Syria's Education Ministry is considering removing from the school curriculum, Queen Zenobia, one of the country's most ...
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- The 81-year-old antiquities scholar had dedicated his life to exploring and overseeing Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, one of the Middle East's most spectacular archaeological ...