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Rasha Mahmoud

Rasha Mahmoud

Jun 3, 2020

Tourists take pictures at the burial chamber and sarcophagus of King Djoser inside the standing step pyramid of Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, March 5, 2020. — REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

A picture shows the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Hatra, south of Mosul, on April 27, 2017.
Iraqi forces retook the town of Hatra, southwest of Mosul, on the third day of an operation that saw them wrest back the archeological site from the Islamic State group. The ancient city is one of the heritage jewels of Iraq and was damaged by IS after they took over large parts of the country three years ago. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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A view shows the damage at the Monumental Arch in the historical city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki SEARCH "PALMYRA SANADIKI" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - RTSD6WL

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Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El Enany (L) and antiquities officials uncrate a sarcophagus lid during a ceremony after its repatriation from Israel at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX2HE90

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