Apparently the recession has reached the final frontier. NASA is offering a once-in-a-lifetime sale on its old shuttles, slashing the prices by more than $10 million. To sweeten the deal, they’ll be giving the engine away for free.

To most intelligent human beings the idea of spending ridiculous amounts of money on New Year’s Eve could never be considered a wise judgment and yet it is something nearly everyone is guilty of doing.

Israel has named a square after the late Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat.

The Egyptians are building a steel wall at the infamous borderline between them and Gaza – and just to prove their superiority to their Zionist neighbours it is promising to be stronger than the Zionist wall.

With all the news that keeps popping up about Dubai financial status, looks like the end is near for this young city – or maybe it's the end of a very short beginning.

The November 14 game between Egypt and Algeria was memorable for many reasons. Beyond giving the Egyptians a chance to cheer on their team in the next World Cup, the goals scored by Egypt, one in the first few minutes of the game and the second in the last minute of extra time, were, quite literally, heart stopping!

 In case you're wondering what this represents, it's the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of Berlin wall. Although they had humble resources, they managed to take down the wall – at least a very small part – and in the end they were rewarded with some fireworks.

 The US government has launched the "Twin Towers" warship, which was built from the steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. The Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described it as "a symbol of our unshakable resolve – this is a city built of steel." 

Ever been on a plane and got stuck sitting next to someone with an intense fear of flying? Then you know how it feels to have that person chew your ear off, in their hope that talking to you will somehow distract them from the terrible scenarios running through their mind of mid-air explosions and metal wreckage hurtling to the ground. Well now, Virgin Atlantic Airways has created an application to bid this phenomenon farewell.

Remember when we saw Alien and thought how great it would be to have a vacation in outer space. It's not a fantasy anymore – at least not for the filthy rich.