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RIM agrees with the governments of the Middle East

RIM agrees with the governments of the Middle East

Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, is willing to block pornographic sites and allow government spies have access to communications from its users, newspapers reported, after a surprise ban on its core services in the Gulf. The coveted secret of the BlackBerry has attracted increasing attention since Sunday, when the United Arab Emirates announced [...]
Modern-day land grab: rich foreign countries owning vast farmlands in poor countries

Modern-day land grab: rich foreign countries owning vast farmlands in poor countries

New colonialism in a globalized world is a curious thing. Countries buying vast parcels of farmlands in poor countries poses new emerging problems. In such cases, only the countries’ respective heads of state know the full details. It gets complicated when provincial governors have auctioned off their land to the highest international bidders such [...]
Women elected to Kuwait’s parliament: rebuff to Islamists

Women elected to Kuwait’s parliament: rebuff to Islamists

The very recent elections in Kuwait is proof that Islamists are not bound to succeed in this country. Four women were elected to parliament out of the 50 seats up for voting, and by all indication, the country is headed towards greater democracy. The Kuwait elections may just be an auspicious start of the reinvigorated democratic move in the Middle [...]
Arab Economic Summit: Arab World Remains as Divided as ever

Arab Economic Summit: Arab World Remains as Divided as ever

It is the way things work in the normal course of Arab political affairs. But today’s world is not a normal environment and calls for our leaders to truly think out of the box. That’s exactly why many hoped that the Arab leaders would try and find a common position on the Gaza conflict, in the two-day Arab Economic Summit which concluded in Kuwait [...]