Syrian cartoonist Raed Khalil has clinched a World Prize in the 1st Lebanon International caricature Festival which was recently held in Beirut .
The event was held under the title”Poor and Rich”.
A large number from 30 countries took part in the said event.
Khalil was born in Salamyain 1973.
Khalil annually organises Syria’s Internatiional Cartoon Festival.He took part in arbitration in a number of festivals in Turkey,Iran,Brazil,China,Germany,Azerbaijan,India and other countries.
Khalil also has a prestigious contributions in the Damascus-based papers Tishreen,al-Baath and al-Nour.
Maysa Wassouf