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Victor Besa / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art-design/2026/05/10/how-architect-george-arbid-is-recovering-the-buildings-arab-cities-almost-forgot/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-10T03:08:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-10T03:08:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How architect George Arbid is recovering the buildings Arab cities almost forgot ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/BJ67AEIXMRF3LLLV662OY4QMKM.jpg?auth=1b80683a41a26e8775274fe61f78547dffe0a3fc4777b4693198274ba0acf4fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5683&amp;height=3746</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[George Arbid is tracing architectural archives across Baghdad, Damascus and Tunis to preserve the stories of buildings that have been altered, threatened, demolished or forgotten. 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