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Alexandria’s ancient sites face extinction due to stalled renovation
Archaeology
March 22, 2016
Alexandria’s ancient sites face extinction due to stalled renovation
Archaeological sites in Alexandria are facing ruin, with renovation projects by the Antiquities Ministry covering 13 ancient Islamic, Coptic and…
CNN: The only tropical garden to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Life & Style
January 3, 2016
CNN: The only tropical garden to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sorry, Gardens by the Bay -- you might have the world's largest vertical garden, but the 156-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens…
Egyptian adventurer to partake in UNESCO’s heritage event
Archaeology
December 2, 2015
Egyptian adventurer to partake in UNESCO’s heritage event
An Egyptian adventurer will partake in events held in Egypt, on Thursday, marking the UNESCO #Unite4Heritage campaign. Sherif Lotfi, who rode his motorcycle…
UNESCO office announces competition as part of heritage protection campaign
Art news
November 2, 2015
UNESCO office announces competition as part of heritage protection campaign
The UNESCO Office in Cairo announced on Monday that as part of the United with Heritage campaign launched by the…
UNESCO to save New Qurna village in Luxor
Egypt
October 29, 2015
UNESCO to save New Qurna village in Luxor
Mohamed Sameh Amr, Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO, said the organization is dispatching a team of experts to restore and maintain…
UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticising Israel
Middle East
October 21, 2015
UNESCO approves Arab resolution criticising Israel
The UN's cultural body approved a resolution from a group of Arab states on Wednesday criticising Israel for failing to…
UNESCO: Islamic State’s destruction of Roman temple in Syria is war crime
Middle East
August 24, 2015
UNESCO: Islamic State’s destruction of Roman temple in Syria is war crime
Islamic State's demolition of an renowned ancient Roman temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra is a war crime that…
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert
Archaeology
August 24, 2015
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert
Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that has fallen to the Islamic State jihadist group, has withstood the last 2,000 years…
Bamiyan’s ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans
World
July 28, 2015
Bamiyan’s ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans
Carved into dun-colored cliffs, hundreds of manmade caves situated next to empty niches that once sheltered giant Buddha statues destroyed…
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist ‘culture cleansing’
Art news
July 3, 2015
UNESCO chief warns about jihadist ‘culture cleansing’
The head of the UN cultural organisation on Wednesday called for a campaign against the "culture cleansing" being carried out…