By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots Blog
February 28, 2012, 5:13 p.m.
A new study suggests that the 6% to 10% of Americans who use prescription sleep medications such as zolpidem (Ambien), temazepam (Restoril), eszopiclone (Lunesta) and zaleplon (Sonata) are more likely to develop cancer, and far more likely to die prematurely, than those who take no sleep aids.
DAMASCUS — Red Cross and Red Crescent rescuers left the Syrian rebel city of Homs on Tuesday after talks to evacuate trapped Western journalists foundered, spokesman for the two aid groups said.
“Our team returned to Damascus at around 2:30 P.M. (1230 GMT) after negotiations yesterday and today with a sheikh (religious official) who was serving as an intermediary,” to evacuate the journalists, Abdel Rahman Attar told AFP.
“He asked for food and medical supplies for the residents of Baba Amr and our team accepted. We asked in return to meet the journalists, but he refused,” Attar added.
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Damascus said its delegates had left Homs for the same reasons.
“The ICRC team has returned. The negotiations have been halted and the situation is very tense in Baba Amr,” the rebel stronghold of Homs where journalists are believed trapped, said ICRC spokesman Saleh Dabbakeh.
There are three Western reporters trapped in Baba Amr, a rebel stronghold of Homs, where a rocket attack last week on a makeshift media centre also killed two other journalists.
Attar confirmed that British photographer Paul Conroy was successfully smuggled out of Homs across the border with Lebanon, where the international NGO Avaaz earlier said he was “safe.”
But Attar said “this is not the case for Edith Bouvier” – a French journalist from the daily Le Figaro who was wounded last week in a rocket attack on a makeshift media centre in the Homs rebel stronghold of Baba Amr.
Conroy was also wounded in that attack which killed veteran US reporter Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik.
Two other journalists trapped in Homs are William Daniels, a photographer who also was on assignment for Le Figaro, and Spaniard Javier Espinosa who works for the Spanish daily El Mundo.
“It’s a real shame but I have the impression that those inside Baba Amr are not being very clear with us,” he said. — AFP __
WASHINGTON — North Korea agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests and uranium enrichment and allow international inspectors to monitor activities at its main nuclear complex, the North’s official news agency and the State Department announced on Wednesday. The promises could end years of a standoff that has allowed the North’s nuclear program to continue with no international oversight and are part of a deal that included an American pledge to ship food aid to the isolated, impoverished nation.
Although the Obama administration called the steps “important, if limited,” they signaled thatthe country’s new leader, Kim Jong-un, is willing to at least engage with the United States. Administration officials have been watching closely to see if he would resort to military provocations to establish his reputation following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, late last year.
North Korea also agreed on a moratorium on launchings of long-range missiles, which have in the past raised military tensions with South Korea and Japan.
North Korea has agreed in the past to halt its nuclear program only to back out, demanding more concessions or accusing the United States of reneging on its obligations. And the statement Tuesday from the North’s official Korean Central News Agency appeared to give the country’s leaders wiggle room again this time, saying that Pyongyang would carry out the agreement “as long as talks proceed fruitfully.”
Still, North Korea’s agreement to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to return to the country appeared to be a significant concession. After years of negotiations, North Korea expelled inspectors and went on to test nuclear devices in 2006 and 2009. American intelligence officials believe the country has enough fuel already for six to eight weapons.
If the North lives up to its agreement to stop uranium enrichment, it could help ease some anxieties in Washington over the program at a time when the administration, in an election year, is consumed with halting Iran’s nuclear program before Israel decides to stage an attack.
For the relatively young and inexperienced Mr. Kim, the agreement could be crucial to solidifying his hold on power and the backing of the powerful military, analysts in South Korea said. He needs to show in the early months of his rule that he is improving people’s lives after years of food shortages and a devastating famine. Bringing in 240,000 metric tons of food aid from the United States will surely help.
The timing is also important for Mr. Kim, analysts said, because his father had declared this would be a breakout year for North Korea, when its economy would take off and the country would stage elaborate national celebrations. The celebrations will mark the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, the nation’s founder and Kim Jong-un’s grandfather.
