Get this: The GDN publisher Anwar Abdulrahman objects to Jackson Diehl article in the Washington Post published on 3 Jan 2011. Rich? Of course! I like how he almost always starts by a historical reference to probably demonstrate his intellectual superiority. This time, he invokes the ghost of Lord Northcliffe‘s rather insipid quote of “the …
Some of our illustrious press carried a doctored translation in Arabic of what the US State Department spokesman said when asked about the deteriorating security situation in Bahrain. In some of the local press, Facebooked by his majesty’s media advisor and Al-Ayam Media Empire owner Nabeel Al-Hamar.
It’s going to be on Saturday 23rd October, 2010, HM the King has decreed. So, expect the race to parliament to start in earnest now. Here’s the first to bolt out of the door: الظهرانييعلنإعادة ترشØÂÙ‡ للانتخابات النيابية 2010 أعلنرئيس مجلس النواب خليÙÂØ© الظهرانيإعادة ترشØÂÙ‡ للانتخابات النيابية المقبلة للÙÂصل التشريعيالثالث. …
Reading the papers this morning there seems to be a fight about “who started this thing” with everyone coming on the line trying to take credit for this movement before it even taking hold. Alwasat for instance did not even name this blog nor Ahmed Alaradi who wrote the code in the first place based …