Feature: Artist sees life in wartime Syria through "crow's eye"
By Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- In Syria, a war-torn country, a filmmaker and cinematographer has been taking photos on the rooftops to docum
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By Hummam Sheikh Ali DAMASCUS, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- In Syria, a war-torn country, a filmmaker and cinematographer has been taking photos on the rooftops to docum
DUBAI: As a young boy, Michael never sat still. He never closed his mouth. He was always jumping around. “He’s a boy,” his mum Debbie Phelps said. Fast forward to 2016. At the Rio Olympic Games, Michael Phelps, now age 31, won his 23rd Olympic gold. His astounding swimming record made him the most decorated Olympian of all time. It did not come easy. At preschool, teachers complained: Michael couldn’t stay quiet, wouldn’t sit at circle time, didn’t keep his hands to himself, was giggling and laughing and nudging kids for attention. At age 9, in fifth grade, given his lack of focus...