


The Ford Foundation, somewhat quietly over the past five or six years, has been running one of the finest arts education initiatives I have ever encountered. While that program is in a sunset mode, fingers crossed that there will be room for arts education in Ford's new work.
Under the patronage of President Bashar al-Assad, the 2nd phase of cars manufacturing in the Syrian Iranian Automobile Manufacturing Company Siamco, (halls of body and cars painting) was inaugurated today by Premier Mohammad Naji Otri.