Food aid — and better international relations that could lead to economic support — are considered critical for the country’s leaders to be able to stage the celebrations with the lavishness their people have come to expect.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking at a House Appropriations Committee hearing, expressed cautious optimism.
“The United States, I will be quick to add, still has profound concerns,” she said. “But on the occasion of Kim Jong-Il’s death, I said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. Today’s announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction.”
She added that the United States will be watching closely and judging North Korea’s new leaders by their actions.
Two days of talks in Beijing last week between the United States and North Korea initially appeared to have produced few concrete results. But after the North Korean negotiators returned home, the country’s leaders responded positively to American offers to resume international negotiations — and deliver the food aid — provided the country agreed to the steps announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, the State Department said that in exchange, the United States was “prepared to take steps to improve our bilateral relationship in the spirit of mutual respect for sovereignty and equality” and to allow cultural, educational and sports exchanges with North Korea.
Officially, the Obama administration has refused to link food aid directly to progress in talks, saying that should be decided purely on humanitarian grounds. But American officials said they relented after the North Koreans insisted on the aid being part of any agreement. The State Department’s announcement did not say when the moratorium would begin, when international inspectors would return to North Korea or when the so-called six-party talks would resume between North Korea, South Korea, the United States, China, Russia and Japan.
Wednesday’s agreement only sets a potential stage for restarting the six-nation talks. Much tougher negotiations lie ahead if and when the multilateral talks begin to discuss the terms of permanently ending the north’s nuclear programs.
Steven Lee Myers reported from Washington and Choe Sang-Hun from Seoul, South Korea.
إن على المهرجان أن لا يصرف في ميزانيته المال العام، و إذا كان هناك من يستطيع أن يجيش هؤلاء الفنانين ويقدم لهم المليارات والملايين من ماله الخاص ويؤدي فاتورة البث التلفزي ويؤدي أجور الأمن الخاص بدل استغلال الموارد البشرية لوزارة الداخلية لتأمين تجمعات ضخمة ولأيام متعددة دون تعويض، فليس لدي أدنى مشكلة".
موقفي صريح ومبدئي ويقوم على أنه لا يجب أن يصرف المال العام في مهرجان خاض بحكم علاقات خاصة واستثنائية، بالإضافة إلى استفادته من الدعم ومن البث المباشر لسهراته".
مهرجان موازين لا يمكن أن يظل خارج منطق الحكامة والمحاسبة"، وزمن حزب الدولة انتهى ويجب أن ينتهي معه زمن مهرجان الدولة، كما يجب أن ينتهي كل سلوك فوقي يشعر معه المواطنون بالاستعلاء والاستقواء برموز الدولة وإمكانياتها المادية والبشرية لأنها أمور غير قابلة للتحيز والخوصصة"
أن تكون طالبا في المغرب..يعني أن تشرب من كأس الذل حتى الثمالة..فطلبك للعلم في عرف هذا المجتمع يجعلك إنسانا غريبا..مستقبله مجهول..كلامه غير مرغوب..وحاضره منبوذ
It was a night of few shocks as hot favourites The Artist, Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin landed the big three awards at the Oscars.
Silent film The Artist won the best picture, its leading man Dujardin bagged the best actor trophy while it also picked up best costume design and original score.
Morgan Freeman opened the awards before host Billy Crystal appeared in a spoof showreel based on scenes from nominated films including The Descendants, The Help and The Artist.
Crystal told the audience it was his ninth time hosting the event, joking "so tonight, just call me War Horse".
He then launched into a song based on the films nominated for the best picture Oscar, after joking "Nothing can take the sting out of the world's economic problems like millionaires presenting each other golden statues".
Earlier in the night, stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jessica Chastain and the star of The Artist, Berenice Bejo, greeted fans, signed autographs and posed for photographers outside the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jean Dujardin and dog Uggie cuddle as The Artist wins Best Movie at the Academy AwardsGetty
Meryl said she could hear America saying 'Not her again!' when she wonGetty
Jean Dujardin arrives at the Oscars. What a guy.AP
Tom Hanks presented the first awards of the night for cinematography and art direction to Martin Scorsese's Hugo.
