Fifi Abdou: ‘Who is Haifa Anyway’?

They say it’s not easy getting old and that it can affect your head and this was proved quite comically by Egyptian dancer and actress Fifi Abdou. In a recent interview Fifi was asked about Haifa Wahbe and she said that Haifa was a phase and that Egyptians don’t like her, instead she claims Egyptians like true Egyptian beauty. Fifi then went on to compare herself to Haifa saying that she was better looking and that she, Fifi, was the real thing and that Haifa was a fake.

Ghadeer Sues Hussein El Jasmy!

Singer Ghadeer is suing Hussein El Jasmy after acquiring a CD in which El Jasmy sings her romantic song ‘Mush Haeysh’ without her permission. Ghadeer who is asking for $5million in compensation from El Jasmy says she was shocked that her brand new song was all over the internet in El Jasmy’s voice. Ghadeer has just finished the video clip for the same song which she filmed in both Egypt and Turkey.

Price Placed On Swedish Cartoonists Head!

On August 19th of this year a Swedish Cartoonist by the name of Vilks had a picture he drew published in a Swedish newspaper. As you can imagine a cartoon in a newspaper would not receive much attention except if it is a cartoon of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) with the body of a dog! As expected Islamic groups weren’t too happy and a leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq who goes by the name of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi clearly put a $100, 000 price on Vilks head. He also added in an audio tape sent to Sweden that the bounty goes up to $150, 000 if he is ‘slaughtered like a lamb’ and that another $50, 000 will be rewarded to whoever kills Ulf Johansson the editor of the newspaper.

Micho Same As Always

It’s good for any TV presenter to try and better himself and his shows but it seems that some get stuck in a rut doing the same show every year and Micho seems to be one of them. Micho’s so called ‘new’ show ‘Ya Abyad Ya Aswd’ (Black or White) consists of him quizzing viewers and interviewing celebrities. The shows first guest was Nicole Saba and she was the reason many people watched, she was sweet and tried to help all the viewers who called to answer their questions so they could be part of the draw for $1000!

Tony Khalifeh New TV Show!

Did Tony Khalifeh actually sign a contract with New TV to present Maestro instead of Neshan during Ramadan? As you already know, Tony Khalifeh has signed a new contract with New TV (Al Jadeed Television) but not to present Maestro! Of course Not! Tony will be presenting a TV Show on New TV during the holy month of Ramadan. The name of the show will be: (Forsah) which means "A Chance" in English. Tony will appear in a different style this year, unlike previous years! People can still win prizes with Tony, but in a different way; there will be 30 Cars during Ramadan for 30 people to win every night by voting for a touching case that needs help or a chance in life.

The First Mona Lisa !

The Mona Lisa or Gioconda, is a master piece that the world has known & admired for the past 5 centuries. If you're happy, she smiles at you ... if you're sad, she's sad!
Leonardo Da Vinci must have sketched it before he started working on it, no?
Well, this sketch ... the original & first Mona Lisa was unveiled recently at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The sketch is believed to be the original work of Leonardo Da Vinci around 1504.
Can you spot the difference between the sketch & the actual & existing Mona Lisa ?!

Mohammad Al Majthoub X-Factor 2 Winner

The youngest contestant in this year's X-Factor, 16-year-old Mohammad Al Majthoub from Syria, is on his way to becoming Rotana's youngest star. He's actually the youngest star to come out from the many talent shows that have been flooding the satellite channels for years now.
Mohammad is the winner of the talent competition X-Factor ... He beat Moroccan Bushra and won the title & the hearts of many people around the Arab world.

More Trouble for Omar Bin Laden!

It seems Omar Bin Laden's marriage to 51-year-old Jane Felix-Browne, has gotten him into more trouble than the publicity he didn't ask for!
In the latest development in this curious case, Omar's first wife, Rasha, has left him! She is determined not to come back until Omar divorces Jane!
Rasha is feeling humiliated and disappointed, but it seems Omar won't let go of his new British wife ...

Photos of Omar and Jane

Syria: Lebanese singers No, Russians Yes!

Lebanese singers cause moral deterioration in Syria ... Let's ban them from singing!
What could be more absurd than this?
One Syrian official has decided to ban Lebanese singers from performing in Syria because they cause moral deterioration !!!
The black list contains Haifa Wehbe, Elissa and Ruby - Although Ruby isn't Lebanese! - I guess she was added to the list at the last minute!

A New Series About Saddam Hussein!

Its no doubt that Sadam Hussein who was hanged earlier this year for war crimes had a very colorful life, and now the BBC are taking advantage of it. A new English series is being made that details the life of Saddam Hussein, the series is produced by the BBC who are aided by a Tunisian production company. The series is to be directed by Alex Holmes and is being filmed in Tunisia. Nigal Naor is the name of the German actor who plays Saddam Hussein and the scary part is that these two look very much alike! A source has told reporters that the series will follow 24 years of Saddam’s life and will explore his relationships with his family and the wars he was part of.

Nichan Turned the Table on Wafaa

I was fortunate enough to be watching Rotana when Wafaa El Kelany returned with her highly successful show Ded El Tayar. The main guest of this show was Nichan and this friendly interview turned into something that looked a bit like a war. Wafaa was quite honest and asked Nichan about the one thing everybody wanted to know: how does he feel about the accusations that he copied Tony Khaleefa. But Nichan became quite defensive when he heard the question and turned the table on Wafaa’ and said that most shows he watches today are actually copied or influenced by his show ‘Maestro’ including Ded El Tayar.

$100 Million Movie To Be Shot in Petra

Petra in Jordan is one of the new wonders of the world. This wonder will be the setting if the upcoming film entitled City of Lost Spirits. In this $100 million movie Petra will be shown in its entire splendor with the 360 degrees view that will be provided. If you remember and liked the Indiana Jones movies as well as the Raiders of the Lost Ark, you will also like the City of Lost Spirits since it’s also an action adventure movie. The whole movie written by Jordanian writer/director Sandra Kawar will uncover the legends of Petra.

Oil Barrel Pyramid to be Built in UAE

Pyramids abound in the Middle East. How would you feel if you were told that these thousand years pyramids are about to be added with one more? This is very likely because artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude revealed their plan to create a new pyramid somewhere in the vast desert of UAE. But unlike the most admired Pyramid of Giza and other pyramids, this won’t be made of bricks and sand but of oil barrels! This planned pyramid of oil barrels which they called as the Mastaba project would be 150 meters high and would be composed of approximately 390,500 barrels, stacked right on top of each other! If this pyramid of oil barrels materializes, it’s said to survive for 5,000 years. They are still waiting for approval from the UAE government.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Leaked on the Net!

3 days…yup that’s the remaining time until the official release of J.K Rowling’s last and most awaited addition to the Harry Potter series. But even before 12:01 a.m. of July 21, a spoiler for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has already transpired. While majority of Potter fans like myself still don’t know what became of Harry and his friends at the end of the book, some have already had the privilege…all because of the leaks on the Internet.

Dubai Film Festival Recognized by USA Today

Dubai Film Festival was mentioned in an article in the famous newspaper USA Today about successful film festivals and was recognized as one of the most important festivals in the world along with Cannes, London, Toronto and Sun Dance.

The article described Dubai Film Festival as very important since it plays an important role in narrowing the gap between the Middle East and the west by exchanging cultures. In addition to that, the article mentioned how much Dubai is a hospitable city & has all what it takes to be a pioneer on many levels.

Meet Omar Bin Laden & his British Wife!

This is Omar Bin Laden ... his name seems familiar, doesn't it! DA! He is the son of the world-famous terrorist Osama Bin Laden!
Now, when you're the son of such a famous man, anything you do will make headlines, even if it's just getting married!
Omar Bin Laden's marriage to a woman twice his age, made headlines & got heavy media coverage ... which by the way annoyed Omar!
Omar tied the knot with 51-year-old Jane Felix-Browne, a British grandmom who has been married & divorced five times!
Jane has become the second wife of Omar ...

Did Wafa Maky Try To Commit Suicide?!

Bahraini actress Wafa Maky was transported to a medical facility in Kuwait whilst she was filming the new series ‘Al Hasad Al Mur’ but after medical tests the hospital accused her of attempting to commit suicide. Wafa suffered from an unexpected drop in her blood pressure which was the effect of taking an overdose of Brufen 600 and Panadol. Wafa denies that she attempted suicide and instead said that during the filming of her show and for that entire day she was suffering from a headache and she took the pills hoping they would immediately get rid of the pain.

Ayman El Dahabi: The Rest of the Interview

This is the rest of the interview of Ayman El Dahabi:

In what way?
In every way possible, and I speak of her as a manager, and producer, not as a former husband. I have the right to speak of any artist, and I speak of Ahlam, Nawal, and Magida [El Roumi] in the same way I speak of Asalah. I speak of the matters that do not appeal to in her work. In her last [which meant "Hayati" at the time of this interview], I only liked "Aktar" and "Arod Leih".

She has a great song by [singer/songwriter/composer] Marwan Khoury in her album, and she didn't shoot a video clip for it.
She is free to do whatever she wants, and [sarcastically] "Ma Sha' Allah" her husband [director Tarek Alarian] butts into every tiny detail of her work. Whatever song appeals to him, he shoots. Also, he has become the hero in all her video clips, missing her and kissing her on camera. Her husband is a real lover boy, and may God grant you both success.

Ayman El Dahabi: I Wish I Cheated More on Asalah!

Singer Asalah Nasri's former manager and ex-husband of 15 years, Ayman El Dahabi, recently talked with Elaph.com before the season finale of "Album", the reality show he is a judge in. Here are the highlights; his discussion of budding singer Sara El Hani (the strongest new voice in the industry) and his feelings towards ex-wife/project Asalah:

You are known to be a sensitive & caring man, where is your love life today, after a failed marriage & engagement?
My engagement was rushed as a response to Asalah leaving me. I engaged quickly and left it quickly.

Aseel, the New Asalah?

Recently the manager for the ‘Al Mashreq Al Arabi’ group from the MBC show ‘Album’ Ayman El Thahabi had an interview with a major online newspaper where he spoke quite a bit about his ex-wife Asalah. One of the most interesting parts of this interview was that when Ayman was asked about weather he could ever find a new Asalah he replied that he already had and that she was the Iraqi contestant from his group in Album who goes by the name of Aseel.

Strange emails From Rotana!

For a while now emails are being sent to all reporters signed in the name of the large musical company Rotana but which Rotana claims they know nothing about! The first of these emails described a large amount of scandals related to the company which was sent to reporters all over the world. The strange thing is although Rotana insists that no one from their establishment had anything to do with this email it was written in the same format that all Rotana emails are written and the company logo was even present!

Marcel Khalife’s Albums Come to Egypt

It will come as a shock to many of you that Marcel Khalife’s albums were, until today, not available anywhere in Egypt! Marcel Khalife is known as one of the best political singers of our time and has been in the music business for over 30 years and his popularity has overcome the border of Lebanon which is why a major cultural centre in Egypt decided to bring 15 of his albums to Egypt so the Egyptian people can improve their musical ear and taste.

Carlos Slim The Richest Man Alive

Carlos Slim a 67 year old Lebanese native and Mexican business man has surpassed Microsoft creator Bill Gates and has been named the Richest man in the world! Carlos owns the Mexican website ‘Sentido Cumon’ which specializes in financial and economic media! This title was given to him by Forbes magazine that make a list of the richest people in the world...

Press TV To Counteract The Lies of The Western Media

Iran launched their very own English-language satellite TV as their way of balancing the news, especially regarding the events that are happening in Iran, being aired throughout the world by the Western TV channels. Prior to the launch, the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Mohammad Sarafraz said in a press conference that the new channel was established in order “to counteract the lies of the western media”. The English-language television channel which they names as Press TV will be a way for them to show another side of the news that are coming out.

Oman Lifts Ramadan Ban on Alcohol!

Well here’s a first the government in Oman has seen it fit to allow the consumption of alcohol during the month of Ramadan! Of course there were further conditions, the consumption is limited to certain hotels and is allowed after sunset and this rule applies only to in-house guests. As expected owners of hotels that were chosen to be allowed to serve ‘hard beverages’ in this holy month are thrilled and predict an increase in ‘beverage revenue’ and ‘room revenues’.

Razan Moghrabi Uses Album as a Platform to Find a Groom!

Many of us have become quite attracted to the program Album, but it is obvious that the presenter Razan’s intentions go beyond finding the next Arab group to win the Album; it seems Razan also wishes to find a groom! It all started with the tableaux Razan performed with one of the judging panel members Abd El Kader Hadhood which was followed by a constant flirting between both performers of the ‘Aladdin’ tableaux. Many people were disturbed by what was said between these two whilst others found it absolutely amusing.

