Tommy - Instablogs
Sep 30 2008
There are those who do not believe the activities in Zimbabwe and prefer to detract instead on the written word.. That is their right. I am not going to write otherwise, although I might ask the writer to not just take one article and place it out of...
Jul 28 2008
Under cover of night dozens of barges queue up to dock at a jetty in a creek somewhere in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta.Their holds are filled with stolen oil running from valves illegally installed into a pipeline.
Jun 12 2008
Highly classified intelligence documents relating to two of the most sensitive issues involving Britain\’s security interests - al-Qaida in Pakistan and the situation in Iraq - have been found on a train near London, it was disclosed last night.
May 12 2008
Since my return from Kigali last weekend where I went to observe the acquisition of 35 percent stake in SONARWA, Rwanda’s leading insurance firm, by IGI Nigeria Limited, many colleagues and associates have been asking what my experience was. Most...
May 12 2008
Has your dream of a holiday home in Spain turned into a nightmare? For many Britons who borrowed heavily during the years of cheap credit to buy on the costas or beyond, the answer, unfortunately, is “yes”. Those persuaded to finance their purchase...
May 12 2008
Nader al-Mutairi stiffened his shoulders, clenched his fists and said, “Let’s do our mission.” Then the young man stepped into the cool, empty lobby of a dental clinic, intent on getting the phone number of one of the young women...
May 10 2008
Another American humiliation. The Shia gunmen who drove past my apartment in west Beirut yesterday afternoon were hooting their horns, making V-signs, leaning out of the windows of SUVs with their rifles in the air, proving to the Muslims of the capital...
May 8 2008
The European Commission on Wednesday approved the application of Slovakia to adopt the euro as its currency on Jan. 1, 2009, completing a fast and furious transformation that brought the small country from dictatorship to thriving market economy in less...
May 8 2008
A Jewish astronaut greets Israel from space. Revelers try to set a record for the most people singing a national anthem. To celebrate turning 60, Israel is staging fireworks, air force flyovers and a birthday bash for anyone born on the day the Jewish...
May 6 2008
The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, underlined here Monday that Islam is part and parcel of Europe and he also condemned the concept of clash of civilisations. “Islam today is part of Europe. It is important to...