Middle East

Mar. 25, 2016 | 12:08 AM

Syria antiquities chief vows to rebuild Palmyra

Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdelkarim points at a model of the Bel Temple which was destroyed by the Islamic State (IS) group in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra during an interview with AFP at his office in Damascus on March 24, 2016. AFP / Maher AL MOUNES

Agence France Presse

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on March 25, 2016, on page 9.

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