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Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, a World Heritage Site ravaged by war
By Jane Arraf Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — inhabited for thousands of years before it became a thriving Roman city on the crossroads between East and West in the 1st century CE. The ancient site is largely deserted now, as is the nearby modern city, also named Palmyra. Residents are hoping for…
Lebanon, Ravaged by Israel-Hezbollah War, Needs Changes to Unlock Aid
Middle East Tensions For years, the country has failed to enact financial and governance overhauls required by lenders. The recent fighting has made that problem urgent. Clearing debris in Beirut after a strike in October. The World Bank estimates that Lebanon needs a total of $11 billion for reconstruction after the war.David Guttenfelder for The…
The celebrity LA area ravaged by wildfire
The affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades typically has strangers walking around, trying to catch a glimpse of celebrities’ houses. Now, though, its streets are filled with firefighters battling a 3,000-acre wildfire that is ravaging the area. Among them, a number of famous faces have been forced to flee their homes, including Star Wars’…