Next up were Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez to present the awards for costume design to The Artist.
They also presented the award for make-up to the team behind The Iron Lady who transformed Meryl Streep into Margaret Thatcher.
J Roy Helland paid tribute to Streep after accepting the award, saying: "Your brilliance makes me look good, no matter what."
The next award, for foreign-language film, was presented by Sandra Bullock to the Iranian film A Separation.
Welsh-born actor Christian Bale handed out the award for supporting actress to Octavia Spencer for The Help.
The tearful actress, who was given a standing ovation, thanked her family in Los Angeles and Alabama before wrapping up, saying "I'm freaking out".
Tina Fey and Bradley Cooper presented the Oscar for film editing to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - a remake of the original Swedish crime drama.
The award for sound editing went to Hugo - Scorsese's 3D ode to early cinema - as did the Oscar for sound mixing.
Gwyneth Paltrow joined Robert Downey Junior on stage to present the Oscar for best documentary after a cinema-inspired routine by Cirque du Soleil.
The award went to Undefeated - about an American football team.
Chris Rock gave the award for animated feature film to Rango made by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski.
The award for visual effects was presented by Ben Stiller and Emma Stone to the team who worked on Hugo.
Melissa Leo, who won the supporting actress award last year, gave the supporting actor award to Christopher Plummer for Beginners.
The 82-year-old, the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar, held up his statuette and said: "You're only two years older than me darling, where have you been all my life?"
He paid tribute to his co-star Ewan McGregor whom he said he would "happily share this award with, if I had any decency, but I don't".
Natalie Portman presents actor Jean Dujardin with the Best Actor Award for The ArtistGetty
Christopher Plummer accepts the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. We'd like him to be our grandad.AP
We've got ourselves a crier!Getty
The award for original score was presented by Penelope Cruz and Owen Wilson to Ludovic Bource for The Artist.
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis presented the award for original song to Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie for his song Man or Muppet from the latest Muppets film.
He thanked his parents for "never telling me to get a real job".
Angelina Jolie presented the award for adapted screenplay to the George Clooney film, The Descendants.
The award for original screenplay went to Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris - his tribute to the French capital in the 1920s when it was home to expat-American writers including F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
The veteran star famously rarely attends the Oscars so Jolie accepted it on behalf of the academy.
The six stars of Bridesmaids handed out prizes for live action short film to Terry and Oorlagh George's Northern Ireland-set The Shore.
Mr George dedicated his win to "the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 30 years of war sat down, negotiated a peace and proved to the world that the Irish are great talkers".
The award for documentary (short subject) went to Saving Face - about a London-based plastic surgeon who treats Pakistani women maimed in acid attacks.
The Oscar for animated short film went to The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore.
Fatal Attraction star Michael Douglas gave the award for Best Director to Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist.
He said: "I forgot my speech. I am the happiest director in the world right now."
He thanked the stars of the film including Uggie the Dog, adding: "I think he doesn't care, I'm not sure he understands me."
Robert Richardson accepts the Oscar for best cinematography for Hugo during the 84th Academy Awards (he has nice hair)AP
Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez presented the Oscar for Costume Design to Mark Bridges for The ArtistGetty
Brett, we missed you.Getty
Crystal introduced a tribute to some of the names that have died in the last 12 months including Ken Russell, Whitney Houston and Elizabeth Taylor to the strains of What a Wonderful World performed by Esperanza Spalding.
Natalie Portman presented the best actor award to Jean Dujardin for The Artist.
The French star told the audience "I love your country" and thanked swashbuckling screen idol Douglas Fairbanks Junior for inspiring his role as the silent film hero of the movie.
The best actress Oscar was presented by Colin Firth to Meryl Streep whom he described as "unreasonably good".
The actress, picking up the third Oscar of her career, thanked her husband and also her friend, J Roy Helland, who picked up the make-up award earlier in the night.
She said: "I really want to thank all my colleagues, all my friends, I look out here and see my life before my eyes."
Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise presented the best picture Oscar to The Artist - the first silent film to win in decades.
Producer Thomas Langmann accepted the award as he was joined on stage by the cast and crew including Uggie the dog.
