Make a Splash: Climbing Cliffs Over Deep Water in Oman

Make a Splash: Climbing Cliffs Over Deep Water in Oman http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131223-mark-synnott-deepwater-solo-rock-climbing-oman/

Tanzania ditches plan to evict Masai for Serengeti 'wildlife corridor'

Tanzania ditches plan to evict Masai for Serengeti 'wildlife corridor' which is a vectorial moment for Masai socaity who fought for their land with the support of various groups.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/07/tanzania-maasai-serengeti-wildlife-corridor

Nat Geo Travel Staff’s 2014 Bucket List

Oman my beloved country has been featured as one of the destinations which is part of 'Nat Geo Travel Staff’s 2014 Bucket List'
http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/20/nat-geo-travel-staffs-2014-bucket-list/

Travel to the Gulf States in Middle East

Amateur Traveler brings you "Travel to the Gulf States: UAE (Dubai), Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait - Episode 203".
http://asia.amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-the-gulf-states-uae-dubai-bahrain-oman-qatar-kuwait-episode-203/

Turning odds into opportunities

A Young Doctor Fights The Depression Epidemic In Palestine http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2013/02/27/a-young-doctor-fights-the-depression-epidemic-in-palestine/

DS TV in Middle East

While I was in Tanzania, I was hocked up with DS TV, a cable TV in Afria, it had nice english channels such as MNet series, Mnet Movies, HBO, etc.

I emailed them if they have an agent in Oman, they said "No", I am looking for an agent, if anyone knows one in Middle East, Dubai or Oman?

Kindle in Middle East

When will Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation) be sold in Middle East? interesting it is available for East Africa market but us, no.

'Ana Muwaaten' is over

Some of AGCC has pumped their own cetizens to the extreem that they are nationals 'Ana Muwaaten', and they are privilaged and above all, as a result some of them not all became too boosted and managed to treate their naibours like trash.

but year 2009, the tables has turned against them. With the financial crises, UAE, KUWAIT & BAHRAIN nationals been kicked off from work because of that. Some UAE nationals been informed by ahmmm a BRITISH national, which made the situation even worst.

All I can say, the AGCC is becoming western Countries.

Monopoly of insurance companies

Ahmed Al Falahi wrote an article on 23 Dec 2008 at the Oman Daily, an Arabic newspaper, about how insurance companies in different Welayats (regions) rip off the Omani citizens because of no supervision from higher authorities.

He gave a four wheel drive with 4300 cc with third party insurance, as an example may cost OMR 300 at one company and same specification and facility it will cost OMR 70 in other company.

He said as per my understanding, the lack of competition in the regions comparing to Muscat region and neighbouring regions, which has high competitions and multi options suits everyone‘s needs. The greedy insurance companies at other regions manipulate and set the fees as they please.

Can the regulatory authority do anything about it? Or do we encourage the new Intilaaqah participants to go towards setting up new insurance companies, which lacks competitions to kill monopoly and blood suckers?

Bits and Bytes

• No immigration visa to USA for Khat consumers in Yemen. Must have three years minimum of free of Khat out of the body system, with periodic medical test as a proof.

Spam attack

My journal been Spammed by an Anonymous who has left 6 new comments on 6 different posts, advertising his two Arabic Tunisian blogs.

(Click here to view the image source.)

It seems that the person is craving for attention for his blogs, needs to increase the number of traffic (who doesn‘t), as a result I have activated the word verification for comments.

Bits and Bytes

• Mark Ruffalo brother died, and a Saudi woman was arrested then released as it was rulled out his death as homicide. As per Al Arabiya newspaper, she is a Business woman, while the other newspapers refer her as a Saudi princess. So is who is Shaha Mishaal Adham?
• Condoleezza Rice admits USA's popularity decreased since George W Bush became the precident of USA.
• Rumours about 'killer perfume' in UAE and the police denies it.
• A Turkish shoe factory had to employee 100 individuals in order to fill in the 370 thousand pair of Muntadhar al-Zaidi shoes, as it turned out to be a Turkish made.

(The post been Edited on 24 Dec 2008 20:59 PM. GMT 4+).

