Exclusive - Asma and Bachar El Hassad in Paris.
As Asma el Hassad,wife of Syrian president Bachar El Hassad, appears, dazzling, slender, thin silhouette, perched on high heels, moving like a ballerina one cannot help thinking of an oriental Diana, but the comparaison stops right there. The controversial president of Syria’s young wife shows an unexpected personnality who makes a point of keeping away from the press. Exceptionally however, she accepted to give an interview to an occidental magazine .
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The mysterious kingdoms of the Nile.
In the words of French writer, Olivier Rolin, “More truly and mysteriously than Egypt, Sudan is the realm of this fabled river”. The magnetic beauty of North Sudan bears a resemblance to what Egypt was a century ago, before industrialisation and tourism took over. A country whose people are exceptionally open and warm. There are few roads leading northwards from Khartoum following the path of the Nile, and conditions are tough. The region is extraordinarily rich in archaeological heritage: on 11 January 2003 seven monumental statues of kings of the 25th dynasty were discovered in Kerma by members of the Swiss mission led by Charles Bonnet. But the 20 years of conflict between Muslims in the north and Christians in the south, and the current massacre in the Darfur region, have sadly done nothing to develop the country’s heritage. The building of a dam on the 4th cataract is now threatening to destroy some exceptional and still little-known sites.
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Hampi: capital of the Vijayanagar Empire.
English: The final capital of the last of the great kingdoms of Southern India, Hampi, was one of the most beautiful cities of the medieval world. It remains to this day one of the most striking sites on earth, of extraordinary beauty but difficult access.
Français: Ultime capitale du dernier des grands royaumes de l’Inde du Sud, enrichie par le commerce du coton et des épices, Hampi fut l’une des plus belles villes du monde médiéval, auréolée de palais et temples dravidiens couverts de joyaux. Hampi reste aujourd’hui l’un des sites les plus saisissants du monde. Haut lieu de la beauté mais d’un accès difficile. Les sept heures de voyage à partir de Bangalore par des routes cahotantes surchargées de camions la maintienne pour l’instant hors de portée des hordes touristiques.
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