Global Voices Online

Egyptian blogger Hossam el Hamalawy reports that the Egyptian stock market continues to decline

Recent Links also in Middle East & North Africa

Mo-ha-med describes meeting Ossama - Arab, Muslim, and a soldier in the Israeli army.

West of Igdir comments on the latest developments in Armenia including a second victory for the country in the International Chess Olympiad, speculation over negotiations to resolve the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh and last week's visit to Istanbul by the Foreign Minister.

Bahrain Taxi is disappointed at the sentence given to a man in the UAE for deliberately driving over a pedestrian in his Hummer: “The pathetic ten year sentence which probably won't be ten years sends the message that road rage is not a serious problem and that losing your temper and killing someone is not as serious as committing adultery.”