Download the HRW Report 2008pdf – 5.5MB The US, EU and other democracies are accepting flawed and unfair elections out of political expediency, Human Rights Watch says in its annual report. Allowing autocrats to pose as democrats without demanding they uphold civil and political rights risked undermining human rights worldwide, it warned. HRW said Pakistan, …
“We are working as fast as we can.” Said the Egyptian official off the coast of whose country the severed cable lies. A single cable which has disrupted Internet services across the majority of Middle East and India, bringing some businesses down to their knees. It’s not going to be fixed any time soon, either. …
We held our elections at the Rotary during our last weekly meeting on Monday night for positions for both 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 offices. These offices are not taken lightly, they carry good responsibilities which embody the Rotarian’s motto of “Service above self” and just a quick glance at what has already been achieved by the …
Is this a word yet? If not, it should be! Judging by the number of hits on Google (of course) it is fast becoming one that dictionary editors must consider adding with its variations very soon. What brought this thought about was a heart-warming story in Al-Wasat’s letters page [translate] where a young man was …
Bahrain labour minister warns of ‘Asian tsunami’ A Bahraini minister has warned of an “Asian tsunami” because of the reliance of “lazy” Gulf Arabs on foreign labour to carry out even the simplest tasks, in an interview published on Sunday. Labour Minister Majid al-Alawi told Asharq Al-Awsat that the presence of almost 17 million foreign …