UNESCO

Remains of ancient Arab city in Spain gets UNESCO heritage status

Medina Azahara, a medieval Arab Muslim town near the Spanish city of Cordoba, was added… Read More

UNESCO removes Belize reef from endangered World Heritage list

UNESCO removed the Mesoamerican coral reef in Belize from its list of threatened World Heritage… Read More

UAE to fund $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque

UAE will finance a $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, famous for… Read More

Israel confirms withdrawal from UN cultural body

PARIS: Israel has formally notified the UN's culture and education body of its withdrawal from… Read More

Eritrea’s ‘city of dreams’ given UNESCO heritage listing

WARSAW: The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other… Read More

UNESCO ratifies Jerusalem resolution slammed by Israel

PARIS: The executive board of the UN's cultural agency ratified on Friday a resolution that… Read More

UNESCO accepts Pakistan proposal to include eight sites in heritage list

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) accepted Pakistan's recommendation to include eight… Read More

IS destroys facade of Roman theatre in Syrian city of Palmyra

DAMASCUS/BEIRUT: Islamic State militants have destroyed one of the most famous monuments in the ancient… Read More

Shalimar Gardens, Lahore Fort feared to be removed from UN list of heritage sites

LAHORE: The historic Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens may be removed from UNESCO's list of… Read More

Rio de Janeiro gets UNESCO world heritage status

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro, nicknamed the Marvelous City, officially entered the UN's list… Read More

International Tolerance Day: Celebrate diversity of cultures and belief

KARACHI: International Tolerance Day being observed today with an emphasis to curb intolerance and negative… Read More

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO after Jerusalem vote

JERUSALEM: Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Friday after the UN cultural organisation adopted two… Read More

World’s longest glass bridge in China closes

BEIJING, CHINA: The world's longest glass bridge, over a scenic canyon in China, has been… Read More

UNESCO instructs to change route of Orange Line metro train

LAHORE: The government has been instructed by a United Nations agency to change the route… Read More

Iraq’s marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site

BAGHDAD: A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and… Read More

Ruined Armenian city in Turkey becomes World Heritage

ISTANBUL: The UN's cultural agency on Friday added a ruined Armenian city inside Turkey's closed… Read More

UNESCO adds four new sites to World Heritage list

ISTANBUL: The UN's cultural agency added four new sites in Iran, India, China and Micronesia… Read More

School out of reach for nearly one in 10 children worldwide, says UNESCO

NEW YORK: Some 263 million children worldwide, nearly one in 10, do not go to… Read More

UNESCO puts five Libya sites on heritage-in-danger list

ISTANBUL: The UN's cultural agency added Libya's five World Heritage sites to its danger list, saying… Read More

UNESCO set to expand World Heritage list at Istanbul meeting

PARIS: UN cultural agency UNESCO will gather in Istanbul on Sunday to review candidates to… Read More