From the italian news pages of Yahoo
(my translation from italian)
Official document, a man dies at age 150.
Ansa – Thursday 1:44 pm; January 29, 2009
Damasco 29 January – A Syrian man is dead at the age of 150 years after having seven marriages and 155 sons and nephews. This news has been sent by the official agency Sana: Mahmud Khalil, from Zahriyye, a town located 200 Km from Damasco. He was married seven times; 5 of his sons are still alive, 150 nephew as well. His relatives remember that Khalil never gave up smoking his pipe, drinking tea, and having breakfast with one raw egg.
THE ORIGINAL YAHOO TEXT
stampa ufficiale, uomo muore a 150 anni
Ansa - Gio 29 Gen - 13.44
(ANSA) - DAMASCO, 29 GEN - Un siriano sarebbe morto all'eta' di 150 anni dopo sette diversi matrimoni e lasciando al mondo 155 tra figli e nipoti. La notizia e' stata diffusa dall'agenzia ufficiale Sana: Mahmud Khalil, di Zahriyye, localita' a circa 200 km da Damasco, si e' sposato sette volte. Dei suoi numerosi figli, 5 sono ancora in vita, cosi' come 150 nipoti. I familiari ricordano che Khalil 'non ha mai rinunciato a fumare la pipa, a bere te', a fare colazione con un uovo crudo.
Best wishes
Zosimo