NOX Blog

Dubai, a mirage of an oasis

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.


True Experts 

The NOX Premier League panel is already coming through with its predictions – if we ignore anything that has to do with Liverpool of course.


To do & not to do at Eid holiday

Whenever you ask someone about some fresh new activities to do, you always get the same reply "there is nothing to do in Jordan". But it turned out that everyone is too lazy to do anything new that can cause to slightly change his or her lifestyle. True, we are not blessed as others in having hundreds of options, but there are still some good things to do in our free time.


Egypt vs Algeria

Is this the biggest Arab football match ever? 


Die heart fans

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!


Xbox banned for life

"Your console has been banned from Xbox"


The fastest goal in football

Behold, the fastest goal in football ever!! Scored in two seconds by the Saudi striker Nawaf Al Abed, who plays on the al-Hilal team. Even Diego Maradona  – at the height of his career – couldn't top that.


Another brick in the wall

 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.


Lunch anyone?

This is the result of excessively using Google translate and not bothering to check it afterwards. This "menu" caused us to waste 30 precious minutes of our time in the office while laughing at it. If you know the restaurant mentioned in the "menu" then please thank them for their amazing sense of humour and tell them that we want to order a dish of "Thickness of Elephants Proud", with a side of "My Hair", and for an appetizer a small dish of "Authority Cabbage".


The Twins have resurrected

 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."