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Damascus, SANA- The competent authorities in Palmyra have seized 4 funeral busts in one of ISIS former centers in the city of Palmyra. The statues, which were handed over to …
July, 2017
May, 2017
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14 May
ISIS destroys archeological statues and artifacts in Dura-Europos site in Deir Ezzor
Deir Ezzor, SANA – ISIS terrorist organization committed a new crime against Syrian civilization and human heritage by destroying a number of archeological statues and artifacts in Deir Ezzor countryside. …
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4 May
Antiquities and Museums Director: 250 archaeological buildings in Old City of Aleppo documented
Damascus, SANA – Director General for Antiquities and Museums Ma’moun Abdul-Kareem affirmed on Thursday the documentation of 250 archaeological buildings in the Old City of Aleppo by experts and cadres …
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3 May
“Treasures of the Syrian Heritage” exhibition kicks off in Damascus
Damascus, SANA-Director General of Antiquities and Museums Ma’moun Abdul-Kareem revealed on Wednesday the restoration of 89 pieces of antiquities that were stolen by terrorist organizations in previous times from inside …
March, 2017
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4 March
Culture Minister: Liberation of Palmyra was carried out with high professionalism, avoiding more damage
Damascus, SANA – Culture Minister Mohammad al-Ahmad affirmed the importance of the liberation of Palmyra from ISIS terrorists, noting that the liberaiton of the archeological city was carried out with …
February, 2017
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2 February
Hermitage Museum Director: Agreements being prepared for restoration of terrorism-stricken monuments in Syria
Moscow, SANA – Director of Russia’s Hermitage Museum Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky announced on Thursday that the Russian Culture Ministry is currently preparing a convention with the Hermitage Museum and other …
January, 2017
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20 January
Culture Ministry: International community must shoulder its responsibility to protect Palmyra’s archeological sites
Damascus, SANA – The Culture Ministry said that the destruction of archeological monuments in Palmyra being carried out by ISIS constitutes a crime against humanity. In a statement issued on …
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20 January
ISIS destroys the façade of the Roman Theatre and Tetrapylon in Palmyra… UNESCO condemns
Homs, SANA – Local sources in Tadmur (Palmyra) city in the eastern countryside of Homs told SANA on Friday that ISIS terrorist organizations has destroyed the façade of the Roman …
December, 2016
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19 December
German archaeologist: International community should work to protect heritage of Palmyra city
Vienna, SANA- German archaeologist Prof. Andreas Schmidt-Colinet said that the international community should cooperate and work to preserve the heritage of Palmyra city and protect its cultural identity and not …
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12 December
Rural mud houses in Lattakia, architectural details bespeaking old history
Lattakia, SANA – Despite the drop in their numbers, some villages in Lattakia province still contain old mud houses built before the introduction of stonework and cement and modern houses, …