US economic blockade negatively impacts Syria's antiquities restoration efforts.
Syrian heritage is at risk, as the US economic blockade negatively impacts the nation's antiquities, claims Mohammed Nazeer Awad, head of Syria's General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums. The blockade slows the restoration of historical buildings destroyed during the war, as necessary materials come from abroad. Damage to these sites becomes more complicated and expensive to restore if left untreated.
May 18, 2024
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