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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 to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

UNESCO removes Belize reef from endangered World Heritage list

UNESCO removed the Mesoamerican coral reef in Belize from its list of threatened World Heritage Sites.

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 its eight-century-old leaning minaret, that was blown up by Islamic State militants last year.

Israel confirms withdrawal from UN cultural body

PARIS: Israel has formally notified the UN's culture and education body of its withdrawal from the organisation, two months after it announced it would...

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

WARSAW: The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday the UN agreed,...

UNESCO ratifies Jerusalem resolution slammed by Israel

PARIS: The executive board of the UN's cultural agency ratified on Friday a resolution that identifies Israel as "the occupying power" in Jerusalem and...

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 Pakistani sites in its list of World Heritage Sites. The...

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 city of Palmyra, the Tetrapylon, and the facade of...

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 World Heritage Sites if its team does not arrive in...

Rio de Janeiro gets UNESCO world heritage status

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro, nicknamed the Marvelous City, officially entered the UN's list of world heritage sites Tuesday in recognition of its...

International Tolerance Day: Celebrate diversity of cultures and belief

KARACHI: International Tolerance Day being observed today with an emphasis to curb intolerance and negative attitudes in a society. It is a day for respecting...

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO after Jerusalem vote

JERUSALEM: Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Friday after the UN cultural organisation adopted two resolutions on annexed east Jerusalem ahead of a final...

World’s longest glass bridge in China closes

BEIJING, CHINA: The world's longest glass bridge, over a scenic canyon in China, has been closed less than two weeks after it opened after being overwhelmed by a swarm of visitors.

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 of the Orange Line metro train in Lahore, ARY News reported.

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 almost completely drained during Saddam Hussein's rule, has become a UNESCO world heritage site, Iraqi authorities said on Sunday.

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 border with the ex-Soviet state to its World Heritage list, as it elevated eight other sites across the world to the list ranking.

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 to its World Heritage list.

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 school, posing a daunting hurdle to the United Nations' efforts to educate all children by 2030, the U.N.'s cultural agency UNESCO reported on Friday.

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 armed militias posed a grave danger to the archaeological treasures.

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 join its prestigious World Heritage List, ranging from 350-million-year old fossils to works by Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
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