buddhist tibet. this is where both religions converge. it's known as the only hindu kingdom and revered as a birthplace of lord buddhist tibet atbuddha. foreigners come to see religious monuments that have stood for centuries. before parts of it were flattened in the earthquake, kathmandu's square looked like this. the world heritage site brought in much needed tourist dollars. for all its cultural wealth nepal is a poor countries. it's people rely on foreign aid and tourism. the industry employees nearly the same number of people as visitors it attracts. nepal's role calf attractions include everest. april is a start of climbing season. over the last few weeks hundreds of people have been preparing to begin their expeditions. >> we've had a lot of disturbances. all along we had quite a few avalanches coming down off those faces. some people are going up towards camp one. we should hear from them soon. i hope all is well up there. >> al jazeera. >> well, syrian activists say that rebel fighters have taken a strategic city in the northwest of the country. the fighters took control of the idleb province after days of fighting. the group