Topic: Middle East
An Iranian grandmaster said he ousted the Israeli title holder on Wednesday to regain the Guinness record for simultaneous chess games after facing more than 600 players in over 25 hours.Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, 28, won 96 percent of his games which began ...
That word is all the rage with the kids today; up there with 23-skidoo, raccoon hats and the listening to the hip-hop. A table leg turned upside down that has a hole drilled through it for the wiring can make for a ...
Hookah, or Shisha smoking is a new hobby that has spread through the college " The tradition of hookah has long been a popular hobby in parts of the Middle East. There, people can find hookah bars or clubs where many people ...
(A special exhibition of paper currency issued before and during the period of the founding of State of Israel was presented at an unique exhibition at the Kadman Numismatic Pavilion, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel - Ms Cecilia Meir, curator. ) ...
They think its consoling when they say we are the leaders of tomorrow Houdini's wowing us with their politricks "You will get a piece of the cake" they say"it is your right" Only they leave out that little detail..dat it'll come in ...
Videogames have grown up and become a vital part of the Army's 21st century arsenal. Two experts in the frontline of this trend talk about why the Army is getting serious about playing games. The Army PEO STRI (Program Executive Office for ...
Often when people think of crochet , they only think of larger crafts such as afghans or sweaters . It is an ancient technique that can be found on hats in Africa , bags in Guatemala and yarmulkes in Israel . If ...
Many people shy away from cryptic crosswords believing they are incapable of solving what appear often look like meaningless clues yet with a little time and patience the intricate word clues, associations and different ways of expression become a little addictive. Someone ...
It had seemed such a good idea the year before. Meanwhile, I had gathered a group of U.S. blind players into a national team and persuaded George Koltonowski, the San Francisco chess columnist, to accompany them. So, when the East Germans came ...
Maharaja is Avalon Hill's strategy board game based on the ebb and flow of Indian history. Starting around 1500 BC, with the peaceful Harappan Empire, the first city builders in India, facing invasion from Afghanistan and Central Asia by the ancestors of ...