Professionals prepare for restoration of Palmyra
Work will be started only when stable security conditions are created
Palmyra
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What has to be done to restore Palmyra?
Mikhail Shvydkoi: “Humanity needs the restoration of a true monument, not a 'Disneyland' ”
Zakharova: Moscow puzzled by West's attitude to Palmyra’s liberation
Moscow doubts the Western countries' sincerity for a peaceful settlement in Syria, after they blocked a statement on Palmyra at the UN Security Council drafted by the Russian side, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, …
Russia prepares for demining Palmyra
Russian Ministry of Defense has begun preparations for demining the Syrian city of Palmyra. The statement was made today by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the commission on military-technical cooperation. …
Russia and Syria defend the whole of human civilization together – both Christian and Islamic
The West and the East must unite at least for some time to fight the common threat
Russian sappers sent for Palmyra demining
The first group of Russian sappers have been dispatched to Syria to conduct the mine clearing operation in Palmyra. It is expected that the total number of Russian sappers will reach 100 people. "As soon as our and Syrian …
State Department: US doesn't plan to restore Palmyra with UNESCO
Now the United States won't participate in the restoration of Palmyra, which is to be coordinated by UNESCO, State Department spokesman John Kirby stated. I don't know about any plans of the US in the context of …
Putin and Rouhani discuss Syria by phone
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani, the Kremlin press service said. "They discussed in detail the …
Syrian Ministry of Culture promises to restore Palmyra
The Syrian Minister of Culture, Isam Khalil, has promised to restore Palmyra, which has been completely freed from militants today. "We will work on assessment of damage to monuments of Palmyra, done by terrorists, …
Piotrovsky: Hermitage is ready to participate in restoration of Palmyra
General Director of the Hermitage Museum, Mikhail Piotrovsky, has stated that the museum is ready to take part in the restoration of Palmyra. "The cultural role of Palmyra, as you can see, changes all the events …
Iranian authorities congratulate Syria on liberating Palmyra
The Iranian authorities have sent words of congratulations to the Syrian government on the occasion of the liberation of Palmyra from militants of the Daesh terrorist group. "The defeat of the Daesh terrorist group starts with this …
Putin: Russian military specialists will clear Palmyra of mines
Russian military specialists will participate in the demining of Palmyra, this was announced after a telephone conversation between the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and UNESCO Director General, Irina …
Syrian Army liberates Palmyra
Syrian army soldiers and the assault detachment ‘Desert Hawks’ destroyed the last pockets of the Daesh fighters' resistance and took full control of the city of Palmyra. "The army and militias completely liberated …
Damascus hopes for world’s help to restore Palmyra
The Syrian authorities are hoping for help from the international community in the reconstruction of the destroyed city of Palmyra by militants, the head of the Department of Antiquities and Museums ATS …
Syria recaptures Palmyra
There is fierce fighting for Palmyra in Syria between government troops and terrorists. The terrorists had managed to thwart the efforts of the Syrian army to take down the flag of the terrorist group Daesh, banned in Russia, from the hill where …
SOF Russian officer killed near Palmyra
An officer of the Special Operations Forces (MTR) of Russia has been killed during a combat mission near the Syrian city of Palmyra, located in the province of Homs, the representative of the Russian Hmeymim home …
Russia's Defense Ministry denies bombing Palmyra
Russian has denied information spread by foreign mass media that the Russian Air Forces bombarded the Syrian Palmyra. ‘‘All reports by foreign mass media that Russia airstroke the city …
IS militants behead director of Palmyra architectural complex
Members of the banned terrorist group Islamic State (IS) have assassinated the famous explorer and archaeologist, director of the architectural and historical complex in the Syrian city of Palmyra, Khaled Asaad, the Director of …
IS militants destroy ancient statue at Palmyra
IS militants have destroyed an ancient statue of a lion outside the museum in the Syrian city of Palmyra, the country’s antiquities director Maamoun Abdelkarim said. “IS members on Saturday destroyed the Lion of al-Lat, …
