BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Army base 'has damaged Babylon'

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Army base 'has damaged Babylon': "Coalition forces in Iraq have caused irreparable damage to the ancient city of Babylon, the British Museum says."

Khaleej Times Online

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DUBAI — Cautious optimism prevails among Palestinian expatriates in UAE, who have generally welcomed the election on Sunday of Mahmoud Abbas as the second president, though some feel the failure to involve the refugees has clouded the democratic process.