JAKARTA - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the ancient city of Tyre in Lebanon to the World Heritage in Danger List amid Israel's onslaught against the country.
"It has just been included in the List of World Heritage in Danger: Tyre, Lebanon," UNESCO said, as reported by Sputnik, Thursday, July 23.
Several eyewitnesses last May told RIA Novosti that Israeli warplanes attacked an area near the ancient Roman hippodrome in Tyre, resulting in the destruction of a multi-storey residential building.
Lebanon's Minister of Culture, Ghassan Salame, held a series of talks with his counterparts from various countries and international organizations following reports of attacks on archaeological and historical sites in southern Lebanon, including Tyre.
Tyre, located in southern Lebanon, is one of the oldest cities in the region and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city and its surrounding areas contain archaeological remains from the Roman and Phoenician periods, including the ancient Roman hippodrome as well as other historical sites.
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