BBC: “The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London”

Photographing in public places in Saudi Arabia will be allowed except in some prohibited areas. The decision will be implemented after 10 months. Crossroads Arabia thinks this is “a major break into a different way of thinking, getting beyond “prohibit what we”re uncomfortable with” thinking.” In addition to the ban on taking pictures of military and strategic industrial areas, he suspects that pictures of mosques will be permitted. “As for palaces? Probably “No” for senior princes” palaces,” he added.

Actually, it is not just the regulations that bans taking pictures in the country, but also the popular culture. For example, I take my camera with me to almost everywhere, but I make sure that no one notices that because I don’t want to get in troubles. However, based on what happened to a friend last week, I hope this is changing.

The funny part comes when SCT talks about how to deal with those who violate the new regulations. The “action will be limited to confiscation of films,” the secretary-general of the SCT said. So, what about digital cameras? Well, I think we should wait for ten years before we hear about updating the regulations to include those.

Overheard: I’ve read somewhere that the Robot Co-op have already registered the domain name 43People.com. Are they thinking of launching a website for social networking?

Writeboard is the next little thing from 37signals. The concept is interesting. I can’t wait!

Turky Al-Thenaian thinks the part-time working schemes could be used to solve some problems regarding employement in the country. These solutions have been around and tested for a long time, and many countries around the world are using them, and they proved to be effective and sufficient. However, the government has always chosen to ignore them.

Mohammed al-Harfi: “Talking about what’s happening in Hassa is more desturbing and more painful. (…) Talking about its streets and public services is painful by all standards, despite all the efforts made recently. (…) [Hassa] needs a “Marshalian” project to save it.”

A sad story of a young devastated wife by Sahar al-Ramlawi. Even though I always thought love plays a major role in our lives, but I think she is right when she says that life goes on, “with it or without it.”