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In Lebanon, a Garden Blooms on Former 'Trash Mountain'
Lebanon's southern city of Sidon is best known for its Crusader castle and ancient market, but a more modern landmark has marred its Mediterranean shoreline for decades -- a towering "mountain" of trash.
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Syria's Historic Crusader Castle Damaged by War
The Crac des Chevaliers once held off a siege by the Muslim warrior Saladin some 900 years ago, but today bears the wounds of modern warfare: heavy artillery damaged its walls, an airstrike punctured its roof and shrapnel tore through its religious artifacts.
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UNESCO lists six Syrian heritage sites as 'endangered'
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Thursday added six ancient sites in Syria including a fortress of Saladin and a Crusader castle to the endangered World Heritage list, warning that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy damage.
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In Lebanon, a Garden Blooms on Former 'Trash Mountain'
Lebanon's southern city of Sidon is best known for its Crusader castle and ancient market, but a more modern landmark has marred its Mediterranean shoreline for decades -- a towering "mountain" of trash.
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Syria's Historic Crusader Castle Damaged by War
The Crac des Chevaliers once held off a siege by the Muslim warrior Saladin some 900 years ago, but today bears the wounds of modern warfare: heavy artillery damaged its walls, an airstrike punctured its roof and shrapnel tore through its religious artifacts.
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UNESCO lists six Syrian heritage sites as 'endangered'
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Thursday added six ancient sites in Syria including a fortress of Saladin and a Crusader castle to the endangered World Heritage list, warning that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy damage.