Hazanavicius paid tribute to his wife, Bejo, saying: "You inspired the movie, you're the soul of the movie and the positive feeling of the movie" before going on to pay tribute to Hollywood legend Billy Wilder.
All the winners from the 84th Academy Awards
The award for Best Picture goes to The Artist Nominated... The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight In Paris Moneyball The Tree Of Life War Horse The winner of Best Actress is Meryl Streep Nominated... Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs Viola Davis - The Help Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn The winner for Best Actor is Jean Dujardin for The Artist Nominated... Demian Bichir - A Better Life George Clooney - The Descendants Jean Dujardin - The Artist Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt – Moneyball The winner of Best Supporting Actor is Christopher Plummer for Beginners Nominated... Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn Jonah Hill - Moneyball Nick Nolte - Warrior Christopher Plummer - Beginners Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The winner of Best Supporting Actress is Octavia Spencer for The Help Nominated… Berenice Bejo - The Artist Jessica Chastain - The Help Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs Octavia Spencer - The Help The winner of Best Cinematography is Hugo Nominated… The Artist The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Hugo The Tree Of Life War Horse
The winner of Best Art Direction is Hugo Nominated… The Artist Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Hugo Midnight In Paris War Horse The winner of Best Costume design is The Artist Nominated… Anonymous The Artist Hugo Jane Eyre W.E. The winner of Best Make Up is The Iron Lady Nominated… Albert Nobbs Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 The Iron Lady The winner for Best Film editing goes to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Nominated...
The Artist The Descendants The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Hugo Moneyball Best Sound editing goes to Hugo
Nominated...
Drive
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
War Horse The winner of Best Sound mixing is Hugo
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Hugo Moneyball Transformers: Dark Of The Moon War Horse The winner for Best Documentary (feature) goes to Undefeated Nominated... Hell And Back Again If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Pina Undefeated The winner for Best Animated feature film goes to Rango Nominated... A Cat In Paris Chico & Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss In Boots Rango Best Visual effects goes to Hugo Nominated... Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Hugo Real Steel Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Transformers: Dark Of The Moon The award for Original screenplay goes to Midnight in Paris Nominated... The Artist Bridesmaids Margin Call Midnight In Paris A Separation The award for Best Short Film goes to The Shore Nominated... Pentecost Raju The Shore Time Freak Tuba Atlantic
The award for Best Original Song goes to Bret McKenzie for Man or Muppet Nominated... Man Or Muppet (The Muppets) Real In Rio (Rio) Best Short film (animated) goes to The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore Nominated... Dimanche/Sunday The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore La Luna A Morning Stroll Wild Life The award for Best Music (original score) goes to The Artist Nominated The Adventures Of Tintin - John Williams The Artist - Ludovic Bource Hugo - Howard Shore Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias War Horse - John Williams The winner of Best Directing goes to The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius Nominated...
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants - Alexander Payne
Hugo - Martin Scorsese
Midnight In Paris - Woody Allen
The Tree Of Life - Terrence Malick The winner for best adapted screenplay goes to The Descendants Nominated The Descendants Hugo The Ides Of March Moneyball Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy The award for Best Documentary (short subject) goes to Saving Face Nominated... The Barber Of Birmingham: Foot Soldier Of The Civil Rights Movement God Is The Bigger Elvis Incident In New Baghdad Saving Face The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom The winner of best Foreign Language Film is A Separation Nominated... Bullhead (Belgium) Footnote (Israel) In Darkness (Poland) Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) A Separation (Iran)
مادونا تصحب عشيقها الجزائري لمعبد يهودي قبل رحلتها لإسرائيل
2012-02-26
لندن ـ كعادتها كل سبت، توجهت صباح السبت 25 شباط (فبراير) 2012 ملكة البوب مادونا إلى مركز طائفة الكابالا اليهودية في نيويورك (معبد) برفقة صديقها الجزائري إبراهيم زيبات، حيث ارتدى الاثنان قمصانًا متشابهة، في إشارة إلى علاقتهما القوية.
