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No love for L'Oréal: EU courts waffle on eBay counterfeits

Cosmetics maker L'Oréal has lost a battle in its counterfeiting war against eBay, as a Belgian court has dismissed all of L'Oréal's claims against the auction giant. In addition to not being able to force eBay to remove all fake auction listings automatically, L'Oréal will also have to pay €15,000 to cover court costs.

L'Oréal to appeal Belgian eBay ruling

After a Brussels commercial court dismissed an action by French beauty brand Lâncome (L'Oréal) brought against online auction house eBay for the sale of counterfeited goods, L’Oréal has announced it would appeal the Belgian decision.

Terror propaganda takes hit in Iraq

A video from al-Qaeda's Khalid al-Habib surfaced July 8. The amount of videos attributed to the main al-Qaeda group in Iraq has fell over the past year.

Al-Qaida: Explosives Expert Wanted by US Killed

Al-Qaida confirmed Sunday the death of a top commander accused of training the suicide bombers who killed 17 American sailors on the USS Cole eight years ago.

Al-Azhar Fatwa: Hacking U.S., Israeli Websites Is Permissible as Part of Electronic Jihad

According to a report on Islamonline.net, the Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee has issued a fatwa permitting the hacking of American and Israeli websites that harm Islam and Muslims, and also permitting damaging them, as part of "electronic jihad."

World's fastest auto-focus DSLR camera introduced by Al Sayegh Brothers

Al Sayegh Brothers, a multi-faceted business conglomerate with global and diversified interests, today introduced the Olympus E-3 DSLR Professional Camera in the UAE. The E-3 gives photographers a high-performance tool that is primed for any assignment and satisfies the most stringent demands for DSLR photography.

Weird Al To Release Songs As He Records Them

slapout writes "Weird Al has announced that with the Internet he can now release his songs for sale as he records each one rather than waiting for a whole album to be produced."

Hackers delay Al-Qaeda celebration of 9/11

DUBAI: An Al-Qaeda video to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has appeared on the Internet more than a week late, after websites it uses went down and a technical glitch further delayed its distribution.

'Al-Qaeda' woman appears in court

A Pakistani scientist accused of links to the al-Qaeda leadership has appeared in a New York court charged with attempting to kill US soldiers.

Secret al-Qaeda files on eBay camera

Secret MI6 documents, photos and fingerprints relating to members of al-Qaeda have turned up in the memory of a Nikon Coolpix camera bought on eBay for just £17 ($38).

Secret al-Qaeda files on eBay camera

Secret MI6 documents, photos and fingerprints relating to members of al-Qaeda have turned up in the memory of a Nikon Coolpix camera bought on eBay for just £17 ($38).

?Qaranqashow? at Bait Al Zubair Museum today

MUSCAT — Bait Al Zubair Museum welcomes all children and their families for festive fun between 8pm and 11pm tonight to celebrate Qaranqashow, a traditional mid-month event during the holy month of Ramadan for children.

'We were in Al-Qaeda'

Last month Al-Qaeda fighters Abdul Rahman Mohammed and Ahmed Ali laid down their arms after nearly four years of fighting US soldiers in Iraq.

US hearing for 'al-Qaeda' woman

A Pakistani woman scientist accused of links to the al-Qaeda leadership is to appear in a US court after being transferred there from Afghanistan.

Camera sold on eBay contained secret al-Qaeda files

A digital camera containing secret information obtained by the UK’s MI6 organisation, about al-Qaeda members has been sold on eBay.

2 Iraqi Athletes Set for Olympics

From left, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, Sadiq Al-Rikabi, senior political adviser for Iraqi Prime Minister and Basil Abdul Mahdi senior adviser from the Iraqi minister of Youth, arrive for a meeting to try to salvage the Iraq's participation in the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, in front of the entrance of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

A great mixture of Indian and Omani art

MUSCAT — His Highness Sayyid Loay bin Ghalib Al Said, executive director, Oman Equestrian Federation, inaugurated the exhibition titled ‘Mixture’, showcasing the art works of well-known Omani artists Abdullah Al Riyami and Saleem Sakhi, along with renowned Indian artist Neelam Dhar, at Omani Fine Arts Society yesterday.

A great â??mixtureâ?? of Indian and Omani art

MUSCAT — His Highness Sayyid Loay bin Ghalib Al Said, executive director, Oman Equestrian Federation, inaugurated the exhibition titled ‘Mixture’, showcasing the art works of well-known Omani artists Abdullah Al Riyami and Saleem Sakhi, along with renowned Indian artist Neelam Dhar, at Omani Fine Arts Society yesterday.

Historian admits defeat in art battle

The bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad on Saturday was a warning from al Qa’eda to the government of President Asif Zardari to end cooperation with the United States in its fight against al Qa’eda and Taliban in the region.

Young cricket star appeals for job deals

The bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad on Saturday was a warning from al Qa’eda to the government of President Asif Zardari to end cooperation with the United States in its fight against al Qa’eda and Taliban in the region.

eBay wins another court battle over sales of allegedly counterfeit goods

After losing two similar cases in European courts in June, eBay has prevailed in a lawsuit by cosmetics manufacturer L’Oréal, which argued eBay was responsible for phony products auctioned off on eBay. L’Oréal was surprised by the decision and plans to appeal, a spokesperson says.

Egypt: Facebook Bloggers Face Charges

Diana Mukkaled is a prominent and well respected TV journalist in the Arab world, thanks to her phenomenal show "Bil Ayn Al Mojarada" (By The Naked Eye), a series of documentaries around controversial areas and topics which airs on Lebanon's leading local and sattelite channel "Future Television". Diana also is a veteran war corrependent, covering both The War in Iraq and in Afghanistan, as well as the Isreali "Grapes of Wrath" massacre in southern Lebanon. Daring to do superb investigative work in Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen and Iraq (prior to the collapse of the Saddam's regime) and dedicating entire episodes of "Bil Ayn Al Mojarada" to issues such as "Honour Crimes" in Jordan, Diana has gained world wide recognition and was named one of the most influential women in a special feature that ran in Time Magazine in 2004.

Museum gets valuable book

doha • A valuable book was donated to the Museum of Islamic Art by Dr Bakr M Nour, a US citizen from Egypt who lives and works in Qatar. The book is a handwritten manuscript believed to be around 450 years old. Titled Al Shifaa Fi Akhbar Al Mostafa, the book has each page ornamented with a gold leaf frame, with an additional gold Islamic relief in the facing page.

Abstract fabric art unravels sublimal world of colours

A rare glimpse of post-modern abstract art expression from an Omani perspective has unravelled the sublimal world of colours. “Look differently at every day life and do not accept every view and the result will be an amazing discovery of the harmony and unity of colours,” accomplished artist Fakhriya al Yahyai told the Observer yesterday on the sidelines of her seventh solo exhibition ‘Compositions of Colour’ inaugurated by HH Sayyid Nadr bin Julund bin Taimour al Said at the Omani Society for Fine Arts (OSFA).

A History of Atari — the Golden Years

simoniker writes "Over at Gamasutra, Steve Fulton has published a massive 23,000-word history of Atari from 1978 to 1981, encompassing '... some of the most exciting developments the company ever saw in its history: the rise of the 2600, the development of some of the company's most enduringly popular games (Centipede, Asteroids) and the development and release of its first home computing platforms.' Best quote in there for Slashdot readers, perhaps: 'Atari had contracted with a young programmer named Bill Gates to modify a BASIC compiler that he had for another system to be used on the 800. After that project stalled for over a year Al was called upon to replace him with another developer. So ... Al is the only person I know ever to have fired Bill Gates.

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