I got this from NewsForge which I think is brilliant. We need more coverage of Linux Arabisation projects and information… the more the better! Latest developments in the Middle East In the Middle East, GNU/Linux is reported to have caught on with major universities in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and other countries. Also in …
On the way to the office this morning, I noticed that they were putting barricades around the Prime Minister’s office and I thought aha! They’re expecting anohter demo this morning. Sure enough, just a few minutes ago I heard the usual loud hailer from my office. I went out on the balcony and found about …
They should have arrived in Amsterdam airport by now. Frances, Amna, Hanan and Arif went off on their holidays to Scotland last night for a couple of weeks. I hope that they enjoy themselves which I’m sure they will. That means of course that I’m SINGLE AGAIN! Just me and the two dogs for the …
The movement boycotting American and British goods since the start of the Palestinian “intifadha” due to the two countries’ dual-faced stance vis-a-vis the Arabs (in general and Palestinian in particular) and Israel is still strong. The movement has decreased somewhat since Iraq and not because of it – but I think really because of exasperation …
Can you blame British Airways stopping flying to Saudi? Heck, from what I’ve heard around me, even us locals think twice about going to Riyadh or Jeddah now with all those bullets and hand-grenades flying out at a moment’s notice. The body count since that terror attack in Riyadh stands today at 16 suspects killed …