“Dihydrogen monoxide is the cause of deaths for countless people by drowning, electrocution, bodily trauma, and infection, among others,” declared a recent report by Human Rights Watch. Iata, near Hebron, December 21 – Every winter, Sami Abu Jizz knows he must withstand a ...
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An article in the journal Large Unusual Creatures in Asia-Southwest (LUCAS), due out next week, describes the process by which the researchers found and identified the Sarlacc. Jedda, December 16 – Zoologists have uncovered the first known specimen on Earth ...
Read More »Terror-Hit Egypt Hopes Tourists Will Just Send Money
“Not having to lay out money for the food, drink, and cleanup that tourists are paying for could give a serious boost to the entire sector.” Sharm al-Sheikh, December 10 – Since a bomb destroyed a Russian passenger jet over the ...
Read More »To Get Obama’s Attention, ISIS Renames Self ‘Global Warming’
Baghdadi conceded that it was possible Obama himself would shrink from the confrontation, as he has so far failed to stand up to Putin, Khamenei, and Assad. Raqqa, December 6 – After years of attempting to directly engage with what ...
Read More »Syrian Civilian Deaths Surprise Russia: Thought None Were Left
A spokesman cited recently released American statistics purporting to show that US strikes had killed 20,000 ISIS fighters and not a single civilian. Moscow, November 30 – A spokesman for the Russian Air Force (VVS) expressed surprise today when informed that ...
Read More »Tensions Between Ankara, D.C. Over Notion That Turkey Needs Pardon
Analysts offered multiple opinions as to the offense that Erdogan believes Washington has implied. Ankara, Turkey, November 25 – Government officials expressed outrage today at the annual American ritual of a presidential pardon issued every Thanksgiving to Turkey, saying that ...
Read More »UNRWA, Hamas Hoping For Harsh Winter To Highlight Palestinian Misery
“We’re counting on some good flooding, hypothermia, homelessness, and possibly even a cholera outbreak or something.” Gaza City, November 18 – United Nations and Hamas officials confirmed today that both organizations want this coming winter to be especially cold and ...
Read More »Warning To ISIS Their Attacks May Spark Islamophobia Oddly Ineffective
Pundits across the region have noted that not just ISIS, but militant Islamic groups in general, appear not to heed warnings that their activities put the lives and welfare of Muslims at risk. Raqqa, formerly in Syria, November 16 – ...
Read More »Russian Airstrikes In Syria Claim First Non-Civilian Casualty
It gave them an enemy combatant fatality ratio almost twice as good as that of Syrian loyalist forces and allied militias such as Hezbollah. Beirut, November 12 – For the first time since Moscow openly acknowledged providing air support for Syrian ...
Read More »UNRWA Maintains Neutrality On How To Destroy Israel
No specific avenue for causing the demise of the State of Israel and killing its Jewish inhabitants is shown favor or disfavor. Jerusalem, November 4 – In keeping with the organization’s mandated policy of not taking sides in political disputes, a ...
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