Gaith Saqer of <a href="http://arabcrunch.com/">ArabCrunch</a>, recently <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenational.ae%2Farticle%2F20090415%2FBUSINESS%2F185613951%2F1137&ei=GgrrSaP2Gd2ZjAf8hoSfCg&usg=AFQjCNFi0pVQmqqpf4_miBWPJXpZ-HaQxw&sig2=PFHAXlhn91UeDVT90nxnzA">featured in The National</a>, has a post up outlining what he thinks <a href="http://arabcrunch.com/2009/04/towards-a-vibrant-startup-based-it-sector-ecosystem-in-the-arab-world.html">needs to happen to create a better scene for tech startups</a> in the Middle East. <br/><br/> The New York Times has a article showing in the US: In response, a post at TechCrunch , not the bursting of a short-term bubble: