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PALMYRA NEWS
Mumbai: 1,400 seeds of Palmyra Palm planted in Aarey
August 15, 2021 7:40 pm
Palmyra leaves were used for writing and had household, religious and agricultural uses. Its plantations have dwindled, and knowledge of palmyra palm leaf weaving and jaggery making is fading.
Russians building army base at Syria's Palmyra site
May 17, 2016 9:46 pm
The Russian military is constructing a new army base in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, within the protected zone that holds the archaeological site listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site and without asking for permission from relevant authorities.
Video: Planted by IS, Russian sappers detonate mines ahead of Palmyra reconstruction
April 08, 2016 6:05 pm
Demining experts have so far removed 150 landmines planted deep inside the archaeological site in the ancient city.
Palmyra: Mass grave found with beheaded women, children
April 03, 2016 10:42 am
The communal grave, on the north-eastern edge of Palmyra, is the only one found so far in the city by the Syrian forces
This is how Syrian Army is clearing mines in Palmyra after liberation from IS
April 01, 2016 6:32 pm
This video shows Syria Army soldiers de-mining and clearing the landmine-laden city after the IS was expelled from here on March 27.
Syrian army recaptures Palmyra from Islamic State
March 25, 2016 8:44 pm
State television and Al-Manar, the television station of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, later quoted military sources saying government forces had seized the citadel, located above the ancient ruins.
Syria government airstrikes pound IS-controlled Palmyra
September 24, 2015 8:26 pm
A city resident says the bombardment, which included dropping barrel bombs, continued for the third straight day on Thursday, without any let up as Muslims started marking the first day of the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
ISIS destroys three Roman-era funerary towers in Palmyra
September 05, 2015 9:11 am
The Islamic State militants had already destroyed on Sunday the two-millennia-old temple of Bel in the city, confirmed by UN satellite images.
UNESCO chief: IS destruction of Syrian temple 'intolerable'
September 01, 2015 8:07 pm
The militants used explosives to destroy the two-millennia-old temple in the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday. The destruction was confirmed by U.N. satellite images.
UN satellites confirm that Islamic State continues to destroy heritage sites in Palmyra
September 01, 2015 1:48 pm
There had been reports that a large explosion set off by Islamic State militants Sunday had extensively damaged the 2,000-year-old temple, but there were conflicting accounts regarding the extent of the destruction.
PALMYRA PHOTOS
Syria: Leading Russian musicians hold concert in Palmyra's ruined theatre
May 07, 2016 3:45 pm
Leading Russian musicians on May 5 staged a classical concert in the ancient theatre of Syria's ravaged Palmyra in a show by the Kremlin to herald its successes in the war-torn country.
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