2 Flags for Saudi Arabia

The title sounds strange, but it sure is somewhat true!
A serious decision has been taken by the Saudi authorities to come up with a second flag for Saudi Arabia … one that presents the most significant aspects of Saudi Arabia as a symbol of union so that it could be used in sports events and other occasions.

Hala Sarhan Will Be Back on Rotana!

Mr. Ayman El Halawany, Generel Producer of Rotana, totally denied that Hala Sarhan was let off by Rotana and that she is just spending a period of relaxation after her health troubles and the recent scandal of the prostitutes show and assured that she will be back soon.

Arabsat Threatens to Shut Down Channels!

There has been a recent epidemic of channels with so called ‘sorcerers’ who either tell the future or coach you to commit acts of black magic via the TV. Finally, the Arabsat network has started doing something about that! After this epidemic upset many men of religion, the network has threatened several channels that broadcast such programs that they will be kicked out of the network if they do not seize this inappropriate activity. Kahlid Ben Ahmed EL Khayoor an official at Arabsat claimed that strict action will be taken over the next two weeks against channels that do not stop broadcasting such mumbo jumbo!

No More Kisses in Egypt After Today!

Kissing mostly on the cheek is a custom way of greeting in Egypt, however, a new organization with the motto of ‘No more kisses after today’ have started and are attempting to ban kissing all together. The founder of this organization Doctor Adel Ashour assures those who have looked at this new idea with mockery of it seriousness especially after Bird Flu victims were discovered in Egypt and this disease can be passed by kissing apparently.

‘Sicko’ Pirated on YouTube

You Tube has become ever more famous with time but now, it’s turning against producers as somehow pirated movies are showing up on Youtube unannounced and before release dates. This was recently witnessed with Micheal Moore’s highly anticipated documentary that goes by the name of ‘Sicko’ and which was supposed to air June 29th and has in fact been posted on Youtbe in the form of 14 consecutive parts all adding up to the 124 minute movie!

Elvis’s Drugs Go on Sale!

We have all seen the strangest and most bizarre items go on sale on the famous eBay website and in auction houses around the USA, but I think this sale trumps them all! The Kings prescription drugs were sold recently in an auction house for a whopping $2600 and although they included some of the prescribed antihistamines, the auction house was warned by Police it would be illegal to sell the pills.

Dr. Death, Jack Kevorkian, is Free Again

It was eight years ago yesterday, that the man famously known as Dr. Death was sentenced to jail ... eight years for second-degree murder charge for helping a man commit suicide.
Dr. Death, or Jack Kevorkian, was released yesterday, after finishing his eight-year sentence.
Kevorkian is said to have helped at least 130 people, who suffer from terminal diseases, die from 1990 to 1998.
Kevorkian believes that people have the right to decide when they want to die, thus, now that he's out, he will work on the legalization of assisted suicide, but won't commit any crimes.

Oprah Winfrey ... Where Does She Stand?

A person once told me that Oprah Winfrey was Pro-Israeli, but I didn't believe him ... I thought: "No way! If there's one person that should be against what the Israeli government has been doing in 'Palestine' for the last 50 years, it should be Oprah! She was a victim once & today she's a humanitarian ... She knows what the black people of Africa are going through, she knows that slavery was unfair & unjust, she is the one that helps the poor, the sick, the orphaned, the hungry & the deprived ... She must be aware that the only terrorists in Palestine, aren't the people defending their land that has been raped & protecting their children who become 'stone throwers' from the day they are born, but none other than the Israeli government". It seems I was wrong!

Prince Harry NOT Going to Iraq!

What a surprise ... Not!
A few months back, i wondered whether Prince Harry was going to go & fight in Iraq ... the answer comes today: He is NOT!
According to a top ranking official, there are great threats made to Prince Harry and his crew of 12 men, so they can't just get shipped off to Iraq!
If Prince Harry would gone to Iraq, he would have been the first member of the British royal family to serve in a war zone since his uncle, Prince Andrew.
Andrew was a helicopter pilot in the 1982 Falklands conflict with Argentina.

Youtube & Ebay Win at the Webby’s!

I for one, cannot live without the privileges of YouTube and eBay and I guess I am not alone, because on Tuesday Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, the co-founders of Youtube, were announced the winners of Webbies ‘People of the year’ award for ‘transforming the media landscape and reshaping everything from politics to pop culture’, which I think is slightly exaggerated. For those of you who don’t know the Webby awards, it's basically the Oscars of the internet and they award internet achievers in nearly 100 categories.

Iraninan Fashion Police Crack Down on ‘Western’ Hair Styles!

Believe it or not the Iranian government has decided to be more strict about ‘bad hijab’ and ‘unIslamic clothing’ and so have decided to ban all barbers from giving customers ‘western hair styles’! Basically if you wear a tie, make up, spiked up hair or pluck your eyebrows you are in trouble and barbers who do not abide by this new rule will lose their licenses. We don’t know for sure if this ban is for Iran in its entirety or only Tehran but both ways I think it’s mad! There is no religious commandment that requires the regulation of what people wear or how they style their hair.

A College Student at 95!

On May 12th, college student Alexandra Ochs, 21, will graduate in a huge ceremony ... so will her grandmother!
Nola Ochs, 95, will be graduating from the same college in Kansas, her grand-daughter goes to ... she'll be the world's oldest college graduate!
Nola just loves to learn, she says: "''That yearning for study was still there. I came here with no thought of it being an unusual thing at all. It was something I wanted to do. It gave me a feeling of satisfaction. I like to study and learn."
Nola is going to break a Guinness World Record; she will break Mozelle Richardson record, who at age 90 in 2004 received a journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Miss Iraq 2006 was Silva Sahagian

A few months back, there was a Miss Arab World Beauty Pageant in Egypt and among the young women participating in that pageant was Miss Iraq 2006 Claudia Hanna ... Well, turns out that that Pageant was not an unofficial one and that Hanna isn't Miss Iraq 2006 at all and she never participated in a Miss Iraq contest! What a mess!

The real Miss Iraq 2006 is a young lady by the name of Silva Sahagian ... This mix up has caused lots of trouble for the organizers of the unofficial pageant and even a huge law suit has been thrown in their faces by the organizers of the official Miss Arab World Beauty Pageant.

Shaun Ellis Takes on the Wild

Imagine being so committed to your job that you would live with wolves for 18months. Well that’s exactly what Shaun Ellis did when he wanted to learn more about wolf society. Shaun explained to the Insider why he felt this was necessary
"There was very little known about the internal workings of wolf packs and about their intricate language that they have with one another and some of the secrets that we badly needed to help them in the wild,”

Buy Knight Rider KITT for $149.995

Remember KITT*, the talking car from the hit show Knight Rider?
I sat in that car in 1986 in Universal studios & it talked to me, aked me my name & other stuff that made me go crazy at that time! I coudn't believe that i was actually in it!
KITT is now for sale at a California car dealership ... The black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am is offered at $149.995!
The features of this 'then futuristic' car as having two working video screens on the dashboard, cockpit buttons that light up in green, yellow & red: ski mode, rocket boost, micro jam, silent mode, oil slick & eject.

*KITT is short for Knight Industries Two Thousand

Hala Sarhan to Face the Media

Things heated up real bad after the episodes Dr. Hala Sarhan did about prostitutes in Egypt on her popular show on Rotana 'Hala Show'. Sarhan even disappeared from the media scene for a while after that & is still absent.
Rumors even started popping up, the latest is that Sarhan has been fired from her position as cinema production manager in Rotana!

Daniel Radcliffe Gets Rave Reviews For Equus

Daniel Radcliffe a.k.a. Harry Potter … and just recently he’s now also taken a new identity when he played the lead role in the London West End stage play “Equus”. The play written by Peter Shaffer is about a young man, Alan Strang, who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for maiming horses. Taking this role highlighted a new side to Daniel Radcliffe, one that is so different from being the bespectacled boy called Harry Potter. This time Daniel is seen on stage in an intelligent, provocative and even controversial light, especially that he had a nude scene in the play. It’s a nude scene with co-star Joanna Christie where he had to be naked for approximately 15 minutes until before the play ends.

Said El Marouk Moves On Up

Lebanese German director Said El Marouk is well known for his great work with the Arab world’s brightest stars. From Nancy Ajram and Kadim El Saher to Nawal El Kuwaitia and Latifa, Said has created beautiful video clips that incorporate a beautiful story with beautiful scenery and amazing quality. However, Said also directed countless short films and commercials, and his talent is finally being tapped by Hollywood.

Egyptian Blogger in Jail, while Kunouz & Shahrazad are Free!

A 22 year old Egyptian blogger named Abdel Karim Nabil has been imprisoned by the Egyptian authorities for a period of four years recently after being found guilty of insulting the Islamic religion and the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

This is the very first time such a trial is introduced to the courts of law in Egypt and it only lasted for five minutes!

Abdel Karim used his blog to criticize Al-Azhar University, calling it a
'terrorist university' and called Mubarak a 'dictator'. It is worth mentioning that Abdel Karim was an Azhar student and was kicked out from the university in 2006!

Solar Power Plant: The First in the Gulf

The Middle East is one of the regions in the world that serve as the quarters of some of the most thriving businesses. Being home to a wide variety of businesses makes it imperative for the region to have consistent power supply. In Abu Dhabi in particular, the government is planning to put up a solar power plant amounting to $350 million. This venture is something new in the region that exports large volume of oil to the world at large. Abu Dhabi specifically possesses 90% of the oil reserve in the Emirates area.

Hind Sabry is a Lawyer Now

The Tunisian actress Hind Sabry is living the happiest days in her life for experiencing her lawyer skills after her legitimate acceptance from the Tunisian Law.

Tunisian law rejected Hind last year from practicing law since she was an actress and this could harm their picture and this was a fact Hind wasn't satisfied about saying that acting was just a hobby and thats what made her insist on what she dreamt of and tried persistently to make it come true!

What's the Story Between Dr. Hala & the Prostitutes?

Recently,the famous Rotana Tv presenter Dr.Hala Sarhan has been accused of fabricating her show in which she interviewed (face-censored) girls who are prostitutes-or what she claims them to be- that discussed various issues about how they get along with such an act.

This topic has been such an attraction to the media in Egypt and the Arab world since the girls who were interviewed proclaim that Dr.Hala is a fraud and paid them to say such statements on Tv just to increase the awareness to those who have been driven into the world of prostitution.

Egypt’s First Lady Honors the Prince of Arab Singing

In a charity ceremony, Suzan Mubarak honored the popular Egyptian singer Hany Shaker. The ceremony was held by Inner Wheel Charity Club and was attended by more than 1500 guests and members of Inner Wheel from Egypt and Jordan.

Hany Shaker was supposed to sing for 45 minutes but due to the audience’s demand, he sang for one hour and half. Shaker donated his income from the concert for the charity projects organized by Inner Wheel Club.

Who's The Fairest of Them All?

Who are the most pampered & beautiful women in the world? ... Go on, take a guess ... But it will have to be a wild guess!
I'm not sure what you have in mind, but Saudi women are the 'fairest of them all'!
I didn't make this up, it's all based on a British research conducted by Starch Research Center.
Several things were taken into consideration when the research was taking place, like:

Al-Walid Bin Talal's Daughter's Wedding

Saudi billionaire Al-Walid Bin Talal's daughter, Rym, wed on the 17th January, 2007. To celebrate the wedding of his daughter, 100 singers from Al-Walid's Rotana music label were signed to participate in the festivities. A number of singers sang in a 10 day private concert. Also, prominent singers like Najwa Karam, Ahlam, and Asalah Nasri have recorded special songs to mark the event. Finally, to immortalize the event for Princess Rym, the singers will al partiicipate in a video clip specially made for her.

Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007

Monday night was overwhelming for 20-year-old Lauren Nelson from Oklahoma.
The aspiring Broadway star was crowned Miss America during the annual beauty contest.
Nelson wishes to continue her theatrical studies & go on with an acting career.
Nelson started acting at a very early age & even had roles in famous Broadway plays like Bye Bye Birdie & Anything Goes.
This is the second year in a row, that a Miss Oklahoma takes away the title.
The two runner-ups were from the states of Texas & Georgia.

Nour Competing with Egyptian Actresses

It seems that Lebanese actress Nour is so busy these days, she has 2 movies that are playing in cinemas which are: “Matab Senai” and “El Rahina”. “Matab Senai” is a romantic comedy that is played by Ahmed Helmy ... while the other movie is totally different since Noor plays the role of a killer however this movie was strongly criticized because it is talking about a very sensitive issue which is the relationship between Muslims and Christians.

