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PALERMO - While the war continues in Syria, with regime bombing on besieged Eastern Ghouta and clashes between the Turkish army and the Kurdish YPG in the north, reconstruction has begun in Aleppo. A group of Italian engineers and experts have been transferred to the Syrian city to work with locals and teach them the necessary skills to restore the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the souq, minaret and Umayyad mosque.

Superflex’s Conceptual Hospital Exhibition Gets Put to Life-Saving Use—in a Syrian Operating Room
Victims of the raging civil war in Syria are undergoing surgery assisted by a work of conceptual art.

People walk inside the Citadel of Salah ad-Din near Latakia, in northern Syria, where much of the conservation work was funded by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture . The Aga Khan, a high-ranking Imam of the Nizr Muslims, who has been head of his community for 50 years, has said that the goals of the wealthy philanthropic organisation he runs is to educate the world on the wealth of Muslim culture.

Comments by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Press Conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister of Syria, His Excellency Mr.Mohammed Naji Otri after the signing of various Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding between the Institutions of the Imamat and Agencies of Syria

Damascus, Syria

August 25th, 2008

Mr. Prime Minister,

I would like to begin these comments this morning by thanking you and your Government for the very warm welcome that you have accorded to me on this Golden Jubilee visit to Syria.

الأمير آغا خان يعبر عن حرصه على إطلاق مشاريع تنموية واجتماعية جديدة في سورية

الأثنين, 25 آب , 2008 - 05:55

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الأمير آغا خان يعبر عن حرصه على إطلاق مشاريع تنموية واجتماعية جديدة في سورية

الأثنين, 25 آب , 2008 - 05:55

دمشق-سانا

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عطري بحث وآغا خان تطوير التعاون
دمشق-سانا:

DAMASCUS, Syria - Premier Mohammad Naji Ottri Monday held a dinner banquet in honor of Karim Aga Khan, chairman of Aga Khan Development Agency and the accompanying delegation.

Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari , a number of Ministers and governors attended the banquet.

Damascus, (SANA)- Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Ottri and His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, Head of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), on Monday discussed fields and prospects of cooperation between the Syrian government and the Network in the economic, social, cultural, development and tourist areas in light of the cooperation agreement signed between the two sides.

Both sides reviewed a set of projects which the AKDN intends to initiate in Syria, particularly rural development, broadening and expanding the program of funding the small-size projects and infrastructure services.

الرئيس الاسد يستعرض مع الامير اغا خان جو الاستثمار المشجع في سورية ويؤكد للصقر اهمية تعزيز عمل البرلمان العربي والتأسيس لموقف موحد - 24/08/2008

DAMASCUS, (SANA)-President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday underlined the importance of the Arab Parliament work to activate the Arab joint action and find an Arab unified stance vis-à-vis issues encountering the Arab nation.

President al-Assad received Head of the Arab Transitional Parliament Jassem al-Saqr. Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the region and world.

Al-Saqr briefed President al-Assad about the works and activities of the Arab transitional parliament and preparations for the parliament's next elections.

Prince Aga Khan Starts 6-day visit to Syria

Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 04:20 PM

amascus, (SANA)- His Highness Prince Aga Khan, Head and Founder of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), arrived in Damascus on Sunday on a 6-day visit to Syria.

He was received at Damascus International Airport by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari, Minister of Tourism Dr. Saadullah Agha al-Qala'a and Resident Representative of AKDN in Syria Mohammad Mufdi Seifo.