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A R A B I C A ارابيكا Your daily shot of what the Arab world is saying, hearing, sharing By Kristen Gillespie TWITTERING: Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour, head of the Al-Ghad party and who was imprisoned for four years after challenging Hosni Mubarak in the 2005 presidential election, fired off this tweet: “I […]
A R A B I C A ارابيكا your daily shot of what the Arab world is saying, hearing, sharing by Kristen Gillespie TWITTERING: Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour, head of the Al-Ghad party and who was imprisoned for four years after challenging Hosni Mubarak in the 2005 presidential election, fired off this tweet: “I […]
While broader civil unrest spreads across the region, Jordan’s Islamists focus on fighting “desecration” on a pair of Amman boulevards with the most holy of names. Amman by night (gr33ndata) EYES INSIDE – THE MIDDLE EAST Like their counterparts in Tunisia and Egypt, more and more young Jordanians are taking to the streets in unauthorized […]
Three rivals in France’s telecommunications market, Orange, SFR and Bouygues, join forces to form ‘Buyster,” an e-payment system that aims to compete with US giants Paypal, Google and Apple. Solveig Godeluck PARIS – It’s no longer an entente, but a sacred union. Rival French telecommunication operators Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom have agreed to work […]
Increasingly influential in the Muslim world, the Turkish Prime Minister speaks candidly about what must change in the face of the popular revolt in the Middle East.
Protesting against Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s Coptic Christians are worried by the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.
China’s state-owned food giant plants a stake in the world’s most celebrated wine region. Bordeaux wine cellar (xlibber) Valerie Landrieu Wine guides praise its body and smoothness. The Chateau de Viaud, a lalande-de-pomerol, now belongs to the Chinese government. After almost three years of negotiations, Cofco, the Chinese state-owned food giant has struck a deal […]
Europe’s leading Muslim intellectual warns against demonizing Islamic movements, and challenges the West to truly stand for democracy in Arab world. (SFU) Tariq Ramadan is used to pushing the boundaries. But even Europe’s most beloved and reviled Muslim intellectual, and grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, could not have predicted what is happening […]
Trains and highways can’t handle the huge flow of travelers for the Chinese New Year Beijing train station (Olekvi) EYES INSIDE – CHINA Wildlife researchers will tell you that the largest migration on Earth is the herds of African wildebeest and zebras crossing the Serengeti plain. But they’ve never counted the 2.8 billion journeys generated […]
American giant acquires a vast portfolio of international titles belonging to the French media conglomerate, passing Condé Nast as the world’s top magazine publisher. But was it worth the pricetag? Canada edition (Vancouver) PARIS – There was nothing unexpected in French media conglomerate Lagardère’s announcement this week that it had it sold its international magazines […]
The army may be decisive in the outcome of popular uprising in Egypt. And protesters try to convince them to hold their fire.