Category Archives: Africa Last couple of days has been crazy. It started in Ben Jawad, a town located only 130km east of Surt, known as Gaddafi’s hometown. Anti-Gaddafi militias took control of Ben Jawad a few days ago but the government force fought back hard, dropping many shells from the ground and the air. Now the militia has...  It has been quite hectic nine days since I crossed the border from Egypt to Libya. I didn’t have time to update my blog at all with continuous exhausting days and very poor internet connection. I have been staying in Benghazi – a headquarter city of anti-Gaddafi people – but I am leaving the town... no comments  Yesterday morning, the last group of about 100 people, who kept protesting at Tahrir square to demand more concrete promises from the army to make better government, seemed to be convinced and cleared out of the square. Still sporadic celebration and demonstrations are taking place but overall the square is getting back to normal. The... show 3 comments felt nice after reading. thanks for your comment Amey. Hope to see you soon in Mumbai. Thanks for writing about your experience. I was dismayed to read in the Tribune about the bad attack on the female journalist- I see the mood had shifted towards all media. Keep up the good work and stay safe in each of these trips.  It was like a roller coaster ride in the last two day. On Thursday, president Mubarak firmly announced that he would stay in the office despite enormous expectations by people and media. It was quite disappointing night not only for many Egyptians but also foreign media like us who were waiting to witness the history.... no comments  There are still lots of people protesting in Tahrir Sq in Cairo on the Day 16 of Egypt uprising demanding President Mubarak to step down. Last week’s violent crashes between the protesters and Mubarak supporters have been diminished at least visibly as well as the attacks on foreign journalists. A few of my friends got... show 1 comment Happy Birthday Kuni! |
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