This blog will report regularly on the development of the Mediterranean Media Center (MMC) in Nice, France. For information, please contact Terry Maguire tmaguire@newspaper.com. We welcome comments from all!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Military Aid For Egyptians Loses Support In the Senate - NYTimes.com
Certainly seems like a reasonable trend.
Remise à l'Italie par la France du chef mafieux présumé Lo Russo, arrêté à Nice - France 3 Côte d’Azur
Let's hope justice is served.
Turkish Leader Calls on U.S. to Extradite Rival - NYTimes.com
What are the other extradition cases involving Mediterranean countries?
Monday, April 28, 2014
VIDEO. Algérie : Bouteflika prête serment et reprend Sellal Premier ministre
Certainly seems astounding to me.
Museum Draws Donatello From Italy - NYTimes.com
Great opportunity to chart the dispersal of art from the Mediterranean all over the world.
VIDEOS. Egypte : peine de mort pour le chef des Frères musulmans et 700 pro-Morsi
This is quite extraordinary.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
As Deadline Passes, Syria Is Pressed to Complete Destruction of Its Chemical Arms - NYTimes.com
Not good. We have become so wimpy.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Joyful pilgrims pour into Rome for saint ceremony - Houston Chronicle
I am sure that the Mediterranean is very well represented.
Abbas: Palestinian unity government will recognize Israel - The Globe and Mail
That's their decision to make.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Writing in English, Novelists Find Inventive New Voices - NYTimes.com
Happening in the Mediterranean?
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Polémique sur une « voie express » payante sur le Net pour les contenus
It's as much a Mediterranean as it is a US issue.
A Questionable Decision on Egypt - NYTimes.com
Which countries are providing military assistance to Egypt?
All Aboard the Orient Local - NYTimes.com
What does the train route look like around the Mediterranean?
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Les condoléances de la Turquie - 24/04/2014 - leParisien.fr
Every Mediterranean country seems to have an issue in the same category, with wildly different implications.
Palestinian Talks Could Heal Leadership Divide And Anger Israelis : NPR
I'll take the more positive part of that!
Les Palestiniens annoncent un gouvernement Hamas-OLP - Libération
Let's hope this is forward progress.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Marcel Pagnol et la Côte d'Azur, 40 ans d'amour | Cagnes-sur-Mer | Nice-Matin
Well worth remembering.
Justices Take Case on Status of Jerusalem in Passports - NYTimes.com
A rare Mediterranean case in the US Supreme Court.
Géolocalisation : Facebook drague sur les terres de Foursquare et Tinder
In the Mediterranean neighborhood?
A Gibraltar, un incendie suspend les services de géants des paris en ligne
More Mediterranean links to the rest of us.
italy mafia bbc - Google Search
Piece today on the evolution of the mafia in the midst of Italy's challenges.
U.S. Promotes Network to Foil Digital Spying - NYTimes.com
Who would have expected a Tunisia dateline on this story?
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Nicolas Pagnol: "Mon grand-père a apporté la Provence au monde" | Côte d'Azur | Nice-Matin
Such a huge contribution.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Italy Gives Wife, Daughter of Wanted Kazakh Banker Refugee Status - NYTimes.com
Not Italy's finest hour.
Egyptian Court Jails Muslim Brotherhood Leader for Insulting Judiciary - NYTimes.com
Insults should not be actionable.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Les réseaux sociaux peinent à séduire les entreprises françaises
Opportunity for the media of the region.
Q&A: Khalid Albaih talks 'Khartoons' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
More on press freedom in Libya this morning on Al Jazeera.
Assad Campaigns for Re-election in Syria - NYTimes.com
It is hard to imagine a political campaign in Syria today.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Jordanian Jets Strike Vehicles Trying to Enter From Syria - NYTimes.com
The fuse on the powder keg grows eerily shorter.
Across Athens, Graffiti Worth a Thousand Words of Malaise - NYTimes.com
Positive Greek news is good.
Trop de retards dans la distribution du courrier dans les Alpes-Maritimes | Nice | Nice-Matin
Beginning of the end of La Poste.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Italie: peine de travaux d'intérêt général pour Silvio Berlusconi - France - RFI
I'll reserve judgment!
Monday, April 14, 2014
L'Algérie est riche mais pas rassurée - Le Point
I'd sure like to understand better how to put this into a better Mediterranean focus.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Abdellah Taïa Makes His Directorial Debut - NYTimes.com
A problem everywhere in search of better solutions.
Friday, April 11, 2014
A Peek Beneath A Mummy's Wrappers, Powered By CT Scanners : NPR
There surely are a lot of current Egyptian issues!
As Refugees Stream In, Lebanon Copes With Human Flood Tide : NPR
An immense problem in a small country.
Promise Of Jobs Lures Construction Onto Famous Spanish Beach : NPR
A problem all over the Mediterranean?
Taking a Risk, Investors Snap Up Once-Shunned Greek Debt - NYTimes.com
What comes around goes around.....
Mideast Tensions Sideline a Gazan Marathon Runner - NYTimes.com
There are athletes who run through it all.
Warily, Jordan Assists Rebels in Syrian War - NYTimes.com
Such a troubled part of the Mediterranean.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Trial of Al Jazeera staff adjourned in Cairo - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Do we know all we need to know?
Comment le très haut débit révolutionne nos usages de la high tech
And the Mediterranean media impact?
Turkey Keeps YouTube Block Despite Court Rulings - NYTimes.com
And the rule of law in Turkey is what, exactly?
Italie: Derniers jours de liberté totale pour Silvio Berlusconi - Le Nouvel Observateur
Will he ever go to prison?
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Across The Atlantic, Glimpse An Alternate Internet Universe : Planet Money : NPR
How is this impacting the media of the Mediterranean?
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Monday, April 07, 2014
Nouvelle dose d'austérité en vue pour les retraités grecs
Impossible to imagine how bad this must be.
Dutch Jesuit priest abducted and killed in Syria: report | Reuters
Lots of risks for foreigners all over the Mediterranean.
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Citizenship-for-Cash Program in Malta Stirs Security Concerns in European Union - NYTimes.com
Citizenship all over the Mediterranean deserves a lot more attention.
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Friday, April 04, 2014
John Kerry encourage le Maroc dans la voie des réformes - Challenges
We need more visits like this, reported well.
editor bbc newspaper resigns turkey april 2014 - Google Search
The BBC interviewed a Turkish newspaper editor who had resigned on 3 April 2014, but I cannot find it here.
VIDEO. Algérie : sans Bouteflika, malade, la campagne se déplace sur le Net
This election deserves a lot more attention as well.
Turquie: Erdogan relance sa guerre contre les réseaux sociaux - Le Nouvel Observateur
It all seems so odd and he appears either bizarre or maniacal or both.
Thursday, April 03, 2014
In Lebanon, 1 million Syrian refugees live on $1 a day (+video) - CSMonitor.com
Such an atrocious set of circumstances.
L'UE fait un pas vers la reconnaissance de la neutralité du net | Mediapart
How does this fit into the Mediterranean matrix?
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Netflix va diffuser en France depuis Luxembourg à cause de la "réglementation"
Will be worth watching.
3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Reveals Elaborate Burial Rites Of Ancient Elite
Still lots to be learned from history.
Middle East peace talks face new challenge after Abbas's defiant move | Reuters
Sometimes defiance is the right move.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Behind Barbed Wire, Shakespeare Inspires a Cast of Young Syrians - NYTimes.com
Any small plus is worth so much.
Policiers tunisiens condamnés pour viol: «Le combat continue» - 20minutes.fr
More evolving legal regime.