ورغم كونه مسلمًا، إلا أن زيبات يواظب على حضور المراسم الأسبوعية للطائفة إلى جانب حبيبته التي تكبره بنحو 28 عامًا، وفق ما توضح عدسات مصوري الباباراتزي التي تلاحقها كل أسبوع في الموعد نفسه.
وتحضّر مادونا (53 عامًا) لإطلاق جولتها الفنية العالمية في 29 أيار (مايو)، التي ستبدأ أولى حفلاتها في مدينة تل أبيب. ولم يعرف ما إذا كان زيبات (24 عامًا) سيحضر معها الحفلة الأولى ويتوجه إلى "إسرائيل"، وفق ما نشرت صحيفة "دايلي مايل".
وكان زيبات صرح لمجلة فرنسية مؤخرًا قائلاً: "إنها امرأة كبقية النساء، هي فنانة خارقة ومشهورة عالميًا، لكنها امرأة فوق كل هذا".
وقال مصدر مقرب من الفنانة إنها وقعت في حب زيبات بقوة، إذ تفخر به ولا تجد سببًا لإخفاء علاقتها به. وأضاف المصدر أن مادونا تشعر بأحاسيس مع زيبات لم تشعر بها منذ انقضاء عشرينيتها.
وأوضح نقلاً عن ملكة البوب استغرابها من سرعة وقوة تواصل زيبات مع أولادها الثلاثة. وأردف قائلاً: "زيبات لا يعامل مادونا بطريقة مميزة لأنها فنانة مشهورة، فهو لا تهمه شهرتها، ويعاملها كأنها امرأة وليس شخصية عالمية".
ونقل عن مادونا قولها إن زيبات "إنسان التقت به في عالم آخر، وإن كل شيء بينهما ناجح".
فرنسا تحظر رسميا استخدام كلمة "مدموزيل" في الوثائق الحكومية
2012-02-22
باريس ـ (د ب أ)- قالت متحدثة باسم الحكومة الفرنسية إن رئيس الوزراء الفرنسي فرانسوا فيون وجه بعدم كتابة كلمة /مدموزيل/ "آنسة" في الوثائق الحكومية، وهو ما اعتبر انتصارا للحركة النسائية.
وكان توجيه السؤال "سيدة أم آنسة؟"سؤالا بحمل أكثر من معنى في فرنسا، حيث كان يستخدمه الرجال لمعرفة ما إذا كانت المرأة "متاحة" أم لا كما تستخدمه الإدارات الحكومية والمصارف والشركات الخاصة التي لا تزال تجبر النساء على تصنيف أنفسهن إما "عازبة" أو "متزوجة".
جدير بالذكر أن هذا النوع من التمييز بين النساء لم يعد موجودا في عدد من الدول الغربية.
هل قال ابن كيران 'لن تغني نانسي عجرم وماريا كاري إلا على جثتي'؟
في خطوة أشبه ما تكون بـ'الضربة الاستباقية'، أعلنت إدارة مهرجان 'موازين' الغنائي الدولي عن بعض نجوم الدورة المقبلة من هذا المهرجان الذي يقام عادة خلال النصف الثاني من أيار (مايو)، ومن بين تلك النجوم واحدة من الشرق وأخرى من الغرب، وبينهما قواسم مشتركة لا تخطئها عيون الفضوليين.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two suicide attackers detonated a car bomb at the entrance to a NATO air base in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least nine Afghans, officials said.
Paul Lamoitier, conseiller régional FN dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais et patron d'une des plus grandes sociétés de viande halal dans la région, a quitté mercredi le Front national. Selon Bruno Bilde, directeur de la communication de la campagne de Marine Le Pen, lui-même conseiller régional dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais, il n'était «plus dans la ligne du Front national.
