Media ID: 55372582
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A wild hamster from north-eastern France coming out of its
hole. Ecologists have been fighting for some years to protect the
rodent which in the past was considered a pest by farmers. (GERARD
BAUMGART/AFP/Getty Images)
by Taha Abed alWahed | Apr 27, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Moscow- Russian scientists from the universities of St. Petersburg and Tomsk discovered new species of rodents that belong to mammals that existed on earth 145 million years ago. According to Novosti Agency, a team of scientists discovered the remnants of the animal...
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A general view taken on March 26, 2016, shows the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, northeast of the capital Damascus, during a military operation by Syrian pro-government forces to retake the ancient city from ISIS.
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 26, 2016 | Middle East
DAMASCUS – Once Syria recaptures the city, Palmyra’s ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by ISIS militants last year, will be restored from the ultra-hardline group, said the head of the antiquities authority on Saturday. Mamoun Abdelkarim revealed...