Arabic Version of National Geographic Magazine

Here comes the Arabic version of National Geographic that will be published in Egypt starting from February. The magazine will be a mix between National Geographic for Kids and National Geographic Explorer and will be targeting youth.

This great information was announced in a big ceremony that was held last Thursday and the guests were ministers and remarkable figures. Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, the CEO of Nahdet Misr publishing house, said that the prestigious organization of National Geographic has been always a center of science, exploration, discovery and adventures.

Larry King Celebrates his 50th Anniversary

CNN is preparing for an anniversary party for Larry King who has been working in media for 50 years and has hosted more than 5,000 guests including presidents and VIPs. It will also celebrate this event for a whole week from 16th to 22nd of April.

CNN is intending to bring ex-presidents and remarkable characters to this event. It will also broadcast a documentary film about his career life and lots of shows with ex-presidents like Bill Clinton and celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Oprah Winfrey.

The Funeral of Ibrahim Khan

The funeral of actor Ibrahim Khan was held yesterday noon. Ibrahim Khan has died the day before yesterday at the age of 70 after suffering from cancer for a long period. He has a daughter who is 4 years old.

Ibrahim Khan is from Sudan and went to Egypt in 1954 to start his career in cinema. He has participated in a lot of famous movies such as “Ghoroub we Shorok’” with Souad Husni and “El Sooud Lel Haweya”.

May God rest his soul.

By Ghada

A Documentary Film About Husni Mubarak

The well known journalist Christian Mallare from France has made a documentary film about the Egyptian president Husni Mubarak and considers it the most important documentary in comparison to the other 2 films produced for foreign presidents and predicts that it will be a surprise.

Christian traveled to Egypt the last month to start the production of the film. The documentary included the biography of Mubarak, his family and practical life and interviews with his friends.

UFO Sightings Will Hit the Web Soon

UFO’s or Unidentified flying objects is one of the topics that can really attract the attention of anybody who happens to be listening. If you doubt this, you can just find evidence of the great interest people invest in it from the high ratings of any movie or TV series tackling the subject! Over the years there have been several reports about sightings of such objects. So by now there are already a lot of data accumulated regarding that.

Saudi Arabia's Artificial Rain

Everyone knows Saudi Arabia's hot desert doesn't see much rain. And this year's season has been no exception. Rain is needed and badly so. But the Kingdom isn't going to wait and leave it to chance. It's going to rain by hook or by crook as the Saudis are looking to science for a solution. Artificial rain is created by spraying a passing cloud with chemicals forcing the creation of water and then pushing the cloud to a designated spot. Four small planes will do this by flying up and unloading their chemicals onto it.

Will Prince Harry Go to Iraq?

Last week, we wondered whether Jenna & Barbara Bush should go & fight in Iraq ... Which is a very legit question ... This week, the fingers point to Prince Harry ...
Prince Harry's girlfriend was quoted saying: "Haz is off to war." ... Could that be true?
The Prince has always said he is determined to do battle with his 100-strong unit, A Squadron of the Blues and Royals -- part of the Household Cavalry.
But the British Ministry of Defense insists that the decision of allowing Prince Harry to fight in Iraq has yet to be made.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Will he die? Will he live? Will he be sacrificed? All bets are open as JK Rowling has hinted that tragedy awaits in the final novel.

Bookmakers William Hill said consumers think the young wizard will die on the hands of Lord Voldemort.
Other possible killers may be Professor Snape, Draco Malfroy, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

No More FHM Magazine!

Guy magazines are not only full of photos of slim, tuned up women! They have lots of health advice, thechnology news, diet plans & new interesting products.
Magazines like Maxim, Men's Health, Men's Fitness & Stuff are interesting & can be enjoyed by women as well.
But it seems one 'Lad' Magazine has found it's way out of the US market ... FHM Magazine has been stopped in North America.
The British publisher Emap pulled the plug on FHM in the US because of the difficult advertising market ... FHM had been guaranteeing advertisers an average monthly circulation of about 1.25 million, but it lost money in the first half of the year after revenue fell 20 percent! ...
The last issue of FHM will be March 2007 ...

New Kuwaiti Actress on the Rise!

Afrah is the name of the new young Kuwaiti actress who has seen the way to stardom. All she has to do now is follow the yellow brick road.
She's mainly been playing in theater such as "Al Nahar Al Mashoor" which was a big hit during last Eid, in addition to "Amel Fe Mamlaket Al Namil" where she played a gang member preparing to overthrow the government. After her theater experience, she's now moved onto TV shows where she's participating in the social series "Zohoor Omri" playing the role of a cute teenaged girl who goes through many ups and downs.

Isn't it interesting how new actresses pop up out of nowhere in countries like Lebanon and Egypt but when one comes out of a conservative Gulf state, it makes the news?
Are actresses like Afrah going to change this norm?

Scottish Man Gets Most Advanced Bionic Hand

As we get closer and closer to the Terminator era, science is closing the gap on what is science-fiction and reality. We know that Jesse Sullivan who made headlines as the man with the artificial arm had an electric arm fitted to help him with everyday life.
But the hand he had had was very basic just like a claw and couldn't move like a regular hand could. Today, an advanced version of a bionic hand, with five individually powered fingers, has been fitted to a man in Scotland.

David Irving Freed

Freedom of speech is a tricky business. At some point, A Danish newspaper published cartoons of the prophet Mohammed which were insulting to Muslims...but that's freedom of speech.

Later, the Pope made his own comments on the Islam and Mohammed which drove Muslims angry too...but that's freedom of speech.

How come the same rules don't apply to the Holocaust?
British author, David Irving, was convicted for 3 years on charges of denying the Holocaust in Austria. And what's more, he didn't deny it. What he said was that most of those who died at Nazi concentration camps like Auschwitz died of diseases such as typhus rather than being executed by the Germans.
He was released under probation after serving over a year behind bars.

9 Ford Cars for "Keif Al Hal" Crew

Prince Waleed Bin Talal met the cast of the first full-length Saudi Movie "Keif Al Hal" in Riyadh. The Prince gifted a total of 9 Fords, one for each, as a show of gratitude for their high performance.
The happy crew consisted of Aymen Halawani, the general manager for production, and Star Academy’s 2005 winner Hisham Abed Al Rahman.

Joeseph Barbera Dies at 95

The man who brought you the great Tom & Jerry cartoons along side William Hanna died yesterday at the age of 95.
In the 1930s, both worked for MGM and produced the fantastic Tom & Jerry cartoons which won 7 Oscars. After MGM closed down the animation department in the 1950s, they went to create their own business and thus Hanna-Barbera was born. They in turn, brought us some of our favorite childhood characters such as the Flinstones, Scooby-Doo and the Jetsons. His characters have now become iconic and loved in American pop culture.

Tara Connor Hands Over Her Tiara!

Miss USA Tara Connor, 20, who won the beauty pageant last April, will supposedly hand over her tiara to 1st runner-up Miss California Tamiko Nash!
You might wonder why? ... Well ... Since she won 8 months ago, she's been acting like Lindsay Lohan & Paris Hilton! Partying .. Partying & Partying!
Guess who doesn't like that? ... The Donald himself! So, her 'behavioral & personal issues' have been evaluated by the pageant organizers.

Bad News in Palestine

Well it looks like trouble is near in the Palestinian territories as Prime Minister Ismael Haniya's convoy came under fire killing one of his bodyguards.

Almost immediately, Hamas accused rivals Fatah of attempting the failed assassination. Riots then broke out which saw clashes between Fatah and Hamas supporters which have claimed dozens of casualties.
Today marks the 19th anniversary of Hamas' establishment as large crowds gather in Gaza where the PM will make a speech.

Diana's Death: An Accident!

British police have declared that the death of princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed was a "tragic accident" and that allegations of murder are unfounded.

"Our conclusion is that, on all the evidence available at this time, there was no conspiracy to murder any of the occupants of the car. This was a tragic accident," said Lord John Stevens, former chief of the Metropolitan Police, who led the investigation of the deaths of Diana, 36, and Fayed, 42.

But billionaire Mohammed Al Fayed has another belief. When asked at a press conference of his opinion of the report, he said: “It’s all part of the cover-up.”

Teacher Calls Muslim student a “terrorist”

In Sydney at Blackhurst High-school a teacher called Michael Seymour said he was not 'negotiating' with a 'terrorist' after a classroom incident with a Muslim student called Wagih Fares. The teenager stormed out of the classroom while his teacher ran after him trying to apologize for his mistake.

The New South Wales department of Education stood by its decision to Reprimand the teacher rather than sack him. The teacher was ordered to start counseling and attend a multicultural sensitivity course. The department confirmed it has investigated the incident and a spokeswoman quoted, "The Department considers the comment unacceptable and insensitive and does not condone it"

AOL Reveals Top Searches For 2006

AOL today announced the year’s top searches based on the topics that received the highest volume of online queries on AOL Search and AOL Video Search. The rise in online video this year unveiled a new wave of results dominated by music and entertainment.

"This annual list is always a fun way to look back at the year and see what sparked interest,” said Timothy Tuttle, Ph.D., Vice President, AOL® Video. “One of the biggest trends online in 2006 was video and millions of people turned to AOL to find everything from music videos and concerts, to TV, movies and sports highlights, to the most popular viral videos."

Iranian Students: "Fascist president"

In a surprise move, a bunch of Iranian students disrupted a speech made by Iranian president Ahmadinejad at the Polytechnic University in Tehran.
They started chanting in the middle of his speech and held up a banner which read: "Fascist president, the Polytechnic is not a place for you."
Then, one of them held up his picture and burned it while another student set off a firecracker.
Oh poor students...someone's going to fail this semester!

Pro-Nejad students then silenced the protestors and that's when the president continued his speech, apparently calm about the whole thing.

The Two Seas Channel: Good for the Dead Sea or Israeli plan?

Jordan hosted an international meeting recently to discuss the funding and implementation of the Two Seas Channel project (the Dead Sea and the Red Sea) with participations from Palestine and Israel in addition to some European countries.
Experts in the Arab-Israeli conflict are calling the project as the second biggest project the Jewish state has undertaken since its creation in 1948.
The project aims to raise the water level of the Dead Sea as experts say the lever there is constantly falling. One day, the Dead Sea will be really dead!

France 24: The first French news station in 4 languages

In a speech on the new news channel, the French ambassador to Qatar said that France 24 is the new French news channel and will broadcast in English and French soon to be followed by Arabic and Spanish in 2007.

He also added that the channel does not conflict with the existing Arabic news channels such as Al Jazeera and Al Arabia nor does it compete with them. He also said that the channel was based on an initiative by French President Jacques Chirac and that the 24-hours news channel has its own set of targets and perspectives with 170 journalists from 27 countries and a budget of 80 million Euros.

Laura Bush's Silly Dress Disaster!

This past week-end, The Bush's held a holiday party at the Kennedy Center & what a surprise was there waiting for Laura Bush!
Laura Bush has spilled around $9.000 for an Oscar De La Renta dress
-which isn't really that great!-... But she wasn't alone!
Three other ladies, who were also guests at the party, did the same!
But this fashion disaster didn't seem to bother The Bush's ... They laughed about it & then Laura Bush went upstairs & got into something different!

Anan: Iraq Worse!!!

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said that Iraq today is worse of from the time of Saddam Hussein!
Finally someone admits it!

When asked if it was a civil war, he said it was "worse than a civil war.”
In an interview with the BBC, Annan expressed his deep sorrow for what was happening in Iraq.

Iraqi Twins Stable

After 21 hours of surgery at a Saudi hospital, a pair of conjoined Iraqi twins were successfully separated and expected to survive.

"The girls are stable now, and we are approaching stage 8 of 10 stages, which is that of complete separation ... Then they will be placed on separate tables and their wounds will be dealt with by plastic and pediatric surgery," said Sami al-Shalan of the National Guard Hospital.

Thousands Take to the Streets of Lebanon

It's stated! Lebanon's struggle for power is at its height today as thousands of protestors took to the streets in an attempt to bring down Prime Minister Siniora's government. The Hizbollah led rally packed the streets waving red-and-white Lebanese flags under banners demanding a government of national unity.
Thousands of soldiers, using barbed wire and metal barriers, have surrounded the complex housing the government's office.

Seinfeld's Kramer Racist Disaster

I love Seinfeld! I think it's the best and most down to earth comedy ever made. I can't stop watching it as I own every single season released so far.
My favorite character has to be, without a doubt, Kramer, as I'm sure lots of people agree too. But Kramer has taken a stroll down the wrong path!

