you!

Alright, if the first referendum to change the constitution of an independent country to allow the son of a life-long president to be “elected” to succeed his father was 97.29%, what do you think the result in this second “public referendum” is going to be to be graced by his presence for another 7 years?

Frog

Frog, originally uploaded by malyousif. This is one of two frogs of the five tadpoles my daughter Amna commandeered from a garden centre a few weeks ago. It has become (I think) an adult as it lost its tail and is hopping about above the pond plants and doing well. I am really glad that …

Al-Dana owner convicted of involuntary manslaughter

المحكمة فقالت في حيثيات حكمها: «ننوه إلى أن بشاعة وفظاعة ما أثاره المتهمان من جرم واستهانتهما واستخفافهما بأقدار ومصائر الناس، وما سببه من حزن وألم خيّم على مملكتنا الحبيبة، وبقاع عدة في الأرض، لا يدع لهذه المحكمة المجال لإعمال أي قسط من الرأفة، وهو ما تقضي معه المحكمة بالحد الأقصى لعقوبة الجريمة الأشد، وهي القتل …

The prince and the pauper

Ahhhh, this is so sweet. Shaikh Mohammed of Dubai has bestowed the “excellence in performance in government” prize on a street sweeper – Sulaiman – in Dubai who is diligent in his work. Shaikh Mohammed, one of the richest people in the world, had a little chat with Sulaiman and asked if he could take …