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26/11 Mumbai Attacks documentary: Never before seen footage and audio of terrorists
Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 14:48 | View Comments
26/11 Mumbai Attacks documentary: Never before seen footage and audio of terrorists

This documentary follows the attackers who infiltrated Mumbai on 26/11 and inflicted unbelievable carnage on the streets, restaurants, hotels of Mumbai and brought India to its knees. The shameful act of this terrorism was well planned and while listening to the the audio clippings of conversations between the terrorists and commanders one cant believe how [...]

Brace for the Eclipse tomorrow believers & non-believers
Tuesday, 21 Jul, 2009 – 22:07 | View Comments
Brace for the Eclipse tomorrow believers & non-believers

So nearly everyone is on for the Celestial showdown tomorrow..the dance of Moon, Sun and Earth which will present an unprecedented experience to most of us,the most complete Solar Eclipse of the century. Yes this kind of eclipse will not take place in another 100 years and this should not be missed. I have witnessed [...]

Blackberry update from Etisalat UAE has spyware
Wednesday, 15 Jul, 2009 – 10:56 | View Comments
Blackberry update from Etisalat UAE has spyware

It seems a latest series of updates from Etisalat UAE to BlackBerry subscriber devices is riddled with spyware. Reverse engineering on the updates found out that the spyware is snooping on the messages sent from the devices and storing them on Etisalat servers. This is serious issue and so far no one from Etisalat, BlackBerry [...]

Australian woman released from Kuwait jail speaks
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 11:50 | View Comments
Australian woman released from Kuwait jail speaks

An Australian woman who was jailed in Kuwait couple of months back after insulting the Amir of Kuwait during a scuffle at the Kuwait airport with officials, has spoken to the media about her experience. The interview below was given to ABC TV in Australia.
Sydney woman Nasrah al Shamery has returned to her family after [...]

Arab Times Kuwait website blacklisted by Google
Tuesday, 23 Jun, 2009 – 12:24 | View Comments
Arab Times Kuwait website blacklisted by Google

Interesting blacklisting by Google…Arab Times newspaper’s site has been declared a no-go zone by the internet goliath. Here are the screenshots of the first warning and subsequent reasons for blacklisting. BTW this is via FireFox. and Google Chrome. Internet Explorer and Safari open the site properly.
Arab Times Kuwait [LINK]

Its iPhone vs N97 price wars in Kuwait
Sunday, 21 Jun, 2009 – 8:57 | View Comments
Its iPhone vs N97 price wars in Kuwait

iPhone is now touted at KD 249 [AlGhanim stores] and Nokia N97 is KD 249 – 250 [Alghanim Stores and Nokia showrooms]. Is it worth it..maybe in 6 months when both will dip to KD 150 or less levels. And btw if you are planning to buy iPhone 3G from Alghanim…just DONT because they are [...]

Young Iranian protester is shot dead in Tehran [Very Graphic]
Saturday, 20 Jun, 2009 – 21:09 | View Comments
Young Iranian protester is shot dead in Tehran [Very Graphic]

This is a really sad day in the fight for rights in Iran. This innocent girl was just protesting for her rights her vote. I hope this video becomes the face of injustice in Iran and around the World. May Allah give her soul peace and grant her paradise.
UPDATE:
Her name was Neda [LINK]

WTF: WoW gamer looses his account..EPIC freakout
Saturday, 20 Jun, 2009 – 21:03 | View Comments
WTF: WoW gamer looses his account..EPIC freakout

The dangers [and fun] of addictive gaming lifestyle when it comes to WoW and the others in the breed

iPhone 3G-S pricing might touch KD 250+
Friday, 19 Jun, 2009 – 21:43 | View Comments
iPhone 3G-S pricing might touch KD 250+

Following is the latest pricing format from Apple UK where iPhone 3G-S is available on pre-paid connection:
iPhone 3G-S 16 Gb – £440.40 = KD 210
iPhone 3G-S 32 Gb – £538.00 = KD 255
*Price above includes VAT
Looking at this I wouldnt be surprised if Kuwait retailers are gonna charge anything under KD 250+ with markups and [...]

Saudi law firm embroiled in racial profiling in recruitment
Thursday, 18 Jun, 2009 – 0:55 | View Comments
Saudi law firm embroiled in racial profiling in recruitment

A premier law firm in Saudi Arabia has gotten embroiled in racial profiling while advertising for a vacancy. The  Law firm of Salah Al-Hejailan is one of the most reputed law firms practising in Saudi. Read the email it sent to recruiters below.
We are interested in recruiting one senior Anglo-Saxon lawyer (with 7+ PQE), preferably [...]

Saudi Princess in fashion fall-out
Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2009 – 8:59 | View Comments
Saudi Princess in fashion fall-out

A powerful Saudi princess is making news in the fashion industry for backlog of payments on a ‘high-end shopping spree’ for nearly a year. Now fashion boutiques have gone the legal way to recover the debts.
Global media outlets have gone full steam and are reporting apparent US$ 24 million in outstanding bills. Each visit to [...]

Ahmedinejad declared winner in Kuwait [overseas ballot]: GCC split
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 9:50 | View Comments
Ahmedinejad declared winner in Kuwait [overseas ballot]: GCC split

The Iranian press has reported votes tally from overseas for the ‘disputed’ Iranian presidential elections. It seems Iranian population in Kuwait has opted for conservative Mahmoud Ahmedinejad over the left wing Mir-Hossein Moussavi, where as Mir-Hossein Moussavi has done well in UAE region by scoring better than his counterpart. Rest of the picture within GCC [...]

Some dickhead knocked my car and ran
Sunday, 14 Jun, 2009 – 11:30 | View Comments
Some dickhead knocked my car and ran

Had a blissful weekend only to have a ruined Sunday morning when I noticed that some dickhead had rammed into my parked car at some stage between 6 pm yesterday and 6 am today morning. The car was parked off the street curb in Salmiya. Well whoever it was knows what he/she has done. This [...]

Adults Only: WTF club scene
Saturday, 16 May, 2009 – 22:45 | View Comments
Adults Only: WTF club scene

Ok this one is ADULTS ONLY. Don’t worry there is no “pron” here but the gyrating steps might offend some, or entice most
Enjoy WTF club scene..