Jordan - "Next Stop - A Newly Stylish Amman Asserts Itself" - NYTimes.com

"Wanderlust | Istanbul" - The Moment Blog - NYTimes.com

"As Recovery Spreads, Greece Is Bypassed" - NYTimes.com

"Researchers Explore Growing Ocean Garbage Patches" - NYTimes.com

And in the Mediterranean?

"Joint-venture entre le groupe Hachette Livre et la Librairie Antoine au Liban"

"Editorial - Last Act for the Bluefin" - NYTimes.com

"Publisher in Portugal Picks a Fine Time to Start a Newspaper" - NYTimes.com

"Mediterranean restaurants are popping up like mushrooms"

France - "SPIIL : Les pure-players d'information s'organisent"

Portugal - "Next Stop - Alto Alentejo in Portugal, Unsung but Not for Long" - NYTimes.com

Tunisia - "Le groupe français Castel continue d’investir au Maghreb"

"Jérôme Cohen : " une utopie viable serait de commencer par une Union du Maghreb""

"A Mediterranean Brand to Recover from the Crisis" - ANSAmed

"TV: Close of Casting Algeria, new Star Academy Maghreb" - ANSAmed

Tunisia - "In Tunisia, government harassment of journalists on the rise" - Committee to Protect Journalists

"Ways to boost Euro-Mediterranean trade, enhance economic integration" - Global Arab Network

"Digital future: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces $5M to blog, text democracy in Mideast"

Morocco - "Moroccan Press freedom “disappointingly absent from agenda” of visiting US Secretary of State" – IFEX

"Les producteurs de lait français font leur marge en Espagne"

Morocco - "Méga projet solaire de 2 000 mégawatts au Maroc"

Tunisia - "Un écolabel touristique en Tunisie"

Monaco - "Prix Méditerranéen du Journalisme près de Nice"

"Ancient Eruption May Have Hit Mediterranean Societies With Tsunamis" - NYTimes.com

"Mediterranean Travel Articles: Croatia, Italy, France, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia"

"Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation - Arab Knowledge Report 2009"

Egypt - "Eygpt's Ali G." - PRI's The World

"Séville : 2 ème édition du Forum Young Mediterranean Leaders" - Econostrum

"Casablanca : Salon Med-IT" - Econostrum

"Barcelone : 3e Semaine méditerranéenne des leaders économiques" - Econostrum

"Barcelone : 6e Forum de développement économique de l'Afrique du Nord" - Econostrum

Jordan - "La Jordanie pourrait commencer à extraire de l'uranium en 2012"

"Salad days in Lebanon as it sets third Guinness food record" - AFP

"Middle East newspapers struggle in new age" - The Daily Star

Spain - "Universal closed in June" - Newspaper Innovation

Spain - "La Gaceta paid relaunch" - Newspaper Innovation

Morocco - "Morocco punishes journalists over royal reporting" - AFP

Turkey - "‘NYT’ announces launch of news supplement in Turkey" - European Journalism Centre

"Al Jazeera English introduces blog site" - Editors Weblog

Italy - "La Repubblica editor Ezio Mauro receives support for his press freedom efforts" - Editors Weblog

Spain - "elmundo.es launches Americas edition" - Editors Weblog

"'Hasta la vista y gracias': Spanish news website farewelled as main investor backs out" - Editors Weblog

France - "Today's empty newsstands thanks to strike action" - Editors Weblog

"Morocco blocks Spain's El Pais over royal cartoons" - Expatica Spain

"Al Ram Journal - On One Field, Two Goals - Equality and Statehood" - NYTimes.com

"House Hunting in ... Morocco" - NYTimes.com

Tunisia - "President Re-elected, With Only 90% of Vote" - NYTimes.com

"Mediterranean Union is stalled indefinitely" - TimesofMalta.com

Lebanon - "Lebanese media forced to make cuts " - The Peninsula

Lebanon - "Robert Fisk: End of an era for Lebanon's free press" - The Independent

"Mediterranean restaurant concepts look to expand" – Nation’s Restaurant News

Are the media in the Mediterranean covering these trends elsewhere?

