Facebook Envy n.
The feeling you get when you come across an old friend on Facebook and realize that their life turned out way better than yours.
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“Please do not delete this. Money obtained from spam will go to children in uganda.”
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Yes. Other than our love for the environment, Al Gore and I also share messy desks in common. Some of you might recall Roba running a competition on her blog about a year ago, for the messiest desk. I didn’t win the messiest category, but I did get recognition for having the “most livable” desk. […]

DISCLAIMER: The following post is totally a rumor. I usually don’t believe in rumors, especially of Jordanian origin, but I’m inclined to believe this one for various reasons. This disclaimer is by way of asking you to please read at your own discretion.
A fellow Jordanian blogger pointed out a few days ago, the political […]

Another beautifully written Al-Bawaba article to lighten to mood…
Syrian beautiful actress Sulaf Fawakhirji is flourishing after the success she made in Egypt in her first Egyptian film “Halim”, which led Egyptian fans to fall in love with her. She played the soft and romantic role of the late singer and legend Abed Al Halim’s lover. […]

Via: 7iber dot com

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One-fifth of Americans can’t find their own country on a map? A Miss Teen USA contestant tells us why…

And to think that once upon a time, American educational institutions were hotbeds for political dissent. Suffice to say, students protesting the war on Iraq in the same manner their grandparent’s did in the 60’s, is, well, […]

I have to admit. I’m kind of semi-addicted to Al-Bawaba’s terrible writing. Also, I’m convinced that an old religious man with a long beard is in charge of the “Entertainment” section of this website. There’s no other explanation.
Boldly the camera of director Yahia Sa’ada followed Lebanese signer Haifa Wahbi in the swimming pool taking poses […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…
Nancy held a press conference a few hours before her concert at the Radisson Sass in Amman, Jordan. As she was talking about her participation in the Jerash Festival and everything was going as planned, an Israeli Journalist from ‘ Yadiot Ahranot’ newspaper disrupted and asked Ajram a […]

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The poem is very touching.

It really dont happen everyday

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It’s times like these that you really wish that whole “believing in the human race” thing, would kick in…
MANILA (AFP) - A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a Philippine karaoke bar, police said Thursday.
Romy Baligula, 29, was halfway through his song on Tuesday night in […]

Perhaps the best critic and/or observer of the recent food poisoning cases in Jordan stemming from fish and shawarma mayo, has been Emad Hajjaj. These are some of the past few caricatures that captured my attention…

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Amman, May 7 (Petra) — Public Security Department Spokesperson Basheer D’ajah said that fire erupted in the main Courtyard of Amman Customs Department on Monday dawn where it burnt five trucks loaded with chocolate three of which are not Jordanian, one is Jordanian and the fifth one wasn’t identified because it was totally burnt.
In statements […]

Many passengers were left stranded Thursday night as the dreadful Windows blue screen of death struck Queen Alia International Airport and no one could figure out when their planes were leaving. According to inside sources, passengers were told to press CTRL+ALT+DEL and then re-enter the terminal in Safe Mode.

On another note…we all miss you very […]