Gain Thawab

Umrah or Ummrah is a minor pilgrimage performed by the Muslims who follow Islam as religion. Muslim may perform it unlimitedly and anytime.

I personally know people go to perform it every year, it’s their choice, they may want to gain more Thawab (Reward for good deeds) and pray to Allah (God) to wipe out their Ithims (sins).

I believe if one already performed Umrah, and wants to perform again, he can gain more Thawab by sponsoring the below categories to go to Umrah:

• An elderly person, who can not afford,
• An orphanage (allot who were not adopted),
• Poor individual/ family,

or

• sponsoring someone to perform Haj.

Think about it, you may gain double or triple or countless Thawab (only God knows how much he will reward you) as if you had performed Umrah. But that is all depends on your true intention, and no one knows it except you and God in addition to the Mala’ikah (Angles) on your left or right who write your deeds, if your intention was good, the right Angle will write it as good deed, and vice verse.

Click here for Glossary of Islamic terms in Arabic.

Bits and Bytes

• Medal For Courage will be geven to Muntadhar al-Zaidi by Aicha, daughter of Lybian leader Muammar Gaddafi because of his courage to throw his shoes towards the forty-third President of the United States.

Osama bin Laden tactics

Omar Bin Laden, the fourth son of the legend Osama bin Laden has been seeking a free global publicity since mid 2007 up to date, it’s becoming uncomfortably irritating and fishy too.

I believe that his father is behind this charade, which has been planned very well.

He may have tipped him of to create diversions of the world from Osama’s 'the Terrorist' to sympathise with his son 'the victim' of his father’s sins (that he kills innocents for the name of Islam), who was once covering his daddy’s back in Afghan and supporting Talibaan with their manly and primitive thoughts by the name of Islam.

His side of the story

• March 2007 - Marriage to Zaina Mohamed Al-Sabah (No prove if it is true or not), legally named Jane Felix-Browne, a British woman who is twice his age, and divorced her in September 2007 after series of death threats from KSA. After 2 weeks they got back together.
• Since then, his request for visa to enter UK was declined on several occasions because of he refuses to provide his father’s address up to date.
• On November 3, 2008 he flew to Spain with his wife and applied for Asylum petition, for the reason his life is in danger in Cairo. His request was declined twice even with the appeal.
• Flew back to Egypt, they claim that they were interrogated and deported by the Egyptian officials about his claim of safety in Egypt when he have applied for Asylum petition in Spain.
• On November 9, 2008 they arrived in Qatar, and currently staying there and Omar claimed that USA offered him a Green Card but he declined their offer and preferred to stay in Qatar.
  
  Is all that true? God knows.

No more half sleeve shirts for Men in Egypt

Mohammed Abu Zaied, a lecturer in Al-Azhar university, had given a lecture to men to stop wearing half sleeve shirts and T-shirts as well as short thawb or thobe/ dishdasha/ kandura/ khameez (an ankle-length garment, usually with long sleeves, similar to a robe), opened buttoned shirts and fitted pants/ trousers; because it attracts and rouses female’s sexual emotions. He also advised people to wear socks when they wear short thawbs. Read more from Arabic newpaper.

Bits and Bytes

• On 26 October 2008, at 5 pm KSA i.e. 1 pm GMT, MBC.net has lunched it’s latest free air channel known as ‘MBC MAX’. I don’t know what’s the difference between this channel and MBC 2.
• Lebanon's First National Bank (FNB) has introduced new product for fertilization to those can’t conceive normally. It’s the first bank in Middle East to launch such humanitarian product.
• PCCW - Awaser Oman Consortium was awarded the second fixed-line license tender by Oman’s Telecoms Regulatory Authority (TRA) and now it's coming to an end of monopoly for the majority state-owned Omantel is the sole fixed line service provider in Oman. Pacific Century Cyber Works (PCCW), an Hong Kong-based telecom company had joined in hand with a Omani partner (a joint venture) and won the tender. It seemed Nawras, the 2nd mobile company had bided for the second fixed-line license tender and lost.

Oman Nightlife from Facebook to Global

Who ever joined Facebook and wanted a snap shot of the nightlife in Oman, he/she would have joinned 'Oman Nightlife' group to get the latest all kind of events and activities that take place in town.