His recent racist remarks could end his career, not to mention a total boycott of Seinfeld! The Reverend Jesse Jackson called for a boycott Monday of the latest Seinfeld DVD, a way of exacting economic punishment for Richards' racist meltdown.

Nativity Story Premiere at the Vatican

A Hollywood movie of the story of Mary and Joseph before the birth of Jesus, had its world premiere at the Vatican on Sunday and won strong praise from the man known as the "deputy pope". An audience of 8000 attended the Vatican church and received five rounds of applause AFTER and BEFORE it premiered !! which is greatly due to the fact it is the first feature film to be previewed at the Vatican."It is well done," said Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's Secretary of State, who ranks second only to Pope Benedict in the Vatican hierarchy."It re-proposes this event which changed history with realism but also with a sense of great respect of the mystery of the nativity," he told reporters afterwards. "It is a good cinematic event ... the judgment is positive."

Calling from 1000M on Emirates Airlines

"Please switch off all mobile phones."
This is something you won't be hearing anymore if you're traveling on Emirates. Starting next year, the airline said it will allow passengers traveling on its flights to use their mobile phones onboard. That means you can keep in contact with ground below via sms as well.

It didn't come cheap for Emirates however. The airline invested US$27 million to fit its fleet with technology from supplier AeroMobile.

Razan Smacked on the Head!

Famous Lebanese presenter Razan was whacked on the head causing a head injury for which she was taken to hospital for.

The culprit was fellow actor Khalid Al Sawi.

This is how it happened...

They are both shooting the new movie called "Hassan Tayara" at a steel mill. Now, Khalid is supposed to slap her on the face which he did "gladly I'm sure :)" The slap sent her spinning and eventually banging her head on a steel plate. Awww!!!
It would have been great if they caught all that on camera and allow us to see it later!

Protestors in Cairo

Thousands of protestors in Cairo and Alexandria expressed their anger at the statements made by Egyptian Minister of Cultural Affairs, Farouk Hasani, concerning the hijab.

The Minister had previously said that the hijab was "backward".
About 5,000 protestors, including a large number of women, after Friday prayers carrying Islamic slogans and demanded the Minister to sacked and trailed for his statements.

A One of a Kind Peace Protest!

On December the 22nd, there is a peace protest that will take place everywhere in the world and everyone is invited regardless of your political or religious inclinations. It is not a street demonstration but you can do it in the privacy of your own home or in public if that is what takes your fancy. It is a global orgasm for peace demonstration.

The idea is the brain child of peace activists Donna Sheehan and Paul Reffell, aged 76 and 55. They believe that channeling positive energy during and after orgasm will "reduce the current dangerous levels of aggression and violence throughout the world".

They urge every man and woman to participate, in every corner of the globe especially in countries that possess weapons of mass destruction.

China Lifts Wikipedia Blockage

All web surfers have probably heard about Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This website run by non-profit organization is a helpful site especially for those who want to access important information for research or just to know some information. The fact that information is provided free on site makes it very beneficial. Its service is very unique because the users can either add or edit any of the information cited.

Elton John Wants to Ban Religion!

According to pop star Elton John, Religion should be banned because it feuls anger & hatred towards gay people!
He thinks that Religion discriminates against gays & not only that but has also failed to do anything about tensions & conflicts around the world.
Elton John says in an interview: "I would ban religion completely. Organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings & it's not really compassionate."
... Shut up Elton ! ...

Nokia and Rotana

Got a Nokia 3250 and love Arabic music? Then you're in for a treat.
Nokia and Rotana, the world's largest distributor of Arabic music, have signed a deal where Nokia handsets such as N91 and 3250 will come embedded with a program called the Rotana-Player which will enhance consumers' mobile music experience.

The Most Expensive Piece of Art in History

How much do you think does the most expensive piece of art costs? No matter how high you go with the millions, I don't think you would say $140 Million !!!
Last week, just last week, a Jackson Pollock painting was sold for that number!
Well, at least it isn't small in size; the painting, which was done on fiberboard, measures 4-feet 8-inches in height. It is entitled "No. 5, 1948".

Iraq Divided on Saddam Verdict

Right down the middle, the once most prosperous country in the Middle East, is divided again, this time in their support and opposition to the court’s ruling in the Saddam trail.

At a time when thousands of Shiites marched in joy, parallel angry protests were underway in Sunni areas. And while the people expressed their joy and anger, the fighting goes on.

The U.S. military announced the deaths of 3 soldiers in fighting in Anbar bringing the number of U.S. troops killed this month to 16, while the bodies of 50 murder victims were discovered around the country.

First Saudi Film to Show in Egypt

This Eid, a new type of movie will hit the Egyptian cinemas for the first time.
At a time where Rotana is showing a video clip for the singer Mais Hamdan and Hisham Abdel Rahman called “Keif Al Hal” or “How Are You”, taken from the new Saudi movie, the writer of the movie, Bilal Fadil, said that Rotana is trying hard to have the movie shown in Egypt during Eid Al Adha.

Fadil said that this is a excellent step as it give other Arab nationalities in Egypt, especially the Gulf community, a chance to watch a Saudi movie for the first time as this marks the beginning of the Saudi cinema industry.

Photos from the Saudi Film 'Keif Al Hal'

Arab Beauty Queen Causes Controversy in Egypt

Once again, the topic of "beauty queen" causes controversy in Egypt.
This time on the parliamentary level.
This happened when Akram Al Shair, a member of parliament attached to the Muslim Brotherhood party, asked the question to the Prime Minister whether or not such contests should be held at the same time as the Israeli war on Lebanon. It is noted that the Muslim Brotherhood party have always opposed Beauty contests in all forms.

Lebanese Beauty Queen's Charity

Gabrielle Bou Rached, who was elected as Lebanon's beauty queen 2005 is preparing to tour schools in Southern Lebanon just as she promised when she won the beauty contest.
Her tour is aimed at many ideals such as encouraging children to read more.

Gabrielle didn't win the title this year, one of the reasons being the Israeli war. But she still continues her charity work in many aspects, most recently being an Iftar banquet for children under the name "Accept Each Other" aiming at bringing children together between the ages of 6-15.

Michael Schumacher Got a Piece Of The World!

A few weeks ago, Schumacher received the biggest gift of his life!
Dubai's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has gifted Formula One driver Michael Schumacher with a piece of The World!
The World is a manmade island development -300 islands- located off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, & Schumacher's island is part of 'Antarctica' on the artificial globe & is worth about $7 million!
Schumacher's manager Willi Weber confirmed this news by saying: In a couple of years it will be finished. Then Michael & wife Corinna will have their own holiday island!

Fried Coke: It Sound Bad, It Tastes Great!

Abel Gonzales, a 36 year old computer analyst from Dallas is doing more than just frying some zero-ones for a living. He made thousands of dollars selling...Fried Coke!

Yes, fried coke!

It's a batter mix made with Coca-Cola syrup, a drizzle of strawberry syrup, and some strawberries!
Gonzales sold 35,000 of them at the State Fair of Texas, each for $4.5!

It’s either Texans have really bad taste or the fried Coke is actually tasty!

Gay Couples Get Equal Rights

The Supreme Court in the US state of New Jersey unanimously ruled that committed gay and lesbian couples deserve the same rights as married couples but by a 4-3 majority the court stopped short of ordering the New Jersey Legislature to allow same-sex marriage.

So, this means that gay couples have all the rights as married couples do apart from the fact that they are not legally "married".

"Those who would view today's Supreme Court ruling as a victory for same-sex couples are dead wrong," said Steven Goldstein, chair of Garden State Equality. "So help us God, New Jersey's LGBT community and our millions of straight allies will settle for nothing less than 100 percent marriage equality."

So they got their rights, what’s the problem?

Subway Gets the Finger

Even feared finding a bug in your sandwich? A fly in your soup? How about a finger? No, not a fish finger...a real finger! Well that's what a woman in California found in her Subway sandwich.

Health inspectors were quick to appear on the scene as they investigated but would you believe it, they found nothing! They found no evidence that any workers had lost the finger, no food and health violations ...nothing. So they ended up sending the finger to the lab to check it out.
"It looked like a thick piece of fat," the woman said. "It doesn't look anything human to me."

Do You Hate Parallel Parking?

Toyota have the solution!
The Japanese giant planes to release a car next month that can...wait for it...parallel park itself!
How?
It uses rear-mounted cameras and a computer program to perform the task without even having to touch the wheel said Toby Hagon, an editor of The Age, who test-drove the vehicle said...lucky devil!
"This system assures you don't hit other cars," he said.

But... wouldn't it be cheaper to learn how to "learn" how to parallel park yourself?

Mona Lisa Goes 3-D

One of many discoveries found by French and Canadian researchers suggest the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece was either pregnant or had recently given birth when she sat for the painting. The researchers were using three-dimensional technology to study the Mona Lisa in one of the most extensive physical examinations ever carried out on the painting.

30,000 Videos Removed from YouTube

If you're wondering where a few thousand of YouTube's videos went, you must know that they deleted 29,549 video files. Why? Well, just like Pearl Harbour, you can thank the Japs for that after a Japanese entertainment group complained of copyright infringement.

Apparently, The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, found the clips composed from television shows, music videos and movies posted on YouTube's site without permission.

Bush Accepts Comparison of Iraq to Vietnam

I thought he'd never say it, but now he finally has. President Bush -- the guy who has invaded 2 countries in 2 presidential terms-- has accepted that the surge in violence in Iraq may be equivalent to America's horrible experience in the Vietnam War.

Bush told ABC News that it could be right to compare Iraq's situation to the 1968 Tet offensive, which was considered to be a turning point in the conflict.
But, as usual, he denied that the rising number of Iraqi and US military deaths meant the Iraq campaign was failing.
So I guess in his opinion, he thinks it's succeeding.

Bindi Irwin Carries On Crocodile Hunter Love of Wildlife

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi, now eight years old, is carrying on her father's legacy as an ambassador of Nature. The young Irwin is shooting a 26-part wildlife documentary show, "Bindi, The Jungle Girl," set to hit the airwaves in January 2007.

The accident in September 2006, where the much loved Steve Irwin was killed in an unusual stingray barb attack off the coast of Queensland, Australia, occurred while he was filming a segment for his daughter's new show.

Quran is Virgin’s Biggest Sale!

Modanna? Michael Jackson? Britney Spears?
No…No…No…
Neither artist made the highest selling mark at Dubai’s Virgin Mega Stores.
An unlikely highest selling item however, was a copy of the Holy Quran on CD for the second consecutive week.
Read by the voices of Al Ajmi and Al Sadees from Saudi Arabia, the CD contains the entire 30 parts of the holy book. The intriguing thing was that the customers were between the ages of 18-30 years old. A young market during this holy month. This could be explained by the fact that many youths feel the need to read the Holy Quran during this period especially as Ramadan draws to a close.

Pope Meets the Dalai Lama

Pope Benedict XVI met privately Friday with the Dalai Lama.
The low-level visit, the spiritual leader of Tibet, was not even listed on the Pope's official calendar. The Vatican declined to give further information about the visit, probably to avoid ticking-off the Chinese.

The Dalai Lama wants autonomy for Tibet, which China has occupied since 1951. He led about 80,000 Tibetans into exile in 1959, and heads a government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India.

Have You Seen The $3.8 Million Rolls Royce?

If you thought you’ve seen the ultimate in luxury cars, then you are wrong!
Get introduced to the $3.8 Million bulletproof stretched Rolls Royce Phantom.
This car is going to make its first appearance at Guangzhou’s first luxury goods exhibition in December 2006.
The exclusive Rolls Royce edition is a stretched version of the Phantom & it’s designed to be bulletproof with a stretched out backseat space for rear passengers in addition to Rolls Royce lavish comfort & driving experience.

Via Luxist

MySpace Organizes Sudan Fundraiser

The online hangout MySpace.com will organize 20 concerts featuring bands promoted on its site as part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in Sudan.
The site, which grew in popularity thanks to its early adoption by new coming bands and their supporters, has taken a more active role in promoting social causes, such as environmental awareness and voter registration. Good for them!

"The crisis in Darfur is a global concern and as a global community we have a responsibility to take action," Chris DeWolfe, MySpace's chief executive, said in a statement.

Face Veil Row Rumbles On

The Leader of the House of Commons in the UK, Jack Straw, made remarks that it would be better for social integration if Muslim women did not veil their faces.
He made these comments last week which have caused a large debate which is refusing to die down.
The row erupted after Straw said that he asked visitors to his office to remove their veils, saying they acted as "a visible statement of separation and difference".

