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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee said the site was under threat of destruction from Yemen’s ongoing conflict.

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for ending: "The protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the occupation of Palestinian territories through the resumption of genuine peace talks." In...

Harissa made its way onto the Intangible Cultural Heritage Index which aims to protect the hot chili pepper paste. Tunis applied to the UN body asking for its inclusion arguing it was an integral part of its culinary tradition

The National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage in Morocco yesterday announced the discovery of skeletal remains of the Atlas lion, also known as the Barbary lion, dating back 110,000...

Archaeologists in Syria have discovered a massive, mostly intact mosaic dating back to the Roman era, which authorities have described as one of the "rarest" and the most important...

Hamas rejected and condemned the Israeli occupation's closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron for Muslim worshippers. In a statement, the movement condemned allowing "colonial settlers to defile the...

Overlooking the Tigris River in Baghdad, a 100-year-old Iraqi mansion stands dilapidated and neglected. Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of its faded glory are warned off by a...

The acceptance of difference and respect for all, regardless of race or creed, are fundamental Brazilian values which have enabled immigrants to enter Brazil and blend into society with...

What does Al-Aqsa Mosque have to do with settler campaigns to rebuild the Biblical Temple of Solomon?

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned that coastal communities in the Mediterranean are at risk of a tsunami by 2030. The organisation confirmed that it...

 Join us for a live conversation with Professor Ashok Swain as we discuss what is fueling the rise in ethno-nationalist sentiments and authoritarian governments around the world and...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) yesterday adopted a resolution which stated that all Israeli procedures aiming to change the identity of the holy city of...

Israeli settlers last week tried to establish a new outpost near the Palestinian village of Battir, an area that is declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The settlers...

In 2017, the Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), citing "mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in the...

Israel has told the United States that it will not oppose its return to full membership of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Axios reported yesterday. The news site revealed that...

A fire spread in the historic quarter of Cairo on Sunday night with fears it could reach the historic Al Hussein Mosque which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site....

Brazil's biggest city, Sao Paulo, celebrated the country's 26th Festival of Immigration over the weekend at the Immigration Museum. The festival at one of the country's leading museums was...

UNESCO has included Arabic calligraphy in its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list on Tuesday. The recognition followed a Saudi-led nomination which included 16 Arabic-speaking countries. The kingdom had declared the...

“The art of traditional embroidery is widespread in Palestine. Originally made and worn in rural areas, the practice is now common in all of Palestine and among members of the diaspora.”

The Israeli occupation authorities today blocked the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee (HRC) from carrying out renovation work on twelve Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. HRC...

UNESCO unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by Kyrgyzstan regarding the preservation of mountain glaciers, Kyrgyz presidential sources said Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The resolution passed during the 41st...

Turkey's Ambassador, Ahmet Altay Cengizer, completed his tenure as president of the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Cengizer, who...

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe is a 2,700-year-old wine press in Dohuk, Iraq, according to the province's Head of Antiquities, Baikaz Gamal Eldin, Reuters reports. The discovery was...

During the 1948 Nakba (Catastrophe), the nascent Israeli army occupied more than 40 Palestinian villages to the west of Jerusalem. The residents were driven out of their homes and...

An Egyptian government committee has marked dozens of tombs at the cemeteries of Sayeda Nafisa and Imam Al-Shafti for demolition. Known as the City of the Dead, those earmarked...

Hamas yesterday welcomed two resolutions adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in favour of Palestine at the 212th session of its executive board held in...

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has announced that it is to return a 3,600-year-old stone tablet to Iraq. The artefact shows part of the Epic of...

The Palestinian Ministry of Education has announced that Nesreen Qutainah, a science and maths teacher at Dora Primary School for Girls in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Khalil...

A rich, 30-meter-high archaeological mound in southeastern Turkey dating back some 8,000 years has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday, July...

The ancient Syrian village of Maaloula, where the locals still speak Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, and which is one of the world's oldest Christian settlements, is preparing...

Djenne is one of the oldest known towns in sub-Saharan Africa. Dating back to 250 BC, it flourished as an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade and is often described as the 'twin city' of ancient Timbuktu.

The Iranian parliament yesterday voted by a majority of 182 deputies in favour of opening an official complaint against outgoing President Hassan Rouhani for violating the constitution. The case...