La oposición siria pide armas para enfrentarse al régimen de El Asad
Setenta Estados y organismos internacionales se reúnen en Túnez para frenar la ofensiva del régimen de Damasco
Rusia pide un alto el fuego urgente en Homs para prestar ayuda humanitaria
La deslabazada oposición siria, cuyo principal grupo es el Consejo Nacional Sirio (CNS), tiene claro lo que pretende obtener de los países que respaldan a los rebeldes en su lucha contra el régimen de Bachar el Asad. En un comunicado difundido después del mediodía en Túnez, donde los países occidentales y muchos Estados árabes debaten cómo respaldar a la oposición, el CNS reclama que les proporcionen armas. "Si el régimen no acepta la iniciativa de la Liga Árabe [que prevé el abandono del poder por parte de El Asad y el inicio de una transición democrática] y no pone fin a la violencia contra los ciudadanos, los países Amigos de Siria no deberían impedir que países a título individual ayuden a la oposición siria mediante asesores militares, con entrenamiento y con provisión de armas para que puedan defenderse".
The US has advised Israel not to conduct "now" an air strike on Iran's nuclear facilities . Russia , too , has cautioned it that such an action may have devastating consequences over all the whole region . But the Israel 's patience , if not mind , is wearing thin ; its responsibles are refusing the world's advices and calls for not commiting such a foolish gaffe.
CAIRO — Two Western journalists, one American and one French, were killed early Wednesday as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad pursued a deadly bombardment of the central city of Homs, according to activists and officials.
WASHINGTON — Should Israel decide to launch a strike on Iran, its pilots would have to fly more than 1,000 miles across unfriendly airspace, refuel in the air en route, fight off Iran’s air defenses, attack multiple underground sites simultaneously — and use at least 100 planes.
طنجة (المغرب) ـ من سهيل كرم ـ (رويترز) - يستقل يونس العدلي وزوجته عبارة من ميناء طنجة المغربي في طريق عودتهما إلى اسبانيا لكن القلق يساورهما من أنهما قد لا يكون بمقدورهما بعد الآن كسب ما يكفي من المال في أوروبا لإعالة عائلتهما الممتدة.
اضطر الزوجان العاطلان عن العمل في اسبانيا منذ العام الماضي إلى ترك ابنهما أمير ذي الثمانية عشر شهرا في رعاية جدته في المغرب.
في كل يوم تقريبا، تصل شاحنات خاصة إلى ميناء طريفة أو الجزيرة الخضراء في أقصى الجنوب الإسباني، وهناك يتم وضع بضاعة على قدر كبير من التميز.. إنها سيارات فارهة مثل قطع زمرد لم يمسسها من قبل إنس ولا جان.
2 These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain.
3 We narrate unto thee (somewhat) of the story of Moses and Pharaoh with truth, for folk who believe.
4 Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth and made its people castes. A tribe among them he oppressed, killing their sons and sparing their women. Lo! he was of those who work corruption.
In his speech at the Jewish school ,Sarkozy praised the arab uprising, he reassured the Israelis that the new leaders in the arab countries do not represent any threat on them . He said too that France will not compromise on Israel's existence , and that It will not let it down vis a vis the Iranian menace.
عندما فرّ زين العابدين بنعلي إلى السعودية، أصر معمر القدافي على أن يوجه رسالة إلى الشعب التونسي، يسخر فيها من «الحماقة» التي أقدموا عليها عندما طردوا رئيسهم، وسألهم بتلك الوقاحة المضحكة، التي افتقدناها بعد رحيله: «هل ذهاب زين العابدين بنعلي سيعيد إليكم أبناءكم؟ غدا سيحكمكم رئيس أسوأ منه، لكن أبناءكم الذين ماتوا لن يعودوا أبدا!». بضعة أيام بعد ذلك، ثار الليبيون على الدكتاتور، وانتهى الفيلم كما تعرفون.
Abu Hanifa the founder of the Hanafi islamic school followed by many islamic countries, notably in the middle East, was once asked to answer a problematic question wich was: are a man who was drunk and died , and a woman who died when she was giving birth, from adultry , to a child ; are they believers or infidels ?
last nightt there was a football match in the city of Port Said in Egypt between two Egypcian teams Al ahli from the capitale Cairo and Al masri from Port Said north east city . Even before the beginning there seemed to be some tensions; outside the stadium the cameras showed some young people trying to block buses and smash them with stones.
The names of the tyrant arab learders seem not to be void of significance but have meanings and connotations , ironically these meanings have nothing in common with those leaders , their personnalities and their deeds or principles , instead they are in antagonism with them.