Enterprise: going … going … gone!

You know that model of the starship Enterprise the use in the famous “Star Trek” episodes?
Well it's been sold to a fan at the price of... hold your breath... $576,000 ... at an auction of costumes, sets and props from 40 years of the "Star Trek" sci-fi franchise.

The 78-inch-long miniature of the "Enterprise-D," built by Industrial Light and Magic (the same company that made Star Wars), debuted in 1987 in the episode "Encounter at Farpoint," and then was used in many subsequent episodes, as well as the film "Star Trek Generations." Probably the best one in my opinion!

Qatar Opposes Jordan’s Candidate!

Why did Qatar oppose the Jordanian Candidate for the UN?

Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Qatar to protest the Gulf country's vote against a Jordanian prince to head the United Nations. Prince Zeid al Hussein was the only Arab and Muslim candidate to run for the post.

Can you believe it? Qatar is the only Arab and Muslim nation on the council and they didn’t want an Arab to be Kofi Anna’s successor. We could have had a Jordanian at the head of the UN!

Zeid is among five candidates to succeed the UN Secretary-General but Qatar didn’t want him!

Jordanian man: Lampard’s Partner is My Wife!

Chelsea midfielder, the wizard with the football from the English club, has a new fiancé. The only problem is that she’s apparently still married… to a Jordanian from the notorious city of Zarka. Yes, sounds crazy but there might be some truth to it.

Google Buys Garage Where Empire Began!

Eight years ago, Larry Page and Sergey Brin rented a garage... They had a goal in mind: Change the world!
And they succeeded!
Google was born!

They rented it from Susan Wojcicki, who had agreed to lease her garage for $1,700 per month because she wanted some help paying the mortgage.

Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine

Two American guys, Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello from the University of Massachusetts won the Nobel Prize in physiology today for discovering a way switch off the effect of specific genes. This can be used as cure for some diseases, cancer and some other conditions.

To make things simple, genes send their information to the cell and tell the cell what to do. In some cases, a gene can command a cell to do things which are harmful or undesirable like diseases or caner. Now, after these guys made their research, these harmful signals can be stopped. Like a gene “switch off” button.

Brother-in-law of New Saddam Judge Slain

Yes, even more killed!
The brother-in-law of the new judge presiding over Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was gunned down and his nephew was wounded in a shooting Friday in Baghdad. This doesn't seem to stop. A whole trilogy can be made out of this trial alone.

Kadhim Abdul-Hussein was shot dead, and his son, Karrar, was wounded in a Baghdad neighborhood, police said.

Mars Says Cheese!

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover returned its first photos of Victoria Crater at Meridiani Planum. The robot has started to relay exciting glimpses of the large impact crater after a lengthy day-by-day journey across the planet’s landscape that ended up being a 20-month journey to reach the destination.

Initial images show rugged walls with layers of exposed rock. The floor is shown to be blanketed with dunes, as researchers already knew. The far wall is about a half-mile away.

Carter’s Criticism

Lots of people have criticized the American President over his war on Iraq but non to this point have been on such a high level like former President Jimmy Carter. He said that the Bush administration made a "terrible mistake" by invading Iraq and diverting troops from Afghanistan. The former president also said major policy changes are needed because the Iraq war has divided the nation "almost as much as Vietnam resulted in division. That's a setback."

German Opera Cancelled

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned against bowing to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin opera house canceled performances of a Mozart work because of concerns some scenes could enrage Muslims.
Merkel's comments, which echoed those of other senior German politicians, fueled a row over the cancellation of Mozart's "Idomeneo" which is overshadowing a government-sponsored conference on Wednesday to promote dialogue with the country's 3.2 million Muslims.

Blair’s Despair

Well, it’s been 13 years since British Prime Minister Tony Blair took office and headed the Labor Party which ruled Britain….what a lot of fun it’s been.

The PM made his 13th and final conference address and he received an overjoyed and emotional welcome from delegates in the hall.
"it's hard to let go. But it is also right to let go." He said.
Yes Mr. Blair, it’s very right to let go…give someone else a chance!!!

“Get Him Out”: Saddam’s Judge Throws Him Out!

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was thrown out of court today as his trial resumed today.
“I have a request here that I don't want to be in this cage any more" Saddam said, referring to the court.” He waved a yellow paper before he spoke to chief judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa.

(By the way, this new judge is Judge number 4! Even if it were baseball, it would be over by now.)

The judge replied harshly: "I'm the presiding judge. I decide about your presence here. Get him out!" — pointing to guards to take Saddam out.

Large Rally Against Hezbollah in Beirut

In a somewhat surprising move, tens of thousands of Lebanese gathered in an anti-Hezbollah rally in the capital Beirut. One of the most prominent leaders of this rally was Christian leader Samir Geagea. He refused Hassan Nasrallah’s claims of victory in the latest Lebanese-Israeli war which lasted for 34 days.

“I don't feel victory because the majority of the Lebanese people do not feel victory. Rather, they feel that a major catastrophe had befallen them and made their present and future uncertain," he said.

South Park Celebrates 10th Year

Terry Parker and Matt Stone are the original creators of the bad-mouthed TV show that raised the bar on everything funny.
Since it’s humble beginnings in 1996, the blockbuster cartoon show has gone for its 10th series…something its creators never thought possible!

"I remember when we started the show, we had an order for six episodes, and we're like, `This is great, because, when we're older, we'll always have these six shows,'" Parker told AP Television.

Those of you who have watched every episode of South Park know what real comedy is! It’s foul language and disgusting jokes are just the icing on the cake!

David Beckham Gets Dumped By Gillette!

David Beckham is not on the England team anymore, but does that mean things are going to go down-hill for him now?
The Daily Mail reports the latest bad news for David; Gillette is thinking of not renewing David’s contract as the worldwide face of the shaving brand!
David Beckham’s multi-million pound contract is up for renewal next year, & according to Marketing Magazine, he will be replaced by ‘fresher-faced global stars’!

Top Gear's Hammond Out of Intensive Care

For those of you who aren’t so familiar with the show, Top Gear is one of the BBC’s most famous shows has been watched and loved by most people in the UK and the world for years now.
It shows down-to-earth reviews about cars in a practical and non-technical way that car-fanatics and average car drivers can easily relate to.
The two presenters drive the cars and test them to the limits and then give the audience a breakdown of the vehicle in terms of speed, petrol consumption, affordability of spare parts, comfort and price.

Lucy’s Daughter is The Missing Link!

Do you know what humanoids are? They are primates who split from apes million years ago. The skull, torso & limbs show both human & ape-like features.
The most famous humanoid fossil found until recently is Lucy! She was recovered in Ethiopia in 1974.
But now a new fossil, which astonished paleontologists around the world, has been excavated from the region of Dikika, again in Ethiopia.
The fossil is that of a 3.3 Million-year-old skeleton of a 3-year-old child, probably a girl.

Jumeirah Receives a New Award from Business Travel Magazine

The Jumeirah group, one of the most luxurious and prestige's hotel chains in Dubai, received a number of global awards during a ceremony hosted by "business travel magazine" in honking and London.

According to the Gulf newspaper, this the first time that the Jumeirah chain receives such an award from the readers of “Business Travel” magazine in London, however the chain have received the award for best trade mark in business hotels in the Middle East and Africa for the third time in a row from the readers of “Business Travel” magazine in Asia and the pacific.

Would You Like Some Cocaine?!

No! I'm not suggesting you try the powdery. white stuff! No Way!
But if you like energy drinks like Redbull & Shark, then you'll want to try the newest energy drink on the market; Cocaine! -although it might send out a wrong message!-
The makers claims that it is a legal alternative to the illegal drug it is named after. They also claim it will give you a longer and better energy boost then any of other energy drinks out there.
The drink is a concoction of Vitamin B12 & simple Sugar. It has a very attractive color; red, & tastes like some sort of berry cocktail!
But i have to say, doctors believe energy drinks aren't the greatest thing for your health.

Hamdi Qandil Wins the 2006 Media Accomplishment Award

The Arabic Media Watch institute awarded famous media man Hamdi Qandil with the prestigious Media Accomplishment Award in London. The famous presenter is known best for his TV show “Kalam Rasas” or “Pencil” on Dubai’s satellite channel. The award was given on the basis of his creativity and participation in the media world during his outstanding career which spans over half a century.
Qandil received his award on his 70th birthday which also happens to date 50 years in the media business switching from printed journalism to broadcasted TV.

Starting from his show “Press Releases” in Egypt to “Pencil” in Dubai, Qandil chaired a number of high-ranking positions in International and Arabic institutes of media and journalism, such as the UNSCO where he was the director of media and the Arabic Union of Broadcasters in Egypt.

Tolkien’s The Children of Hurin to be Published Soon

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings is only a small piece of a huge cake!
Tolkien began working on an epic in 1918 & later abandoned it, but his son Christopher Tolkien has been working on this tale for the past 30 years & has finished it at last!
U.S. and British publishers announced Monday, that The Children of Hurin will be published next spring.
Christopher Tolkien says about this work: It has seemed to me for a long time that there was a good case for presenting my father's long version of the legend of the Children of Hurin as an independent work, between its own covers.
Will Peter Jackson take this tale & turn it into a blockbuster like he did with The Lord of The Rings?
We have to wait & see!

Natascha Kampusch Relates Her 8-Year Ordeal

Everyone thought she was dead, including her parents but now 18-year old Austrian Natascha Kampusch is alive and was held captive for more than eight years in a small dungeon under her captor’s house. Those eight years were filled with loneliness and intense longing to escape. She realized her long time dream to escape only last August 23 when her captor, Wolfgang Priklopil, was busy with a phone call. Priklopil committed suicide after she escaped.

“I have always felt like a poor chicken in a hen house,” Kampusch said in an interview a couple of weeks after her escape. “Why me, among the many millions of people? I always think: I certainly didn't come into the world to be imprisoned and to have my life ruined,” she outspokenly said.

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Dies

The Australian “crocodile hunter” Steve Irwin has died after being stung in the chest by a stingray while diving in the Great Barrier Reef. He was filming a part for his documentary called ‘ocean’s deadliest' when the stingray attacked him and left a hole in his heart.

The incident happened yesterday at 11 am Australian time (12 am GMT). It took 30 minutes for the crew to bring him to the paramedics but he died shortly after at noon.

His wife was trekking in the mountains of Tasmania at the time and police had to search for her to tell her the news. Steve Irwin was famous for his TV series ‘crocodile hunter ' and leaves behind his wife Terri, daughter Bindi sue (aged 8) and son bob Clarence (aged 3).

r.i.p Steve

By guest writer Reem

Madonna & The Scream are Back!

Although the case is far from solved, Edvard Munch's famous paintings Madonna & The Scream have been retrieved!
Norwegians rejoiced in the return of two of their most treasured artworks.
The two paintings were stolen two years ago from the walls of a museum.
Their combined insured value had been put at $121 million, though some experts think that The Scream alone could bring more than $100 million if sold legitimately!
The paintings have been recovered in a relatively good condition, but it seems that paintings have been handled roughly & the Madonna has received a few scratches.

Another Emmy Award For Tony

Lebanese-American Actor Tony Shalhoub who is the star and executive producer of the USA Network television comedy series Monk won another Emmy award this year during the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles yesterday for his work on Monk in which he plays an obsessive compulsive detective who is often called on by the San Francisco Police Department to solve crimes no one else can.

Congratulations Tony :)

• 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

TTI CEO Ansari Readies for the Spacewalk

Tehran-born Anousheh Ansari will replace Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto who is supposed to head for the International Space station on September 14. Enomoto failed a medical test and thus was rendered unfit for the space trip. Anousheh Ansari is the first woman space tourist and is the fourth tourist to travel to the ISS.

The $20 Billion Video Clip Industry!

Would you believe that the Video Clip industry in the Arab World is worth $20 billion in the year 2006!
According to an economical study of this industry, it proves to be very profitable!
The reason for that is the wide spread of TV music channels & the enthusiasm of singers & production companies alike to go for the video clip option.
As an example, Amr Diab's "We Malu" clip cost around 1 million Egyptian pounds, while Hamid al sha'eri's "Ru7 El samara" cost around 200.000 Egyptian pounds.
As for Pascal Mashaalani's "Karabni Minak" it cost 100.000 dollars, and Ahlam's "Batalna N7eb" cost around 150.000 dollars!

9/11 Recordings Bring Back Horrible Memories

New tapes of emergency calls made on the September 11 attack of the World Trade Center and transcripts of the taped phone calls were released on Wednesday. There were about 1,600 tapes released; each reminds the families of the victims and the survivors of their painful memories of the tragedy. In agony, they gathered to listen to voices of people trapped in the burning and crumbling twin towers, begging for help.

