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Egypt will be the first Arab country to launch the world's first Arabic language internet domain: .Masr, which will be written in Arabic script means .Egypt.

So hurry up and start registering your domain name!

An Italian court has convicted 23 Americans and two Italians of the kidnap of Abu Omar, from Milan and sending him to Egypt, where he was allegedly tortured for years.

It is not surprising that the Americans were all tried in their absence since the US refused to extradite them. But what happens to the "alleged" torturing. Did it really happen and if it did, who did it and will they get convicted as well?

A music festival bringing Jews and Muslims artists together in Essaouira, Morocco just ended its 6th round this weekend.

The Andalousies Atlantiques festival of Judeo-Arab music is not only a tribute to the rich past of the town but a revival of its cultural and religious mix of Jews and Muslims.

The audience was also a mix of Jewish and Muslim people, which shows that art can bring the most unlikely people together. Now, if we just can have more of such events throughout the world...

Great news for the Arab world! Finally, the Internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, such as Arabic and Chinese.

It is probably the biggest change in the Internet world since it was created 40 years ago.

"It is likely the majority of early non-Latin net addresses to be approved will be in Chinese and Arabic script, followed by Russian," wrote the BBC.

So, no more excuses. Let's have more Arabic websites created for the Arabs by the Arabs!

Sorry to ruin everyone's festive Ramadan mood, but the verdict is out. A recent study found that smoking Shisha is as harmful (if not more) as cigarettes.

Amnesty International announced that it will not be involved in any way with the Leonard Cohen concert in Tel Aviv and will not be party to any fund that benefits from the concert's proceeds.

Last week, in a violation of international law and the refugees' property rights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forced through a new law that will start a process of privatization of much of Israel's developed land and refugee properties, reported The Electronic Intifada.