Arabic influence on the Spanish language

  If you speak Spanish, you probably speak more Arabic than you think you do. It's not "real" Arabic you're speaking, but rather words that come from Arabic. After Latin, Arabic is probably the biggest contributor of words to the Spanish…

Fortifying museums a must,says Moushaweh

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Tell Brak

Tell Brak is situated in the Upper Khabur of north eastern Syria. It is one of the largest ancient hills in northern Mesopotamia, over 40 m high, 800 x 600 m in area, with an extensive outer town including a corona of smaller tells…

Drogba refused permission to leave Shanghai

Didier Drogba's hopes of an immediate move to a European club from Shanghai Shenhua have been dashed by FIFA.  The Ivory Coast international striker was being linked with a loan move to former club Chelsea after the Chinese Super League…

All that glitter is not gold

All that is said is not true, and not everyone  who says can do. There are many metals, but gold is the valuable of all. Many metals can be polished and painted to seem attractive. The paint makes that rusty metal as valuable and of a high…

Annual Autumn Exhibition Opened

Damascus –ST .The Annual Autumn exhibition opened on  Wednesday at the Educational Center for the Fine Arts.  Some144 painters are taking part at the expo. Displaying  different works including photography, graphic, water and oil colors,…
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