Afghanistan Taliban rulers mark 5 years: Kabul residents seek jobs, education
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul…
A roundup of latest developments in the Middle East
Iran says it’s in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with…
Unesco urged to investigate after Israeli forces trigger explosions near Lebanon’s World Heritage-listed Beaufort Castle – The Art Newspaper
The NGO Icomos Lebanon has put out an urgent call for action after Israeli forces detonated 700 tonnes…
Discover the Seto people: A unique ethnic community in southeastern Estonia
MIKITAMÄE, Estonia (AP) — As an accordion plays, 80-year-old Maime Kapten spins across the grass field, her embroidered…
World Heritage List Adds New Icons
World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece were…
UNESCO adds Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount…
Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia joins UNESCO World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, an ornate 13th-century Buddhist temple in Thailand and…
UN committee adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage list
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A United Nations committee voted Friday to inscribe a major archaeological site in…
UNESCO lists Israeli-controlled heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in danger
PARIS — The UN’s cultural agency on Friday placed locations including a Lebanese castle recently conquered by Israeli…
Palestinian Authority petitions UNESCO to make Sebastia World Heritage Site
The Palestinian Authority has increased lobbying to have the historic archaeological site of Sebastia recognized as a UNESCO…
UNESCO adds war-hit Lebanese city of Tyre to list of world heritage sites in danger
PARIS, France — Tyre, an ancient Phoenician city in southern Lebanon hit by Israeli strikes in recent months,…
Israel damaged heritage sites across south Lebanon, minister says
A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon’s port city of Tyre.…