First US Electronic Passports Issued in Colorado

Friday last week, Government Printing Office ordered millions of RFID chips from Infineon Technologies North America to be used for e-passports. Last Monday, US government began issuing the electronic passports with RFID (radio frequency identification) chips in Colorado. This is part of the US government’s plan to make all their passports electronic by October 2006. Earlier this year, State Department has already issued some passports with radio tags to diplomats as part of their pilot program.

Gates Couple Pledges to Fight AIDS

Multibillionaire Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates donated 500 million dollars to Global Fund to help finance efforts to eradicate AIDS and HIV. The two attended the International AIDS Conference, which started on Sunday in Toronto, Canada. While recognizing the recent developments in AIDS prevention, Bill gates noted that there are still so many things to be done. There has to be a “dramatic breakthrough” in AIDS prevention he said. He particularly expressed support to the advancement of microbicides.

Pussycat Dolls Fined in Malaysia

Malaysian authorities fined organizers of a concert by The Pussycat Dolls for allowing the singers to wear skimpy clothes & performing sexually suggestive routines on stage.
The authorities fined concert organizers Absolute entertainment 10.000 ringgit ($2.714) for breaking decency regulations.
The Malay Mail quoted council president Mohammad Arif Abdul Rahman saying: The Pussycat Dolls were guilty of performing sexually suggestive routines on stage, in terms of their eye-popping attire, well, there's a lot of proof of that from our sources and the media.
The Malay Mail also reports that the council plans to take the organizers to court if they fail to pay the fine.

Dubai’s Man-Made Island Almost Done

The first of the three man-made palm islands of Dubai, the Palm Jumeirah, is almost done. Soon this breathtaking 12 sq mile island group, a future offshore city, will be treating its first 4,000 residents to a luxurious, cozy and peaceful ambiance. By 2010, this wonderful man-made island group will be a haven to some 60,000 residents and a melting pot of thousands of workers and tourists. Inside this island are thousands of villas, dozens of luxury hotels, shopping and entertainment centers and other attractions.

Assassination Attempt on Hanieh

Palestinian security forces have announced that there might have been an assassination attempt of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Hanieh today. A suspicious envelope containing a strange substance was delivered to his office this morning which caused strange symptoms to appear on 5 of his personnel. Hanieh accuses the Mosad of sending this envelope from Tel Aviv.

Producers Quit Fox News

This is a letter sent from two FOX news producers in Amman, Jordan to FOX news:

"Dear All,

We would like to announce our resignation from Fox News in Amman. Although we never actually worked for your organization, we helped for the past three years in facilitating your work in the Middle East.

We base our decision on moral issues. We can no longer work with a news organization that claims to be fair and balanced when you are so far from that. Not only are you an instrument of the Bush White House, and Israeli propaganda, you are war mongers with no sense of decency, nor professionalism. You have crossed all borders and red lines. An Arab mother cries over the death of her child very much like an American and Israeli mother.

MBC Moved to Egypt

While other TV Channels like Rotana decided to keep their main office in Beirut despite the current sad events Lebanon, MBC channel Team in Beirut moved temporarily to Egypt; all the channel mangers and most of the employees moved to Cairo.

On the other hand, Lebanese presenter Razan Almoghrabi who was evacuated with her brother to a British ship because they both have the British nationality will be also joining the MBC Team in Egypt soon.

CNN & Jewish Pressure

• I had been monitoring the day's events on CNN and hadn't heard much about that kind of swelling Lebanese death toll ... Later, I went back and checked CNN's reporting, via TVeyes.com, and discovered that throughout the day CNN repeatedly reported on the lone Israeli civilian causality without making any mention of the more than 50 Lebanese civilian casualties ...

Has CNN gotten to the point where it won't report pertinent facts that are essential to putting a story in context? Facts that certainly would have helped viewers understand some of the international criticism Israel was coming under for what the European Union called a "disproportionate" military response to the conflict at hand.
[The Huffington Post]

Legendary Tenor Pavarotti Has Cancer

The 70-year-old classical music icon Luciano Pavarotti was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer few days after he underwent his regular check-up in an undisclosed hospital in New York City. The results of his medical tests prompted his doctor to carry out an “emergency surgery” but he is recuperating now, according to his manager in statement released last Friday.

Google Gets Added to Dictionary

Go and check out the words “google,” “googled” or “googling” in the online Merriam-Webster dictionary and for sure you’ll find them. Yes, people have been using these words in informal conversations for so long now but what they’re using was technically a slang, or jargon of those regularly hooked to the Internet or more precisely, those frequently using Google.

But now officially, the word “google” is accepted as a transitive verb and is approved by different English-language dictionaries. It means “to use the Google search engine to obtain information about (as a person) on the World Wide Web.” Inflected forms of the verb are googled and googling. Along with “google,” new science and technology terms like agritourism, biodiesel, mouse potato, ringtone and spyware are likewise now accepted in the English-language dictionaries.

Man Barely Conscious for 19 Years Recovers

Everyone is amazed at how Terry Wallis, now 42 years old, regained speech and movement after a terrible accident damaged the nerve connections in his brain, causing him to be briefly in a coma and for the next 19 years, under a state of “minimal consciousness.” It was in 2003 when he began to utter words, now he can already move and communicate with his family.

The Man of Steel Soars High to Top of Charts

“Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane—no, it’s superman!”

Perhaps the fact that such a classic line is never forgotten both by the old and the young only proves that people never cease to love the Man of Steel. 2 days ago, AP press release reports that since its first day of showing on June 28, Superman Returns already grossed about $84.2.million.

Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman predicts that Superman will continue soar higher that by Tuesday, the figures are most likely to reach $110 million.

The Jordanian Brad Pitt Gets Caught !

A 29-year-old Jordanian man faked an identity card by downloading Brad Pitt's photograph from the Internet & forging the card with it, to try to claim cash at a Dubai money exchange.
The man who was arrested & charged with forgery and attempted embezzlement, didn't know whose photos he had downloaded & used! He told the police that he had no idea that the man was one of the most famous men in the world! He also used the strangest name ever; Usama Bin Mohammed Bin Laden !!!
Well, the man attempted to use this fake ID to claim $23,000 that had been transferred three months ago to the Dubai money exchange, but no one had arrived to pick it up.

World's Most Expensive Cities

According to the latest cost-of-living survey from Mercer Consulting, Moscow is the most expensive city in the world!
Although Moscow was number four last year, this time it jumped over Tokyo's head, which has been number one for the past four years.
The survey uses New York City, which comes at number ten, as its cost base - scoring it at 100. Then it compares the prices of more than 200 items, including housing, household goods, food, entertainment and transportation in 144 cities around the world.
In Moscow, a two-bedroom apartment will cost you $3,000, a cup of coffee $5.27, an international newspaper $3.40, and a burger with fries $3.87.

J. K Rowling Back into Scene with Some Somber News

Author J.K Rowling is getting all Harry Potter fanatics’ attention once again. This time, she makes them even more interested—or shocked—by giving a hint about the last of the seven Potter series. Without hesitation, she reveals that two regular HP characters will die and Harry Potter might just be one of them.

Rowling is not yet done with Book 7 but she is working on it right now, although she has already finished writing the last chapter way back in 1990. She has made some revisions on it though. In a news article, she said “the final chapter is hidden away although it's now changed very slightly. One character got a reprieve. But I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die.”

Frasier's Eddie is Dead !

Moose better known as the dog Eddie on Frasier has died of old age! He was 16.
Eddie had been the dog character on the famous comedy for 10 years.
His trainer says: He was 16-and-a-half years old, and he always had an incredible charisma and was a such a free spirit, & on the show he was always trying to put Frasier in funny, uncomfortable circumstances.
I always liked watching Frasier on MBC 4 & on One Tv, & it was always a joy watching what Eddie does, he was funny & intelligent.

Teen Sues MySpace for $30 million Over Sexual Assault

A 14-year-old girl is suing myspace.com for $30 million claiming that she was sexually assaulted by a man she met over the site claiming that he is 16 year old high school student on the football team. After exchanging a number of emails and phone calls, this man who is claiming to be a student picked up the girl from school and they went to an apartment parking after having dinner and watching a movie together…

The lawsuit claims that the myspace website does not require users to verify their age and so it fails to protect children from adult sexual predators.

Gustav Klimt’s Mona Lisa of Austria

Gustav Klimt’s Mona Lisa of Austria is now officially the world's most expensive painting.
The stunning gold encrusted portrait of Klimt's muse and alleged lover, Adele Bloch-Bauer took him four years to complete.
This painting was looted by the Nazis in World War II & returned to its rightful owner only this year.
But recently was bought by the billionaire cosmetics magnate Ronald Lauder, for what is believed to be the highest price paid for a painting, $135 million, eclipsing the $104 million for Picasso’s Boy with a Pipe in 2004.

Click on image of painting to enlarge

Dan Rather Leaves CBS

American prominent journalist Dan Rather is leaving the CBS network after 44 years. His final report for CBS News was aired on last Sunday and his departure is expected as early as today.
Dan Rather has worked at CBS since 1962, he was anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, and also served as a correspondent for the network's show, 60 Minutes.

On March 2005, he stepped down as anchor of the network's evening newscast following a controversy over a CBS report questioning President George W. Bush's military service record, which was based on allegedly forged documents.

A Miraculous Dog Story

The dog you are about to read about is a dog that was thrown in the Nile river by its owner to swim for about 50 km to save itself! The owner threw the 2 month old pups with the mother. Eyewitnesses also saw the dog placing her puppies in her mouth and swimming. The dog is a 2 year old shih-tzu breed called Smuggy, with a mixture of brown, black, white & grey colors.
It has been reported that the dog had been mistreated, and the father of the puppies was also killed by the owner as well!

Bashar & Sofia Get Engaged

Do you guys remember Bashar Al Shatti and Sofia Al Mareekh, the stars of Star Academy 1? They had the first love story in the academy, and after their love story, all the other students in staracademy in 1,2,3 copied them, and 4 may too. The love story ended after the academy, and Bashar said that all what was said was rumors by the press, but two days ago, Bashar traveled to Morocco to get engaged to Sofia at last! Bashar was with his mother, brothers, father, uncles, aunts, and friends...

Free World Cup Watching: Bye Bye

Every four years comes the special time for football lovers, a time when all the world can watch fair & exciting football matches unlike any other matches.
But since a few years, even this simple & free pleasure has become exclusive for a few channels & expensive! -at least in the Arab world-
The Arab Radio & Television network (art) have taken the exclusivity of airing the world cup matches, thus there is only a group of people who can watch & cheer for their favorite teams!
I ask, Why? Why should there be exclusivity in airing football?

Tragedy Inside one Mom's Minivan

"It was a tragic mistake; one a mother will regret the rest of her life. Her little boy is dead, his father is heartbroken, and a brother left wondering what happened..."

One father's whole world collapsed the day he came home to find his two young boys trapped inside the minivan, and discovered his little one dead.

The mother was drunk and had had several drinks and pain killers for a bad back. She left her two young boys trapped in the minivan gasping for air. After 8 long hours the discovery was made by the father, he says his 4 year old did an amazing thing he took all his clothes off and got down on the floor, his survival was a miracle. Unfortunately his 2 year who was strapped into his seat for these long hours was dead...

Nancy & Nicole at InterContinental Citystars

Cairo hosted a number of concerts during the last week, after Ricky Martin concert which was very successful, there was another concert of Lebanese singers Nicole Sabba and Nancy Ajram… it was a very nice concert, Nancy got the audience’s heart by her new song "law saaltak enta masre" as well as Nicole by her new song "ammel amla" which is from her new album with production music company Alam El-Fan...

$2.75 Million for a Phone Number

This might be the most expensive phone number in history! A cell phone number was sold in a special auction Monday night in Qatar. The number was sold for a huge $2.75 Million after 8 people placed their bids for it. The auction started at $275 Thousand, and it kept going up till it reached the $2.75 Million!
The number is special because of its 7 identical digits, 6666666 !

It's good to know that the money will go to a good cause; building sanitary facilities & infrastructure in a poor area in Qatar, plus some of the money went to the Zakah.

Microsoft to Buy eBay

An article was published recently on the New York Post claiming that Microsoft is considering buying the giant online auctioneer eBay. Multiple unnamed sources are confirming this news which I don’t think it would be beneficial to eBay since most of the companies that Microsoft acquired during the last years are almost dead.

