Syria's Aleppo reconstructs ancient marketplace to attract businesses

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Syria's Aleppo reconstructs ancient marketplace to attract businesses

STORY: Syria's Aleppo reconstructs ancient marketplace to attract businesses DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ancient market 2. various of construction workers fixing the damaged areas 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LOULWA KHARBOUTLY, Engineer 4. various of shops 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LOULWA KHARBOUTLY, Engineer STORYLINE: Amid the rubble and devastation in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, construction workers have been building and fixing the least damaged areas of the famous walled ancient marketplace to attract businesses and life back to that key area. Construction work has been initiated after the government regained control over the formerly rebel-held areas in the eastern part of Aleppo city in 2016. However, due to the U.S. and Western sanctions, the rebuilding process has been carried out on a low scale. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): LOULWA KHARBOUTLY, Engineer "A tremendous work is being done, in a bid to rebuild and revive old A

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