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Palestine: Retaining a sense of humanity in Gaza

Ayesha Saldanha · 14:34, September 29th, 2008 · Middle East & North Africa

As the situation in Gaza deteriorates from one day to the next, many are struggling not only with the enormous difficulties of daily life, but with the change in values they see around them, in a society that has become dominated by Islamist thinking. In this post, a blogger in Gaza writes a passionate cry of despair. 0 comments · read »

Myanmar: Aid still needed

Mong Palatino · 07:56, September 29th, 2008 · East Asia

lingua → fr

Five months after the devastating cyclone which killed and displaced at least a hundred thousand people, Myanmar is slowly recovering. Relief efforts may be improving but international aid is still very much needed. 0 comments · read »

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September 30th, 2008

Cape Verde: Fuel prices on the rise - why?

Paula Góes · 22:50 · Sub-Saharan Africa

The price of crude oil is plunging, but the population of Cape Verde has been faced with price rises of every sub product of oil, and the news ahead is not optimistic. Bloggers want to know why and provide the Government with some suggestions. 0 comments · read »

Arabeyes: Snapshots of Eid

Amira Al Hussaini · 20:49 · Middle East & North Africa

It's Eid today, or tomorrow. Eid Al Fitr is a celebration which marks the end of the Muslim month of Ramadhan, and here are a few reactions on the occasion from around the Arab world. 0 comments · read »

Iran: Mr. Ahmadinejad in New York

Hamid Tehrani · 19:45 · Middle East & North Africa

lingua → fr

While Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinjad, addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday declaring that "the American empire'' and "Zionist regime" [Israel] are nearing collapse, pro-democracy Iranians and 3,000 people mobilized by a coalition of mostly Jewish groups, protested against Ahmadinejad's threats toward Israel and Iran's human rights record. Protesters erected these ... 0 comments · read »

September 29th, 2008

Lebanon: Army Soldiers Targeted…Again

Nash Suleiman · 23:19 · Middle East & North Africa

Forty five days after the first bombing of a bus transporting army soldiers in Lebanon, another bomb exploded in Tripoli today, killing at least four soldiers and wounding over 20 people. The initial report indicates that the bomb was planted in a car targeting a bus carrying army soldiers in ... 0 comments · read »

Egypt: Kidnapped Tourists Freed

Tarek Amr · 23:04 · Middle East & North Africa

lingua → ru · es

Nineteen people, including foreign tourists, kidnapped in Egypt 10 days ago have been freed. Egyptian bloggers react. 0 comments · read »

Lebanon: Terror strikes in Tripoli again

Moussa Bashir · 20:11 · Middle East & North Africa

lingua → pt

A remote control car bomb ripped through a military bus this morning killing four soldiers and a civilian in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Today’s bombing is the second deadly attack targeting troops in northern Lebanon in less than two months. Following are the first reactions from bloggers about the incident. 0 comments · read »

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Sub-Saharan Africa

The 8th Circle comments on the pirate attack on the Ukrainian ship: “How do you sail a ship with 30 tanks on board PLUS other military materiel without enough protection to repel a pirate attack? According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s Web site, there were 21 people aboard, including 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and a Latvian.”

Eastern & Central Europe

Dr. Sean's Diary writes about the results of the election in Slovenia.

Middle East & North Africa

From Jordan, Ahmed Humeid shares his thoughts on Ramadhan, hypocrisy, freedom and disrespect after the closure of a popular cafe for serving alcohol in Ramadhan in this post. Find out why when you click on the link.

Americas

Did you know that the designer behind the new Twitter interface is Brazilian? Futuro.vc [pt] brings an exclusive interview with Vitor Lourenço. “One of the goals was to make the application more elegant and functional. We've made very small changes, which together makes the difference.”

Middle East & North Africa

A Diamond's Eye View of the World, an American who lives/lived in Lebanon, draws our attention to Lumeta’s Internet mapping project, which “includes this lyrical (okay, slightly alien-looking) map of Internet usage in the Middle East.”

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