The reason why Microsoft is taking this move is obviously about its continuous efforts or better says war to take on Google… One of the sources close to the matter said that despite the Yahoo eBay recent deal, this would not stop Microsoft from pursuing the online auctioneer to win the deal and merge eBay with MSN portal.

Saddam Hussein's Mercedes Benz

The Associated Press is reported last week that federal customs officials have seized a Mercedes Benz from an Army reservist which they believe may have belonged to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

First Sgt. William von Zeal said he bought the white 1988 Mercedes Benz 560 SEL for about $5,000 while serving in Iraq. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The car is armor-plated, bulletproofed, equipped with loudspeakers, hidden microphones and it has also a series of pipes that shot flames from the sides.

Muammar Gaddafi at The English National Opera

Would you believe that The English National Opera is working on presenting a whole theatrical work about the life of the Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi?
Instead of romantic opera music, the play, which will debut in September, will contain a melange of Asian & Rap music, a blend as exotic as the main character played by 39-year-old Irish-Indian rapper JC-100!
The Opera deals with certain important moments in the life of Al Gaddafi & political stations in Libya like the 1986 American bombing of Libya, the 1988 Lucarbi crisis & the shooting of the English officer Evon Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in London in 1984.

Nancy Ajram & Tareq Al Jafali ?

Haifa Wehbe was once engaged to the Saudi Millionaire Tareq Al Jafali, but broke up with him after she finished Al Wadi program.
Now, rumors are that Tareq has proposed to Nancy Ajram!
It has been reported that Tareq has offered Nancy a huge villa somewhere in Lebanon so that they can live there happily ever after!
Could this rumor be true? And if it is, could Nancy have been the reason for the break up of Haifa & Tareq?

By Guest Writers Susi & Mya

• Haifa Wehbe Engaged on Alwadi
• Tareq Al Jafali Engagement to Haifa Wehbe

Crazy Frog in World Cup Germany 2006

Hundreds of thousands of people downloaded the Crazy Frog Axel F ringtone into their mobile phones last year... This year the Crazy Frog is back on the occasion of the World Cup Germany 2006, it's back with the popular song 'We Are The Champions', the famous song that was originally performed by Queen.

Will the Crazy Frog make it again to the top of the charts like last year and become a hit ringtone this summer?

Sofia Al Marikh, Suicide or Poisoning

Moroccan Star Academy 1 contestant Sofia Al Marik seems to be suffering from severe depression and sadness because she thinks that her happy days of fame and being a star are over… that’s why according to many sources she tried to commit suicide for the second time by swallowing a big quantity of pills… Fortunately, she was saved again.

It’s worth mentioning that star academy rehearsal coach Michel Fathel seems to have a relationship with Sofia since he stayed with her at the hospital while she was recovering. However when he was asked about his relation with Sofia and his frequent visits to her in Morocco, he said that his relation with her is a music business relation and nothing more, he also mentioned that Sofia didn’t commit suicide but suffered from poisoning.

• Photos of Sofia Al Marikh
• Sofia on Al Qahera Al Youm

Twin Girls Separated Successfully

Last Friday, two conjoined twin girls have been successfully separated after they live together for 5 months upon their birth fused together, face-to-face and joined at the diaphragm, pancreas and liver, and shared a common bile duct and part of an intestine. Their hearts had to be re-positioned and part of their intestines, which they shared, had to be separated in addition to their livers which were also fused together...

Jennifer Lopez Sued for Canceling Tour

Jennifer Lopez was supposed to be touring some European cities & Dubai for her new album "Rebirth" tour, but after delaying it, she canceled it all together, & didn't give any reason for her decision!
Now she is being sued by promoters & organizers who claim they had spent about EUR 203,000 on commercials and to satisfy Lopez' many whims. The promoters in Bulgaria said they had spent a little over EUR 3,000 on sunflower seeds, chili, aroma candles and mineral water, and then had to double the sum to transport all the supplies from the states.

No more Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Schweppes

Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo. and Cadbury Schweppes soda companies in the US agreed to stop selling their soft drinks in elementary and middle schools, they will only be selling water, unsweetened juice, tea, low-calorie drinks and low-fat milks. In high schools, they will limit soda sales to diet drinks only.
The main reason for this ban of soda soft drinks is the increasing number of obesity rates among children, 16% of children aged 6 to 19 in the US are obese. Cutting calories consumed through such soft drinks will help in fighting this serious health problem.

What do you think of this? The number of obese children in Middle East and North Africa is increasing and they are frequently noticed than before… Should a similar regulation get applied in our schools?

A Girls Bowling Ally in Jeddah

A new Bowling Ally in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has given Saudi girls the opportunity to practice cool games such as Bowling & Billiards.
The cool thing about this Ally, is that it's solely for ladies. They can enter into this Ally and stop being worried about anything.
They can be free to play & enjoy their time without any of the usual restrictions.
This has become a successful story in Saudi Arabia, and would be a great idea if other places opened around the Kingdom for woman & girls to be able to enjoy their time, and practice some kind of light sports.

Lead Actor in United 93 Denied Visa !!!

The lead actor in the first 9/11 movie United 93, will be missing out on the movie premier during Tribeca Film Festival in New York next Tuesday, because the American Embassy is denying him a Visa!
The actor Lewis Al Samari is an Iraqi who has been living in England since 1995, and was granted asylum in 1998 and who is also about to apply for British citizenship, yet the American authorities are not very excited to let him in!

Rumor has it that ... Part 2

Actress Mona Zaki is pregnant with 4 twins!!! she is basically going to go from one child to five children in 9 months whew!!! allah ma3ak ya mona.

Ricky Martin and egyptian singer/actress Bushra will make a duet in 4 languages - Spanish, French, english and Italian - , What happened to Arabic???

Rumor has it that ...

Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi will be starring in a new movie alongside the famous arab french boxer Ibrahim asloum. haifa will play the role of a night club owner who is in conclusion with her lover to kidnap his three competitors. good luck Haifa!

Egyptian actor Hani Salama finally admitted that he is in love and is engaged to perihan. is she the daughter of mervat ameen?

Nancy Ajram was nominated to star in a new upcoming series that reflects the life of the lovely singer Ismahan. the final decision has not been made yet. good luck to nancy!

Human Organs Trade in Egypt

Can't find a donor for a kidney in your country? It’s now easy to have one with a very good price in Egypt! Unfortunately, this is the latest kind of trades in Egypt these days, human organs trade.

With the increasing number of poor people living under the poverty line in Egypt exceeding the quarter of the population, and with the absence of legislation that forbids people to deal with illegal organs trafficking, rich men from the Arab Gulf and the neighboring countries like Jordan and Lebanon are finding ways to get illegal kidney to buy for a price that range from $3500 to $80000, because they couldn't find a donor in their countries.

This article about Human Organs Trade in Egypt is not intended to offened anyone, it is showing how the poor in Egypt (which is a fact, there are poor people in Egypt) are not treated well to an extent that they are ready to sell their organs to people who are taking advantage of thier situation :(

This case might exist in other Arab countries and already is a phenomenon in countries like Brazil ... The only way to avoid such issues is to think of ways to help poor people ... Government efforts alone won't help but with your help, things can be changed.

[ Via: African News Dimension ]

Cats Bird Flu

Would you believe that cats and also animals such as dogs, foxes, seals and possibly other mammals can be infected with the Bird Flu virus and could spread the virus and help it to adapt into a more highly infectious strain in humans which could spark a pandemic!

For that reason if you own a cat, it should not be in contact with birds or their droppings; you have to keep your cat inside your home and if it shows signs of illness it should be tested for H5N1 (Bird Flu virus) immediately...

1st Movie for Hisham Abdul Rahman

Hisham Abdul Rahman, winner of Star Academy 2, is working on his first movie.
A Saudi movie entitled Kef Al Hal - How Are You? -
The movie, which is produced by Rotana's Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal, is about social issues in Saudi Arabia, in paricular the struggle between moderates and religious extremists in one family, and by extension the country as a whole.

Google Romance

'When you think about it, love is just another search problem. And we’ve thought about it, A lot. Google Romance™ is our solution'

That's the latest new service offered by Google, a place where you can post all types of romantic information to find your soulmate... If you are curious to know more about Google Romance, try it by yourself and start your search for love ;)!

Google Romance

Samo Zaen in a Fight!

The Syrian famous singer Samo Zaen got involved in a trouble in Egypt. He went out in a hotel with his wife, brother and his brother’s fiancée. Some guys were flirting with the two women and of course the two guys couldn’t just keep silent. The fight started and then the other two guys hit them and then ran away and Samo Zaen and his brother were injured...

Jennifer Lopez in Dubai in April

Hollywood Star Jennifer Lopez in coming to the Middle East for the first time!
Lopez will be holding a huge concert in Dubai on the 27th of April, at the Dubai Autodrome.
The concert will contain the latest in sound & light technologies. While JLo will sing some of her smash hit R & B, Pop & Latino songs.
She will be performing some of her greatest songs like Baby I Love You, I'm Glad, Ain't it Funny & I am Gonna be Alright.

Beyond Earth with Google Mars

After Google Earth, Google launched Google Mars so if you are fascinated with the planet Mars, now you are able to explore the red planet with three different kinds of Maps: the first is an elevation map in color, the second is an infrared map which shows the details that your eyes won't be able to see, and the third map shows exactly how the surface would actually look like if you see it just by your eyes; you can also zoom in on any of the three maps to view geographical features such as mountains, canyons, dunes and craters...

Wafa Bin Laden's Reality TV Show

Osama Bin Laden's niece, Wafa Dufour Bin Laden has signed up for a reality television show about her life and her unfulfilled quest for stardom.
Based in New York, Wafa Dufour has been promoting herself as a singer and last December appeared in a GQ photo shoot, relaxing on satin sheets wrapped in feathers and posing nude in a bubble bath!

Hamdi Ghaith Dies at 82

Famous Egyptian Actor Hamdi Ghaith has died today at the age of 82 after he suffered from respiratory complications since the begining of last month and never recovered since then.

Two of his most famous roles was Abu Soufian in The Message 'AlRissalah' movie which was directed by the late Mustafa Akkad and Richard lion heart in Al-Naser Salah El-Din which was directed by Youssef Chahine.

God rest his soul.

Michael Jackson to Build Mosque in Bahrain

Pop superstar Michael Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain since last June, is showing signs that he might convert to Islam soon; he has taken the royal permission, and is going to build a mosque just outside Manama.
Michael was a Jehovah's witness in the past, but it hasn't been clear where he stands since he moved to Bahrain after he was acquitted of child molestation charges in America.
He has been spotted a few times, shopping in the Malls of Manama, wearing a Abaya, which is usually worn by women!

Egyptian Actor Abu Baker Izzat Dies

Egyptian Actor Abu Baker Izzat dies at the age of 73.
Abu Baker Izzat was well known for not accepting cheap roles, he carefully choose his roles starting from comic roles at the beginning of his career to romance and drama. He was also well known for his good and friendly relationships with his fellow actors.

God rest his soul.

800 Employees Might Lose Their Jobs

ARLA Foods, Europe’s second-largest dairy company which manufactures Lurpak butter, Puck cheddar, and Three Cows fetta cheese, has been losing over US$2.4 million a day in sales in the Middle East and Gulf region, thats why the company has called a halt to operations and closed the dairy. Now, its unclear whether any of its 800 employees will lose their jobs!

Arla is among a number of Danish firms that have put pressure on their government to secure an end to the crisis of the Danish cartoons...

[Source: Arabian Business]

• Danish Cartoons
• United Arab States (UAS)
• Freedom of Expression in Denmark & Norway

Shadi Aswad Was Drunk

On the 3rd of Feb 2006, Syrian singer Shadi Aswad was on his way to home after he spent all the night at a night club somewhere in Lebanon... And while he was driving quickly he lost his conscious and had an accident with his car...

Green M&M , Welcome!

For a long time, The M&M's company has been advertising on channels like mbc, that a new mysterious star is going to be welcomed on the red carpet; the star is coming, we have to greet her on the red carpet and so on. Well, it seems the star they are talking about is a new M&M color, the sexy Green M&M.
And finally, the Green M&M will be introduced to the Arab World.

Top Jobs 2006 List

Here is the top Jobs 2006 list that will be in high demand and offer excellent potential salaries:

- Lawyer
- Personal financial advisor
- Sales manager
- Management analyst
- Computer and information systems manager

Sofia Guest of Al Qahera Al Youm

Sofia - Star Academy 1 contestant - was the guest of Orbit's famous daily night show "Al Qahera Al Youm" hosted by Amr Adeeb & Mona AlSharqawy...
on the show Sofia talked about many things including her career, the reality show and her relation to Bashar AlShati.

