Archive for the ‘Arab world’ Category
Patrick Semaan crafted this very interesting piece of Infographics describing why Voting may not be a fair competition in the MENA Region. Click the image to get a decent view.
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Tags: Infographics, Lebanon, Middle East, North Africa
More powerful and influential people in the Arab world, trace their roots to Lebanon than any other country in the world, the Arabian Business Power 500 revealed. Despite just 27 power players residing in the Arab state, the rankings show that 83 entries – or nearly 17 percent – originate from Lebanon. Among the top Lebanese names are [...]
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Tags: Arabian Business Power 500, influence, Lebanese
Know your “Thoube”
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Tags: Bahraini, Emirati, fashion, Know Your, Kuwaiti, Omani, Qatari, Saudi, tawbah, thob, thoube, tobe, toubeh
Some wonder if the U.S. intervention in Iraq in 2003 made things better. With all the stand ups of nations, people throughout the Arab World stood up to their Governments, from Tunis to Bahrain, BBC Radio 4 just released an audio documentary about Lebanon during the current empasse faced in the Arab World. Tune in.
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Tags: 2003, 2011, Arab Spring, Lebanon
Palestinian organizations, parties and institutions are organizing for a rally to be held on May 15 under the slogan “The right to return to Jerusalem.” “Those to participate in the rally will march toward the Lebanese borders with occupied Palestine,” the correspondent said, adding that rallies for the same cause will be held in other [...]
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Tags: Campa, Lebanon, Palestinian Refugees
It’s hard not to notice Qatar’s prominent position in the Middle East and the Indian Peninsula. Today Al Jazzera English has showed off Qatar’s innovative artificial mechanical and remote-controlled cloud that will be used to ensure shades above the stadium hosting matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The cost of the project is currently [...]
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Tags: 2022, Cloud, FIFA, Qatar, Shade, Solar Panel, WorldCup
