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UAE Culture Week to be held in Syria
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development will hold a UAE Culture Week in Syria from November 13 to 19.
- WAM
- Published: 21:47 November 8, 2008
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development will hold a UAE Culture Week in Syria from November 13 to 19.
The event is part of the activities marking the choosing of Damascus as the Arab Capital of Culture for the year 2008.
A delegation from the ministry, led by Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, Abdul Rahman Mohammad Al Owais, other UAE officials will attend the event.
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