"Tangier festival celebrates Mediterranean short films" - Magharebia.com

"Lebanese to Israel - Hands Off Our Hummus!" - NYTimes.com

"PROJECT TO CREATE AN EUROMED CIVIL DEFENCE NETWORK LAUNCHED" - ANSAmed

"Egypt against Israel FM at Mediterranean forum" - AFP

"La Méditerranée à l'honneur aux 4e Rencontres cinéma de Carros" - Nice Premium

"The olive grove wars" - GlobalPost

"Experts discuss the future of Mediterranean Seabirds" - Independent Online

"Government confiscates issue of newspaper; pro-Ben Ali "advertisements" appear in Egyptian media" - IFEX

"Somebody Get the Mediterranean a Tissue!" - GeekDad - Wired.com

"Middle East Bloggers: The Street Leads Online" - Reports - Committee to Protect Journalists

"5ème colloque Medinnov - Medinnov - Réseau Euro-Méditerranéen de l'innovation"

"Vital Signs - Nutrition - Lower Depression Risk Linked to Mediterranean Diet" - NYTimes.com

"Marseille : le grand bleu comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu"

"Centre for Mediterranean Integration Set Up In Marseille" - ANSAmed

"Les collectivités territoriales au coeur de la construction européenne"

"Sept associations éducatives méditerranéennes pour aviver "la mémoire de l'eau""

"Writers and Intellectuals on Cruise for Dialogue" - ANSAmed

European Neighborhood Policy - Euromed - Eurojar

www.figaromedias.fr

"Mediterranean Tourism Could Bear the Brunt of Climate Change"

"Mediterranean countries agree to boost digital learning" - Magharebia.com

ARCHITECTURE - "Q&A: Architecture in Spain, Portugal and Morocco" - In Transit Blog - NYTimes.com

TURKEY - "Turkish Media Group Critical of Government Is Fined $2.5 Billion" - NYTimes.com

"Italian Editor Is Latest Berlusconi Casualty" - NYTimes.com

"La voiture d'un journaliste plastiquée en Corse" - Société - Le Monde.fr

"”Le Monde” du 4 août interdit au Maroc" - France 3

"Celebrating Turkey in the Heart of Paris" - Globespotters Blog - NYTimes.com

"History, Along With Books, at an Istanbul Library" - Globespotters Blog - NYTimes.com

"Having Fish and Eating It Too" - NYTimes.com

"Buyer's Market in Croatia, but No One's Buying" - NYTimes.com

"Big harvest boosts Moroccan economy" - GlobalPost

"Spain's Cyclists Don't Include Average Spaniards" - NPR

This would make a great Mediterranean story - comparing and contrasting the use of bicycles all around the Med.

I wonder how the low usage of bikes in Spain, for example, compares with use in France. Nice has just launched a city-wide bike rental service called VeloBleu. It will be interesting to see what statistics on bicycle usage that program generates.

"Israel Cuts Palestinian Tragedy From Textbooks" - NYTimes.com

Israel can be seen many days fearing its own shadow.

"Conseil Constitutionnel - Décision n° 2009-580 DC du 10 juin 2009"

"Le temps de parole du chef de l'Etat désormais décompté" - Le Figaro

"Ban on Al-Jazeera Operations in West Bank Lifted" - NYTimes.com

"Italian bloggers strike" - GlobalPost

"How Paris booksellers make a go of it" - GlobalPost

"Tunisia: Academic sentenced to eight months in prison" - Pro Bono Net

"Egypt: Editor sentenced to six months behind bars" - Pro Bono Net

"Marseille, la nouvelle capitale méditerranéenne des croisières" - La Provence

"Cairo hosts 3rd Mediterranean Study Day" - Greenplanet.net

"Green Inc. Column - Europe Looks to Africa for Solar Power" - NYTimes.com

"al-Sahafiyeen : Israeli sitcom by Arab citizen is breaking the misconceptions by challenging the divisions head-on"

"Italy's Berlusconi hit by female escort allegations" - Reuters

"Cairo Journal - Penned-In Egyptians Find Peace in City’s Din" - NYTimes.com

And what role do the media play?

"Women Take On Sexist Image in Italian Media" - NYTimes.com

"MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR JOURNALISTS ASSIGNED IN BARI" - ANSAmed

"EGYPTIAN-ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON FOOD SAFETY TO KICK OFF" - ANSAmed

"GALASSIA GUTTENBERG OPENS TO FOOD AND CULTURE " - ANSAmed

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