July 2005

Dubai to build $1.7 billion Golf City

by Haitham Sabbah July 10, 2005

The affluent Gulf desert emirate of Dubai is to build a giant “Golf City” including five new courses at an estimated cost of 6.5 billion dirhams (1.7 billion dollars).

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Child camel racers banned in UA

by Haitham Sabbah July 10, 2005

Finally: “Associated Press – Under international pressure to stop child abuse in a traditional desert sport, the United Arab Emirates has banned the use of underage riders in camel racing.”

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Israeli Embassy was warned

by Haitham Sabbah July 8, 2005

“British police told the Israeli Embassy in London minutes before Thursday’s explosions that they had received warnings of possible terror attacks in the city, a senior Israeli official said.”

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London blasts: At a glance

by Haitham Sabbah July 8, 2005

BBC News correspondents are on the ground with the latest details and covering events as they unfold.

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A Closer Look At The Attacks

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Bloggledygook says: “I have talked to a few people who have pointed out that Edgware, Aldgate (and Moorgate) and King’s Cross all are in or adjacent to Muslim communities. King’s Cross is the locale of The School of Oriental and African Studies, a highly respected institution teaching and researching Asia, Africa and the Middle East. [...]

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Casualties in Iraq

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Here’s an interesting animated map of casualties in Iraq day by day over the past couple of years.

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London blast resources

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

You will, no doubt, by now heard of the terrorist bombings in London. The BBC’s site gives a general overview and Europhobia has been blogging the different sources and rumors far better than many blogs. Guardian blog have some updates. There is also a pool of photos at Flickr and Wikipedia is up and running [...]

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Blog coverage of the London bombings

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Here�s an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal on blog coverage of the London bombings. It has links to some interesting stuff.

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Where is Jerash Festival?

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Summer is the festival season in Arab countries, or at least in those countries where tourism represents a considerable percentage of national income, such as Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, some of the Gulf States, Tunisia and Morocco. A quick glance at the events scheduled in some of the Arab countries reveals, for example, that this summer [...]

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Forget police cameras – spy device will monitor

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Be among the first to have the speed spy devices fitted in your car. They would be offered a discount on the congestion charge if they use the system. Times UK Continue reading “Forget police radars – satellites will monitor your speed and apply brakes as necessary. Consider yourself owned.” This is not the plot [...]

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Russian sues Nasa for comet upset

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Hours after a Nasa probe crashed into Comet Tempel 1, legal reverberations were felt in a Moscow court. A case which could see Nasa pay a local amateur astrologist millions of dollars in damages. Writer Marina Bay claims that by slamming the probe into the comet, Nasa endangered the future of civilisation. “Nobody has yet [...]

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The Fig Tree

by Haitham Sabbah July 6, 2005

It’s been 5 days now in Jordan. Very peaceful time, waking up late, and enjoying the figs served out from my bedroom window as you can see :-) As usual, every night, few of our relatives comes to visit us and of course ask us “when are we going to have lunch” with them? This [...]

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Climate change in Egypt ‘to force millions to migrate’

by Haitham Sabbah July 5, 2005

Millions of Egyptians could be forced to migrate as climate change makes their livelihoods untenable, warns a report published last month by Egypt’s environment ministry. Egypt’s coastal zone, home to more than 40 per cent of the population, will be hit hardest, says the report. As the sea-level rises, flooding and salt-water intrusion are expected [...]

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