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UNESCO designates Saudi Arabia’s Uruq Bani Ma’arid Reserve as World Heritage site
Riyadh: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday, September 20, named Saudi Arabia’s Uruq Bani Ma’arid Reserve as a World Heritage site. The decision was made through a…
- India
Karnataka’s Hoysala temples inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
Paris: Karnataka’s Hoysala Temples’ sacred ensembles have been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list. This comes just a day after Santiniketan, the town in…
- Middle East
UNESCO designates ancient Jericho in Palestine as World Heritage site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Sunday, September 17, named ancient Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) as a World Heritage site in Palestine. The decision was made through a vote…
- World
Historical sites in Ukraine in danger due to war: UNESCO
Kiev: The UNESCO has said that historical sites in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the city of Lviv are in danger of destruction due to Russia’s ongoing war. According to UN cultural…
- Middle East
UNESCO conference: Saudi Arabia denies entry visas to Israel ministers
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has refused to issue entry visas to Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Education Minister Yoav Kisch to attend the UNESCO conference, Israeli media reported. The…
- Hyderabad
Telangana, UNESCO join hands to make AI systems ethical
The Government of Telangana and UNESCO have joined forces to implement the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, signing a Letter of Intent to drive efforts and action on Sunday, August…
- India
Bhalku Memorial Literary Voyage onboard UNESCO World Heritage Shimla-Kalka Railway
Shimla: Thirty-five writers participated in the fifth Bhalku Memorial Literary Voyage on a running train on the UNESCO World Heritage Shimla-Kalka Railway on Saturday. The train with theatre artistes, journalists, folk singers…
- World
Unesco approves US proposal to rejoin organisation
Paris: The Unesco’s 193 member states have approved a proposal submitted by the US to rejoin the organisation. During an Extraordinary Session of the General Conference on Friday, 132 member states voted…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Pre-Islamic Arabic inscription discovered in Najran
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission announced the discovery of the oldest known Arabic inscriptions. The inscription dates back to pre-Islamic times, 191 years before the birth of Prophet Muhammad…
- Middle East
Beirut museum reopens after 3-year repair from port blast
Beirut: The Sursock Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art has reopened after three years of repair to its building and collections damaged by massive port explosions in Beirut in 2020. The…
- Middle East
AlUla’s Jabal Ikmah listed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU)’s efforts to conserve the region’s documentary heritage have been acknowledged with the listing of Jabal Ikmah on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register The spectacular mountain…
- Middle East
Kuwait asks UNESCO to fulfil its role in Palestine, Sudan
Kuwait urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday to do everything in its power to ensure that the organization’s decisions and responsibilities to educational and cultural institutions…
- Middle East
Repetition of Nakba? Israel calls tenders for new west bank settlement units
Amid the rising death tolls of Palestinians after Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities have invited tenders for work on more than 1,000 new housing projects in the occupied…
- India
India criticised at UNESCO-sponsored press freedom event
United Nations: Rana Ayyub, an Indian journalist writing for US media, has called for shifting global attention to media freedom in India as she spoke at a UNESCO-sponsored event at the world…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to celebrate World Heritage Day at Ramappa temple
Hyderabad: The Telangana government will celebrate World Heritage Day at the Ramappa temple in Hanamkonda on Tuesday. It is also the state’s first UNESCO world heritage site, which is part of the…
