Rubber bullets don’t inflict enough pain, it seems, so now riot control police in Bahrain have started using live ammunition instead. Much more effective of course, especially if the intent is to kill rather than merely control: «الأهاليسمعوا صوتا لإطلاق النار ÙÂاتصلوا بيوبعد ØÂضوريإلى المنطقة أكد ليرجال الأمنأنهم اطلقوا 3 …
Some good news for a change! The State Commissioner Committee in Egypt has rejected the request made by the judge Abdel Fattah Mourad to block 51 websites and blogs deemed insulting the state’s dignity and threatening Egypt’s interests. In the meantime, the investigation on blogger Amr Gharbia, who was charged for defaming Judge Mourad, has …
Enjoy! (I am sad to say that the bulbul is no longer there, it seems that the mother has abandoned the nest and there is no sign of the little one.)
SPOT in the pond, originally uploaded by malyousif. This is one of two frogs who developed from tadpoles a few weeks ago. They have almost tripled in size and they hop in and out of the pond as they wish. Seeing them now is a treasure hunt as they are so well camouflaged and it …
Adel Al-Moawdah is down on his luck these days. He has been sidelined by the organisation he led, the Salafist Al-Islah Society when he was removed from heading it, he was not given the guaranteed 2nd Deputy Speaker’s seat in this parliament – while he occupied the 1st Deputy’s seat during the last term, and …