EhCafe » Middle East http://www.EhCafe.com Chit-chat about tech, life, and fun, eh? Thu, 06 May 2010 22:44:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Jon Stewart with Mustafa Barghouti & Baltzer http://www.EhCafe.com/2009/10/28/jon-stewart-with-mustafa-barghouti-baltzer/ http://www.EhCafe.com/2009/10/28/jon-stewart-with-mustafa-barghouti-baltzer/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:39:35 +0000 arrabi http://www.EhCafe.com/?p=295 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive – Anna Baltzer & Mustafa Barghouti Extended Interview Pt. 1 http://www.thedailyshow.com
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The only arab countries on the list: Jordan, Bahrain, & Iraq.
Saudi, Egypt, & UAE are all missing.
interesting – i've never seen Jordan singled out on an american list like this before. maybe because many US troops pass through jordan to iraq? but this doesn't explain Bahrain, or why Qatar is not on the list.
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from the post:
• Talasim.com (Amman, Jordan) – The Comedy Channel of the Middle East, providing a space for self-expression and sharing humour.

These teams will all receive a €50k investment from Seedcamp and active support over the next 3 months to help develop these companies into world-beaters.

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Ranking Chart Link: http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/?direction=Asc&sort=1

Saudi Arabia is celebrating its rank at #13 out of 183 countries this year.

Previous Years for KSA: 2008 – 2009 ranked #13 2007 – 2008 ranked #16 2006 – 2007 ranked #38 2005 - 2006 ranked #67

The criteria in measuring this rank was based on the following factors: 1. Starting a business 2. Dealing with construction permits 3. Employing Workers 4. Registering Property 5. Getting Credit 6. Protecting Investors 7. Paying Taxes 8. Trading Across Borders 9. Enforcing Contracts 10. Closing a Business

The first 20 countries are: Singapore 1 New Zealand 2 Hong Kong, China 3 United States 4 United Kingdom 5 Denmark 6 Ireland 7 Canada 8 Australia 9 Norway 10 Georgia 11 Thailand 12 Saudi Arabia 13 Iceland 14 Japan 15 Finland 16 Mauritius 17 Sweden 18 S Korea 19 Bahrain 20

Worth to mention: Bahrain is 20 UAE is 33 Qatar is 39 Kuwait is 61 Oman is 65 Tunis is 69 Yemen is 99 Jordan is 100 Egypt 106 Lebanon 108 Morocco 128 Iran 137 West Bank 139 Syria 143

Reference: http://www.alriyadh.com/2009/09/09/article458232.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba%27s_Gazelle extinct

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Gazelle extinct

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Gazelle extinct

[from wiki]: Currently, the genus Gazella is widely considered to contain about 13 species. Four further species are extinct, the ones I just mentioned. What a coincidence!

 

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Nice video and production.. with a little bit of lip synching! :) I guess this is a norm that is followed for shows whenever no music band is live on stage but only the singer. Nevertheless it works and merely unnoticeable.

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from Abu Dhabi's The National newspaper.
Hat tip to 360east.com

(first paragraph…)

Tom Gara

  • Last Updated: June 07. 2009 8:39PM UAE / June 7. 2009 4:39PM GMT

Thinking outside the box: driven by a need to create jobs for an educated young population, the heart of technological entrepreneurship beats fast in Jordan.

If you spend a lot of time reading about start-up internet companies in the Middle East, the same country pops up time and time again: Jordan.

It is one of the smallest nations in the Arab world, lacking the population of Egypt, the wealth of the Gulf or the history of Syria. But what it has, without a doubt, is the most exciting community of technology start-ups in the region.

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BookCover

I got a link today about a new book launch in Lebanon about the "Memoires de Camille Aboussoua"; the book cover is quite inviting, so you click on the link and it’s selling for $100 in Lebanon. Whereas in the US, the Memoirs of Barack Obama are $15 each, and you can get it for $11 on Amazon!. Not withstanding the GDP difference, you wonder why the publishing industry in Lebanon is so expensive! I am not sure how this compares in France, or in other Arab regions.. Obama for $15 or Aboussouan for $100 ?!?!?

]]> http://www.EhCafe.com/2009/06/12/memoires-de-camille-aboussouan-and-memoirs-of-barack-obama/feed/ 0 amazing new singer Lina Shamamian http://www.EhCafe.com/2009/06/02/amazing-new-singer-lina-shamamian/ http://www.EhCafe.com/2009/06/02/amazing-new-singer-lina-shamamian/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:31:20 +0000 arrabi http://www.EhCafe.com/2009/06/02/amazing-new-singer-lina-shamamian/ http://www.lenachamamyan.net/albumsar.html

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