With oil prices topping $70 per barrel, and Gulf budgets this year mostly pegged with the premise that the price per barrel would be averaging $30 in 2005, Gulf states have a windfall of $40 per barrel to play with. In laymen’s terms: Bahrain would reap in an extra US$2.9 billion Qatar would reap in …
Our MPs are getting MUCH better it seems. Better in the sense as “cloaking” issues into others to make their objections at least more palatable, to them and their constituents at least, rather than be outright brain-farts. As the next session of parliament approaches, we have had a flurry of activity from those who claim …
Close to 800 people died in Iraq today in a stampede which resulted from rumours that a suicide bomber was in their midst. The crowd, estimated in the hundreds of thousands were crossing the Two Imams bridge in Baghdad in a pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Imam Al-Kadhem to commemorate his death. Shiite processions, which …
Katrina is leaving a lot of devastation in her path. A wiki has been started to disseminate information about the destruction and more importantly coordinating rescue and help efforts. I would appreciate it if you would lend a hand if you could. A regular reader for instance just informed me that the Red Cross is …
I just had a good ketchup fight with my eldest daughter: Amna. I thoroughly enjoyed it because as of this moment I am taller, but probably not for very long! The kitchen is a MESS… nevertheless, take your chances while you can says I! 😆