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Egypt’s top court upholds cancelling celebrations for Jewish Rabbi Abu Hasira
Egypt
September 26, 2020
Egypt’s top court upholds cancelling celebrations for Jewish Rabbi Abu Hasira
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday upheld a ruling issued by the Administrative Court back in December 2014 suspending annual…
Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old Sanaa houses collapse in heavy rains
Middle East
August 10, 2020
Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old Sanaa houses collapse in heavy rains
SANAA (Reuters) — Houses in Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old City of Sanaa are collapsing under heavy rains, as months of floods…
Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt
July 17, 2020
Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement welcoming UNESCO’s adoption, at the conclusion of its last session, of a decision supporting…
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as…
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Mosaics in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim…
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
Middle East
July 11, 2020
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to…
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) — UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and…
Yemen separatists consolidate grip in area of UNESCO site
Middle East
June 21, 2020
Yemen separatists consolidate grip in area of UNESCO site
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates on Saturday took control of military and police…
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fiery clashes convulsed Yemen’s remote Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Friday as an…
Social Solidarity Ministry operates nine quarantine headquarters across Egypt: Minister
Egypt
April 21, 2020
Social Solidarity Ministry operates nine quarantine headquarters across Egypt: Minister
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Kabbaj on Monday handed a report to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly regarding the establishment of…