85-year-old Salah Tizani Jumps in Pool for LBC Celebrity Splash

Salah Tizani, the famous Lebanese actor behind Abou Salim, was one of several Lebanese "celebrities" who took the plunge as part of LBC's odd show, Celebrity Splash. Clad only in swimming trunks,...

 

Israeli Singer Steals 1950 Farid Al-Atrash Tune

Acclaimed Israeli singer and judge on Israel's The Voice, Sarit Hadad, released on YouTube on May 11 her newest song titled, "Listen To My Friends." If you're a fan of Syrian-Egyptian composer,...

 

Egyptian Salafist Party: 'Shias More Dangerous Than Naked Women'

Egyptian Salafists are well known for their often extremist beliefs, not barring of course their next target of choice: potential Iranian tourists. Reported by Ahram Online, the Egyptian Salafist ...

 

Iran Cleric: Women to Blame for Earthquakes

Proving that women really do rock our world, The Guardian reports that a senior Iranian cleric blamed Iran's most recent earthquake on scantily-clad women. Claiming that their promiscuity (a...

 

MP Fires Off Gun at Checkpoint

In an act of total douchebaggery (yes, that is a word), The Daily Star reports that Akkar MP Mouin Merhebi fired shots in the air because he was upset that a checkpoint on Minyeh-Akkar road near...

 

Three Men Removed from Saudi Festival for Being Too Handsome

Not even kidding. Emirates 247 reports that three absurdly good looking men (no pictures ladies, sorry) we're ejected from an annual cultural festival because--and I quote--"A festival official...

 

Fox News Contributor Erik Rush in Response to Boston Bombing: Kill All Muslims

A quick look at @erikrush's twitter feed will assure you in all of two seconds that this man, a self-identified Conservative Christian, is a hardcore racist. But he's a Fox News contributor, so...

 

Zouk Mosbeh Bridge Damage Goes Unfixed

Ever looked at the bottom of a bridge and think "well shit, that doesn't look safe at all!" That would be Zouk Mosbeh Bridge, which connects Zouk Mosbeh to the Western Route of the Nahr el-Kaleb...

 

Dubai's Police Force Gets a Lamborghini

In other news, birds can fly, the sky is blue and 2 + 2 really does equal 4. Seriously now, is anyone surprised by the fact that Dubai's police force now sports a sport car? Anyone? Yep, didn't...

 

Aley Enforces Curfew on Syrian Refugees

The Daily Star reports that, due to the nearly 5,000 Syrian refugee families flooding the streets and the surrounding area, Aley has imposed an unofficial night watch and curfew in order to deal with ...