The highlights of the show were:

- Sofia is suffering from the ignorance of the large production companies... which lead her to fund her upcoming album on her own budget.

- She will shoot her first video clip in couple of weeks and it might be available for airing in a month or two.

United Arab States (UAS)

Muslims in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Sudan are boycotting Danish goods as a result of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cartoons.
Saudi Arabia and Libya closed their embassies in Copenhagen.

Seems the Danish newspaper and magazine who published the cartoons awakened and united all the Arab World for the first time since years.

• Freedom of Expression in Denmark & Norway
• A Muslim Girl in Denmark

Pooping With Your Pants Up !

Over the last few years, many Islamic "fatwa" websites have been made available by people with questionable qualifications answering all kinds of questions that have been sent to them by email, including questions about sex. Some of their answers about what good Muslims should or shouldn't do in bed!

And recently in Egypt a new view by another Sheikh created a religious debate in Egypt, and the question this time is should a husband and wife keep their clothes on when having sex?!?

Medieval Cemetery in Leicester

Archaeologists have announced today that they have discovered a large medieval cemetery containing around 1,300 skeletons in the central English city of Leicester.
The bones were found during a dig before the site is developed as part of a 350 million-pound ($630 million) shopping mall.
The graveyard was probably used from the 12th century until the demolition of a church at the site in 1573.

World's First Face Transplant in France

A french woman recovered today of the world's first partial face transplant. She is 38, and had suffered after a dog ripped her nose and mouth off her face!
The complex, high-risk operation, which involved grafting on a triangle of facial material from a deceased donor, was carried out over Sunday and Monday at the University hospital in Amiens.
The French team took the surgical world by surprise ...

Al Jazeera False Report

Aljazeera TV has reported that Israeli's were evacuated from the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman just minutes before the blast according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. It turned out to be a big lie, below is what Haaretz newspaper reported:

'There is no truth to reports that Israelis staying at the Radisson SAS hotel in Amman on Wednesday were evacuated by Jordanian security forces before the bombing that took place there.

Queen Elizabeth Needs The Fashion Police!

The famous French designer Sonia Rykiel has criticized the Queen of England about the way she dresses.
She called the Queen ‘the worst dressed person in the UK’.
She also said: 'The Queen is one of the worst dresses people in the UK, she should stop wearing those bright suits and hats ...

Mohammad Attieh, Shireen, Marwa and Tamer Husni

A bunch of short news for you to chat about in those lost minutes before Iftar or on the bus !

Star Academy 1 Star Mohammad Attieh will be starring in a movie that will be hitting the big screens during Eid Al Fitr. Actress Hana Shiha will be his co-star, and the movie is about a guy who lives in the 1950’s but suddenly finds himself in the year 2005, where his kids are big men now, while he is still a young man!

Lebanese singer Marwa, is shooting her first movie … 7a7a we tuffa7a !

First Arab Gay/Lesbian Magazine

A Lebanese nongovernmental organization, Helem (Arabic for ‘Dream‘), which fights for the rights of homosexuals, has recently begun publishing Barra Magazine (Arabic for ‘Out’), the first quarterly Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexed and Queer magazine in the Arab world.
[Via: Sabbah’s Blog]

UNICEF Smurf Ad

The UNICEF has released an ad on the Belgian TV channels about horrific wars and bombings. The ad is special and pretty impressive because it is a cartoon ad and the victims are the lovable blue creatures, better known as the Smurfs.
Smurfette is left for dead, and a baby Smurf is left orphaned and left to cry while the innocent Smurf town is carpeted down by bombings and explosives.

ElBaradei Won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize

After Anwar Sadat '1/2 the Nobel Peace Prize 1978', Ahmed Zewail 'the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999' and Naguib Mahfouz 'the Nobel Prize in Literature 1988', Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons after being nominated with other 199 nominees for this award.

Bush is Drinking Again

It seems that President Bush is not drunk enough on power, so he is drinking again and he is back to his younger days, and the democrats turned to be totally wrong when they said that Mr. Bush will not take up drinking until he leaves office in 2009!

Who knows, may be Mr. Bush drunk will find answers more easily to direct questions from the press on future conferences and will also react faster on future possible disasters like Hurricane Katrina and 9/11!

Clinton and Lewinsky Condoms!

A Chinese company is honoring ex-president Bill Clinton by naming a new line of condoms after him along with a companion line of condoms that will be named after his ex-girl, Monica Lewinsky!

'The Clinton condom will be the top of our line,' Spokesman Liu Wenhua of the Guangzhou Rubber Group said. 'The Lewinsky condom is not quite as good.'

Face Transplant … Unbelievable

A radical operation in the coming months will be attempted in the state of Cleveland; a face transplant!
There are 10 participants already, who will be undergoing research and studies in the coming few weeks. Maria Siemionow -the responsible doctor- will be studying their faces, smiles, cheeks, eyes and every movement they make with their faces.

This is not for the fun of it; this whole mission is to give people horribly disfigured by burns, accidents or other tragedies a chance at a new life. Today's best treatments still leave many of them with freakish, scar-tissue masks that don't look or move like natural skin.

Tareq Al Jafali Engagement to Haifa Wehbe

Tareq Al Jafali, the Saudi businessman who got engaged a few weeks ago to Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi, has abruptly called off his engagement. Tareq took this step as a result of pressure from his family, who insisted that he leave Haifa, stressing that she would not make a suitable wife.

They held a private engagement party, in which he presented her with a set of diamonds and a Porsche, valued at 250 thousand US dollars.
I guess she will have to return the Bling Bling to Tareq!

• Haifa Wehbe Engaged on Alwadi

The First 10.3 Megapixel Camera

The Cyber shot R1 camera from Sony is the world’s first integrated lens digital still camera to combine a professional-grade, 10.3-megapixel image sensor and the flexibility of live preview while shooting.

Continue reading "The First 10.3 Megapixel Camera"

Princess Diana Bronze Statue

A Bronze Statue of the late Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi El-Fayed will soon be displayed in the famous Harrods shops, which are owned by Dodi’s father Mohammed El-Fayed in the British capitol London.
The statue shows the two with their hands extended outwards holding a bird representing eternity and good fortune. This statue represents what things could have been if the two hadn’t gotten into that terrible accident, in addition to a personal statement that they were deliberately killed.

Google Talk, Free Telephone Calls Anywhere

Google has launched a new service called Google Talk, which allows users to make free telephone calls to anywhere in the world via the internet. That would mean overseas and long-distance calls could be free soon, provided you have an internet connection!

Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free anytime, anywhere in the world.

Iraqi Version of Pop Idol

Despite collapsing public services and the constant threat of death, more than 2,000 young Iraqis signed up for a new talent show called 'Iraq Star’ was announced by Al-Sumeria TV.

Iraq Star is like ‘American Idol’, a version of the original British ‘Pop Idol’ franchise, and also Lebanese copy 'Arab Superstar’ that its 3rd season will start in few weeks.

Susan Torres Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Remember the touching story of Susan Torres, the pregnant woman who is brain dead but being kept on life support until her baby can be delivered, well the cancer-stricken woman declared brain-dead three months ago gave birth yesterday to a baby girl in Virginia.
Susan Torres hoped for a girl before going into a coma, and yesterday a healthy little Susan Anne Catherine Torres was delivered by Caesarean section, and weighed 1 pound, 13 ounces.
Today or tomorrow, Susan Torres will be unhooked from the machinery that has kept her body going for the past 13 weeks and she will be allowed to die.

No official Mourning in Saudi Arabia

In Islam, mourning is allowed for 3 days however in Saudi Arabia, according to the Wahhabi believes there is no mourning and thus business and shops are open and life goes on as usual despite the death of King Fahd who ruled the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for more than 2 decades!

Israel Refuses Entrance of Saber Rebai

With no justification or any reasons, Israeli authorities refused the entrance of Tunisian singer Saber Rebai to Ramallah city in Palestine.

What would such policy do? Simply more hate and more frustration towards Israelis in the occupied Palestinian land.

Razan Al Moghrabi in Ramadan 2005

After the success in her debut movie with Ahmad Saqqa in “Italy Wars” harb Italia, Razan Al Moghrabi has gotten ready for her debut series! She will be acting along side Nellie and Mostapha Shaheen in the series “Agent 1001”, an Egyptian series to be aired in Ramadan of 2005, and is about the Egyptian CIA.

She is also getting ready to film her second movie, which she doesn’t reveal much about, other than it is a romantic warm movie.

Radio Al-Mahaba, Only for Iraqi Women

The importance of women's rights and the new Iraqi constitution, the forthcoming general election, childhood needs as well as family problems are now discussed in Baghdad live on a new radio station known as radio Al-Mahaba, meaning love in Arabic.

The new radio station is supported by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) program.

This project aims to encourage, strengthen and support Iraqi women at all levels to know their rights, to enjoy equality and dignity and to define their future effectively by understanding international laws...

Yafoo, A Fake Version of Yahoo!

A computer system engineer was recently arrested on suspicion of creating a fake version of popular Yahoo website and call it Yafoo to steal personal information from users. It is the first arrest for "phishing" in Japan.

Kazuma Yabuno, a 42-year-old Osaka resident, is facing charges of copyright violation and unauthorized access, after he allegedly created and ran a Web site that looked like Yahoo Japan's site except the main logo.

Phishing is a scheme to lure Internet users to a bogus Web site that uses the real organization's logo to trick users into providing private information.

Michael Jackson News

Michael Jackson has gone from the King of Pop to the King of Pay Up.
The scandal-scarred singer has been sued for the second time in a week by someone claiming he failed to fork over money he owes.

Forbes magazine estimated in an article published last year that Jackson had a net worth of about $350 million, but said he had heavy liens against his property and spent heavily on his extravagant lifestyle...

Michael Moore & Mel Gibson ... No Awards !

Two of the year’s most talked about films – The Passion Of The Christ and Fahrenheit 9/11 – have been snubbed by the Golden Globes.

Mel Gibson and Michael Moore will have to set their sights on Oscar glory as Globe organisers made it clear that neither are eligible for the awards given by the nebulous Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

• Passion of Christ
• Fahrenheit 911

Superman .. Christopher Reeve Dies

Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies died Sunday of heart failure. He was 52. Reeve, who made the role of the superhero his own in the Superman movies of the 1970s and 80s, fell into a coma on Saturday after having a heart attack at his New York home.

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection...

Google Print .. A Free Service to Publishers

Google has launched a new search technology called Google Print offering this service to publishers for free, they can send their books to Google's offices in California, where staffers will scan specific pages and place them into the index.

Dan Rather CBS News Anchor

Dan Rather must feel like an idiot these days, so much as a respected news anchor can feel like an idiot. Claiming an exclusive, Dan Rather did a report on supposed documents that told the story regarding President Bush's First Guard duty...

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson is facing a constant bombardment of offers from TV bosses to follow in the footsteps of ex-husband Tommy Lee and star in her own reality show.

Nude Images

Inspectors in Bahrain are confiscating raunchy magazines at bookstores, supermarkets and other shops in that country in an effort to get nude or provocative images off the shelves. Store owners and importers of the publications are being given a warning that they could be prosecuted if they continue to display those publications!

Tori Spelling Wedding

Tori Spelling, best known for her role as Donna on TV's "Beverly Hills 90210", has married. Tori Spelling, 31, and actor-writer Charlie Shanian got married recently at her parents' home in Holmby Hills.

Tori was born Victoria Spelling on May 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California. She first began acting when she was 5 years old...

Nicholas Berg beheading

Many of WALEG.com visitors sent us emails asking for photos of Nicholas Berg beheading. Unfortunately, we decide not to put any photos because of their nature... However you can check our past articles that we publish about Nicholas Berg:

Nicholas Berg Execution
Inside Abu Ghraib Prison

Fahrenheit 911

Finally Fahrenheit 9/11 has a distributor in America!
It wil be distributed in theaters all across Amercia starting from Friday, June 25th.

Yahoo Toolbar With Anti Spyware

Spyware increasingly has captured the attention of many of us and some of you might already suffered deeply from a certain spyware on your computer. Yahoo helps fighting the battle against spyware by providing an anti-spyware plug-in in its toolbar in order to find and remove unwanted spyware on your PC.

Yahoo used the anti-spyware software from Pestpatrol to provide this new feature...

Inside Abu Ghraib Prison!

A few days ago, we published an article about the execution of Nicolas Berg. Today, we found an article published by Voz de Aztlan provides compelling analysis and photographic evidence on the Berg execution telling that the execution was staged in the Abu Ghraib prison!

The article does not constitute proof that the execution was staged in the Abu Ghraib prison. It nonetheless casts serious doubt on the official story...