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?
Month: May 2007
This slideshow is particularly dedicated to my friends Haifaa Al-Mansour and Brad Neimann who had their wedding party last night in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It is without a doubt the best wedding party I have been to, suffice it to say that contrary to popular belief, women DO drive in Saudi, that is how Haifaa …
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 …
المØÂكمة ÙÂقالت ÙÂÙŠØÂيثيات ØÂكمها: «ننوه إلى أنبشاعة ÙˆÙÂظاعة ما أثاره المتهمانمنجرم واستهانتهما واستخÙÂاÙÂهما بأقدار ومصائر الناس، وما سببه منØÂزنوألم خيّم على مملكتنا الØÂبيبة، وبقاع عدة ÙÂيالأرض، لا يدع لهذه المØÂكمة المجال لإعمال أيقسط منالرأÙÂØ©ØŒ وهو ما تقضيمعه المØÂكمة بالØÂد الأقصى لعقوبة الجريمة الأشد، وهيالقتل …
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 …