Following the CNN sample of misleading reporting when it comes to Palestine/Israel conflict, another classic example of how the US media adopts the version of the Israeli Occupation Forces,

This study consists of a statistical examination of The New York Times’ news coverage of the first year of the current Palestinian uprising, and of its coverage [...]

In an April 24, 2005 column, �The Hottest Button: How the Times Covers Israel/Palestine,� The New York Times’ Public Editor Daniel Okrent dismisses the broad international consensus that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. (See below for full article.)

The NYT continues to mislead its readers by not telling them [...]

The US-led occupation forces in Iraq face violent attacks and suicide bombings, but nature has its hazards as well - like this dramatic desert sandstorm.

The storm hit on Tuesday, at the former Iraqi airbase at al-Asad, about 180 km (110 miles) west of Baghdad, now home to a US marine corps unit.

The sandstorm [...]

I was born at Kuwait and lived there for 18 years. But this was my first visit to Kuwait since 16 years. Although it was for business, however, it was emotional too.

Emotional in the sense that my first reaction when I landed at the airport was strange. I just stood at the arrival hall look [...]

I’m out of town for a couple of days. Will be back by Friday, April 29. Stay tuned!

Happy 15th birthday Hubble. One of the coolest slide shows ever.

Anti-TV guerrillas: Switch off and get a life say protesters armed with remote control device that can blank out sets from 45 feet.

Scientists have begun putting genes from human beings into food crops in a dramatic extension of genetic modification. The move, which is causing disgust and revulsion among critics, is bound to strengthen accusations that GM technology is creating “Frankenstein foods” and drive the controversy surrounding it to new heights.

Even before this development, many people, including [...]

October 2004, I posted a news article about the intentions of Qatar to substitute robots for jockeys in camel races. Now the robot is ready and was tested last week.

The following photos shows ‘Kamel’, the robot jockey, rides Ghazil, a Qatari camel, during a test-run at the Shahaniah camel race track in Doha, Qatar.

The Robot [...]

Russian doctor makes artificial eye out of patient’s teeth