Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The Muslim World

1.Manama Bahrain has arrested 127 people, mainly gays from the Gulf countries, for holding a "depraved and decadent" party. The revellers hired a sports hall in Hidd, a conservative village on Muharraq island in the north of Bahrain, and organised on Wednesday evening a fee-paying party that brought together gay men from the Arabian Gulf countries.

COMMENT: Reports out of Bahrein's censored media say leaders in Bahrein are upset that western news media ignored this tidbit.

2.News agencies cite Middle East experts as saying that the Mubarak family's personal wealth at $70 billion. Much of the wealth is deposited in UK or Swiss banks, or in real estate in London, New York, Los Angeles, and on the shores of the Red Sea. Last year, Egyptian daily "El Ahbar" reported that Mubarak owns properties in Manhattan and homes on Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive. His two sons, Gamal and Alaa, are also both billionaires.

COMMENT: Egypts foreign currency reserves stand at $35 billion. Egypts foreign debt balance is $36 billion.
Quite the shocker, is it not? Pharaoh or not? According to wikileaks, Erdogan of Turkey has 8 accounts in Swiss banks.

3.Qatar invests in Israeli and international companies operate in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat says. He added that he possesses documents that prove his claim and will publicize them at the appropriate time. Qatar recently exposed documents pertaining to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations through its al-Jazeera network.

COMMENT: A falling out amongst the thieves?

4.Tunisia's Defense Ministry called up recently retired troops Monday as the country struggled to contain unrest that has persisted even after the ouster of the North African country's dictatorial regime.

COMMENT: So the riots continue in Tunisia. Why you ask? Its simple. The problem is not democracy or freedom, Its culture and food inflation.

5.A new Christian nation Is born in Africa: South Sudan votes 98.83% to secede from the arab muslim north.Three quarters of Sudan's considerable oil reserves are likely to end up in the new southern Sudan.Sudan is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Oil is currently the main export and production is increasing. Agriculture production is the most important sector for the economy, employing 80% of the workforce.

COMMENT: This is going to be interesting. North Sudan is mostly desert while the South is green and fertile.

Thought for the day - Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers; what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.

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