? Israeli commandos raided a ship containing weapons destined for Gaza thanks to specific intelligence. Photo / AP A line of vehicles proceeds along the Sudanese coast at night. Suddenly, an explosion. A rocket fired from an unmanned drone has destroyed one of the cars, killing the two men inside. The next day one of…
Protesters destroy a car belonging to government supporters during a protest outside Sanaa University yesterday. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said protesters demanding an end to his 32-year rule could not achieve their goal through ‘anarchy and killing’, after nationwide unrest which has killed too many. – A possible US shift calling for…
Bohemians of the Last Century took their rites of passage The Grand Tour was very popular among the young Bohemians of the century. A kind of rite of passage prior to entry into adulthood. The stated goal was to learn the classical art, but in reality it was more, it was learning to live….
THE SCOURGE OF WAR The outcome in Libya remains uncertain, but what seems clear beyond reasonable doubt is that military intervention has not saved the day for either the shadowy opposition known as ‘the rebels’, and certainly not for the people of the country. It has seemingly plunged Libya into a protracted…
“THAT’S WHAT I THINK IS SO GORGEOUS ABOUT WIKIPEDIA — IT’S THIS LIMITLESS SPACE; IT CAN BE AS BIG AS IT NEEDS TO BE. IT CAN ACTUALLY CONTAIN THE SUM OF EVERYTHING THAT WE KNOW,” SAYS GARDNER. April 2011 Photograph by Robyn Twomey Wikipedia director Sue Gardner has transformed the site’s broken business…
ASMA al-ASSAD Country full of Shadow Zones
TimesPeople Middle East A New Arab Generation Finds Its Voice Escalating violence has tempered the regional euphoria that followed the youth-led revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt. And yet, young people will continue to play an important role in the Arab Spring. This month, The New York Times interviewed more than two dozen of them, from…
Protests are extremely rare in Saudi Arabia, but activists in Qatif recently took to the street