Regarding the hippodrome, the leaked correspondence shows that the culture ministry agreed to “the reintegration of the whole southern section of the ruins into the structure intended to be built by keeping it in situ, and the dismantling and re-installation of the central course and northern sections.” Layoun vociferously defended his decision when he spoke to Al-Akhbar. “What we did is an important achievement. It corrects the mistake by Solidere, which deceived property owners by…