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Benjamin Whitely headed to a Safeway supermarket in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to grab some items for dinner. But he was disappointed to find the vegetable bins barren and a sparse selection of turkey, chicken and milk."Seems like I missed out on everything," Whitely, 67, said. "I'm going to have
Read MoreThe oldest cuneiform alphabet in history was discovered in Ugarit (Ras Shamra), an ancient city located on the Syrian coast, dating back to 1500 BC. This alphabet was found transcribed on small cuneiforms “clay tablets” in the Royal Palace of Ugarit, discovered in 1948; and according to archaeologists, the Ugaritic writing
Read MoreSyrian plastic artist Randa Hijazi, who is an expatriate in Canada, was able to win the silver medal for her participation in an art exhibition held in Paris. “Two years ago, I was accepted into the Department of Artists and Sculptors of Quebec, Canada, to be the first Syrian artist to
Read MoreForeign and Expatriates Ministry held on Wednesday a farewell ceremony for Ambassador of Lebanon in Damascus, Saad Zakhiya who ended his mission as an Ambassador for his country to Syria. Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bashar al-Jaafari, awarded Mr. Zakhiya the Syrian Order of Merit of Excellent degree in an appreciation
Read MoreThe 4th edition of the Casablanca Documentary and Short Film Festival has chosen Syrian Film Director al-Muhannad Kulthum as member of the jury committee of the festival which is scheduled to be held at Casablanca city in Morocco on December 23-25, under the motto “the Cinema and the aggression on
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