So much for taking it easy while the family are away on holiday! Since they left I’ve been swamped at work which is a good thingTM. Let’s see, I’ve had to go to Riyadh last Tuesday, and as the flight times were inconvenient, even when flying from Dammam Airport, I had to drive to Riyadh …
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 …