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UNESCO: Ancient city of Babylon damaged during US occupation
Image via Wikipedia Substantial damage was caused to the ancient city of Babylon by a military base set up there after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to a UNESCO report released Thursday. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation said that Babylon now needs urgent renovation work. The damage to the Mesopotamian city, considered... »
This time is Egypt's turn to return stolen artifact
Egypt’s antiquities chief unveiled Sunday a bronze statue of what he described as an ancient Mesopotamian goddess that had been looted from Iraq. Zahi Hawass said an Egyptian man working in Jordan was caught at Nuweiba port trying to smuggle the statue into the country. The antiquities chief said he couldn’t tell exactly the age... »
