Syrian heritage at risk as U.S. blockade threatens antiquities: official

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Syrian heritage at risk as U.S. blockade threatens antiquities: official

STORY: Syrian heritage at risk as U.S. blockade threatens antiquities: official SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of cultural heritage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED NAZEER AWAD, Head of General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums in Syria 3. various of cultural heritage 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED NAZEER AWAD, Head of General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums in Syria STORYLINE: Mohammed Nazeer Awad, head of the General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums in Syria, has shed light on the "catastrophic" impact of the U.S. economic blockade on the management of cultural heritage in Syria. In an interview with Xinhua, Awad said that the economic blockade imposed by the United States had catastrophic consequences on various sectors in Syria, with a significant impact on the management of heritage in particular. The blockade slowed down the restoration of historical buildings that were d

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