Dragonfly, originally uploaded by malyousif. The family are back at last… but suffering a bit from jet lag. I however wake up habitually now at 5 or 5.30. As I decided to take the day off and spend it with them, and I didn’t have the heart to shake them awake at that time, I …
Thanks to Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain can boast of collecting its first gold medal at an international athletics meet in Helsinki. Well done Rashid and thanks!
HELSINKI: Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain won the men’s 1500 metres title here at the world athletics championships last night to give the Gulf State its first world title and first ever medal at such an exalted level.The 25-year-old athlete timed 3minutes 37.88seconds while Adil Kaouch of Morocco took silver (3:38.00) – his season’s best – …
Nasser Emarati contacted me with a brilliant proposal: He is involved with a scheme to help the poor all over the world in bringing the homeless and poor to a city in the world every year to play football! Nasser is the Team Canada 2005 Coach, and they just ended the tournament in Edinburgh, Scotland …
It’s only seven days into King Abdullah’s reign, but if things like this become the norm, then his reign bodes well not only for Saudi, but for the whole region: “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has issued an order to pardon and release the following prisoners: Abdullah Al-Hamid, Matrouk Al-Faleh, Ali Al-Damini …