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Ancient Damascene Mosaic Craft

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:21:02 GMT

DAMASCUS- Mosaic workshops spread since the 19th century all over the old city of Damascus as the number of people employed in this craft increased to over 28 thousand people in the

Wikipedia site's blackout

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:15:27 GMT

NEW YORK- Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? Wikipedia's English-language site shut down at midnight Eastern Standard Time Tuesday and the organization said it would stay

2012 to be one of 10 hottest since 1850

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:20:11 GMT

LONDON- This year could become one of the top 10 hottest since 1850, with global temperatures expected to be almost half a degree Celsius warmer in 2012 than the long-term (1961-1990)

Reveal Bronze-Age Burial Chamber in Aleppo

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:23:30 GMT

ALEPPO- The excavations department at Aleppo Museums Directorate uncovered an ancient burial chamber dating back to early Bronze Age.

Ja'bar Castle: Diamond of Euphrates River

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:21:00 GMT

SYRIA- On the top of a high lime-stone hill on the left bank of the artificial lake of al-Assad in Raqqa Governorate, Ja'bar Castle (Qal'at Ja'bar) is located overlooking the Euphrates River.

Archeological Discoveries at Tal Hasaka

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:05:40 GMT

Hasaka, Northeastern Syria- Syrian archeological expedition, that was working at the site of Tal Hasaka in Northeastern Syria, unearthed during its fourth excavation season a church and a cemetery

Yahoo expands via Facebook

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:57:07 GMT

SAN FRACISCO- Yahoo is deepening its connections with Facebook's online social network. The latest bond announced late Tuesday will enable Facebook users to share more of their activities

The New Arab Journalist

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:02:33 GMT

“The New Arab Journalist” book author believes that Arab news organizations are helping to shape global attitudes. The Arab Spring is spearheading the changes facing Arab journalism today —

A Different Form of Protest

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:54:56 GMT

How many Egyptians have appreciated the message behind Aliaa Magda Al Mahdy's naked photo? We only know that few have actually expressed admiration or support, and they did so by

Where are the Poets of the Arab Spring

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:56:51 GMT

Ninety years have passed, while we stand tall like electricity posts, staring blankly into the skies, like idiots. Entire civilizations pass above our heads. Earthquakes pass beneath us and yet we feel

Ask Google & Name Your newborn Baby!

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:28:40 GMT

What’s in a Name? ... Ask Google… KALIA is a stripper name, but Kaleya is not, her parents-to-be concluded. No offense to the Kalias of the world, but Lecia and Thor Kaslofsky decided

Mar Gerges Church in Daraa

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:01:24 GMT

DARAA- Mar Gerges Church in Izra'a City in Daraa province was built in 515 AD at the place of a pagan temple with a unique architectural style which made it one of the most important historical

Qasr Ibn Wardan

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:43:54 GMT

SYRIA- Qasr Ibn Wardan (Ibn Wardan Palace, 60 km northeast of Hama governorate, central Syria) is one of the most prominent architectural masterpieces that amaze visitors and tourists

The Future of Facebook Revolutions?

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:42:00 GMT

Could social networks play the same revolutionary role in other poor authoritarian countries? Certainly the same ingredients—vast numbers of people online, reachable by cell phone when they

Ancient Wall unearthed at Bosra's south Baths

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:06:27 GMT

Daraa, Southern Syria- The ongoing excavations at Bosra archeological site carried out by the national mission unearthed a five- meter length water channel paved with basalt stone.

Italian Music and Poetry at Old Damascus

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:55:53 GMT

DAMASCUS- The contemporary poet from Forli city was reciting to an enthusiastically interactive audience attending the Italian poetry and music evening on the fifth day of 'Poetry and

“Public Bookshelves” in Germany

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:39:41 GMT

Cologne, Germany- Take a book, leave a book. In the birthplace of the printing press, public bookshelves are popping up across the nation on street corners, city squares and suburban supermarkets

Antique Burial Chambers in Lattakia

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:34:52 GMT

Lattakia, Syria Coast- Director of Archeology Department at Lattakia museum Jamal Haidar said that modern digging and construction work helped uncover several antique burial chambers and finds

Archaeologists are forced to Abandon Syria Excavations

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:46:12 GMT

Anti-government protests gripping Syria halts race to reveal secrets and work on ancient ruins on the banks of the Euphrates, with the little-explored sites now at risk of being lost forever when

Al-Lajat Archeological site in Daraa

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:36:22 GMT

DARAA- Al-Lajat area is estimated at 1,000 km² as it expands from the east of Jordan to al-Arab Mountain, and it has a shape of equilateral triangle, each side of which is 45 km and it is 800