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Bahrain: Israelis for Palestine

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 21/11/2009

“Its a great pleasure to introduce to you our latest project: Israelis for Palestine. This has been in the works since the beginning of October and were happy to finally be launching it, despite the fact that its still very much in its early stages,” writes Bahraini Esra'a on Mideast ...

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Algeria: Coverage ‘Written from Cairo'

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 21/11/2009

Algerian The Moor Next Door takes a closer look at media coverage following the Algeria- Egypt matches which saw Algeria qualify to the World Cup in South Africa next year. “Foot-ball is something akin to a religion in many countries… It can also lead to blind and irrational fanaticism,& ...

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Egypt and Algeria: Much More Than a Football Match

Posted by Tarek Amr on 21/11/2009

Who would have believed that a football match could cause such tension between two nations? The trouble between Egypt and Algeria has now reached an unexpected level and many bloggers believe that the World Cup qualifying match has nothing to do with the troubles on the street. Tarek Amr has the sto ...

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Taiwan: Science park expansion dispute

Posted by vergilyeh on 21/11/2009

Recently, the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has passed a bill in favor of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) fourth stage expansion. The construction plan has drawn the attention of ecologists and caused heated discussion in the Taiwan blogosphere.Jeremy explains the problem of the construction plan in a ...

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Russia: Blogging the Winter in Yakutia

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 20/11/2009

Winter is yet to arrive in much of Europe, but one of its geopolitical attributes is already back in the spotlight: fears of disruptions of Russian gas deliveries are growing more intense, due to the recurring dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Politics aside, though, in some of Russia's region ...

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