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
7 years ago
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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
7 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
8 years ago
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
9 years ago
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
9 years ago
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
9 years ago
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
9 years ago
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
9 years ago
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
9 years ago
Rumi wasn’t yours: Afghan fury as Iran, Turkey claim Sufi poet
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Who can lay claim to Rumi, the Sufi mystic who is one of… Read More
9 years ago
UNESCO chief sees threat from cultural destruction
KABUL: The world community has yet to find an adequate response to cultural destruction as… Read More
9 years ago