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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Damascus selected as Arab Culture Capital for 2008
2008-01-20
Under the auspices of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Festivity of Damascus as the Capital of Arab Culture for the year 2008, officially kicked off on Saturday at al-Assad House for Culture and Arts. Among participants in the festival are Qatari Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Former Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa.
I read this as a way to bring propagandists and fellow travellers to meet with Hamas and Iranian agents under the cover of Culture and Arts.
In a statement to reporters, Moussa underlined the strong contribution of Syria to the Arab and Islamic culture. Moussa said that he would discuss with Syrian officials during his visit the current preparations for the Arab summit scheduled to be held in March in Damascus. He added that he would also discuss the developments in the Arab region, particularly in Lebanon. Moussa affirmed that Damascus was and always will be the cradle of Arab culture and civilization, as history itself proves.

In a statement to Syrian News Agency (SANA), Moussa pointed out that Damascus has a special place in Arabs' hearts because of its history, with Arab culture emerging from it and spreading all over the world, carrying with it the Arab and Islamic civilization that contributed in the evolution of mankind.

Among those participating in the festival was the Secretary General of Arab Towns Organization Abdul-Aziz Al-Adsani, President of the Secretariat Arab Poetry Council Abdul-Aziz Al-Babtain, along with other Arab and Islamic Ministers of Cultures.
Posted by:Seafarious

#1  Damascus, this is what being an arab is all about baby!
Sand, stink, fleas, goats and circumcised women.
Posted by: Large Thaviper1757   2008-01-20 09:19  

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