Now Oman Nightlife is going to offer for the rest of the world its services by lunching it's website via http://www.omannightlife.com/. At the moment the Oman Nightlife team working on making it work smoothly. The offical launch has not been set yet, but keep your eyes open.

Bits and Bytes
Two Omani youths jailed for rash driving.

Oman Idol

Who ever watched American Idol, an American reality-competition show that is aimed in for Search for a Superstar, Sultanate of Oman is finally ready to join Part of the Idol franchise as the first Arab country joins as a national Idol franchise, is now ready to lunch it's own Superstars in few months time.


The Omani name of Idol franchise will be Oman Idol. This show will be carried out at Studios of Radio Sultanate of Oman & Al Sawadi Beach Resort.

The first Idol show started in UK as Pop Idol on October 5, 2001. There are national and regional Idol franchises. The Arabian version of Pop Idol is known as Super Star, and its part of the regional Idol franchises. The contestants from multiple Arab countries and the winners of 5 seasons are mainly from Jordan, Libya, KSA, Tunisia & Lebanon.

Oman Ministry of Tourism is trying to boost Oman tourism by lunching this show.

Qusai - Don Legend the Kamelion

Recently, my sister bought an Music CD of Qusai a Saudi Rapper aka Don Legend the Kamelion.

At first I felt odd listening to an Arab rapper, specially from the KSA; but he rocked with 'The Wedding' (Saudi Wedding rap song) by Qusai and Jeddah Legend, a mix of Arabic & English lyrics.

His website is DonLegend.com.

I hope you enjoy the music video.

Oman Legal Zone

Oman Legal Zone the first offical legal website in Oman and Middle East. It's the brainchild of Rozalin Al Bulushi, an Omani legal advisor at Oman Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).

This is quoted from Oman Legal Zone official website.

Oman Legal Zone is one of the first legal websites in Oman which provides legal services via the internet. It is our belief that the law is the foundation upon which modern society is built. Thus it is your right as an individual, a company, and a member of society to have access to the best legal services wherever and whenever you are.


It is for this reason that Oman Legal Zone’s mission is to provide the best legal services to everyone, in the shortest possible time, and at reasonable and affordable rates.


Oman Legal Zone has a team of highly qualified legal counselors and lawyers and we are proud to be associated with the most prestigious legal firms in the Sultanate. Your time is valuable to us and that is why The Oman Legal Zone Team assures you of the highest quality services, in the shortest possible time.

Mr. Blue-Chi has mentioned about the website and the founder in his journal under the title 'New Website Alert: Oman Legal Zone'.

The legendary Egyptian filmmaker dies

(Photo from www.sudplanete.net)

My condolences to the family of MR. Youssef Chahine/ Yousuf shaheen and all his fans for his death.





Youssef Chahine/ Yousuf shaheen ,the Arab cinema's most celebrated director has passed away 27th July, 2007. His soal has depaerted his vavid body at 3:30 am after been in coma for weeks.



I watched his last film he have directed with Khaled Youssef ‘Heya Fawda (This Is Chaos)’ - 2007 (premiere at the Venice Film Festival)

(Photo from tadrart.com/tessalit/lechaos)

His official website is http://www.youssefchahine.us/. As per the post date, the website is currently temporary suspended due overtraffic.

ADHAM ELOKSH STUDIO

ADHAM ELOKSH, a German cartoonist, origonally from Egypt and born in United Arab Emirates.

Eloksh dot eu

Egypt says ‘No for Shia’

The Egyptian internal affairs has called the Al Azhar scholars specialized in Shia Islam to educate people of the dengar of Shia Islam in Egypt .

Egypt as a Muslim state, it follows Sunni Islam and it’s not accepting Muslims to follow Shia Islam as a faith and accepting other religions to practice their faiths such as Christianity & Judaism as well as Druze faith. Egypt doesn’t want the Shia Muslim to have their own Masjid to perform their prayers and doesn’t want to recognise their existence in Egypt despite it‘s existence in most Arab and non-Arab countries.

I want to know is Egypt going to be the next Turkey?