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Each year, all 122 UNESCO Creative Cities gather in one place to discuss, debate and exchange ideas and knowledge. People come from all corners of the world and from all seven UNESCO disciplines –...
View ArticleForest fire in Spain threatens renowned national park
BARCELONA: A forest fire in southern Spain forced the evacuation of at least 1,000 people and threatened a national park famous for its biodiversity and endangered species, authorities said Sunday. The...
View ArticleOur first look inside Starbucks' newest Japan outlet, in a 100-year-old...
This is like no other Starbucks...
View ArticleHuffPo: Foreign Food Odors Can Cause Anti-Immigrant Smell-Shaming
If the country of South Korea has a national dish it is Kimchi. While the fermented veggie dish has an unforgettable taste it also has an undeniable odor, especially to western noses. Now Korean...
View ArticleCuba calls to take action against climate change
During the Intergovernmental Meeting for the Preparation of a Declaration of Ethical Principles in Relation to Climate Change, the Cuban delegation highlighted not only the environmental impact of the...
View ArticleUNESCO experts: Hebron heritage request too focused on Muslim history
This is the third time in a row that ICOMOS has failed to recommend a Palestinian Authority proposal for inscription on the "World Heritage in Danger" list. ......
View ArticleUNESCO World Heritage talks in Poland face divisive topics
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Officials have opened the 41st annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee's conference in Poland. The meeting will run through July 12...
View ArticleGuarantor States to Hold Meeting on Syria in Astana
On Monday, guarantor states of the Syrian ceasefire regime (Iran, Russia and Turkey) will hold meeting of the working group before the start of the next round of inter-Syrian...
View ArticleUNESCO Sites: An Opportunity for Chad
Tourism is minimal in Chad, one of Africa's poorest countries. Two areas have recently been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. We ask desert researcher Stefan Kr�pelin how that status can benefit...
View ArticleHaley Urges UN To Drop Anti-Israel Hebron Resolution
TEL AVIV - U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley called on the secretary-general of the UN and the UNESCO chief to oppose the Palestinian Authority's efforts to inscribe Hebron’s old city and the Tomb...
View ArticleThe Fifth Round of Astana: a Couple of Words of the Proposals and of the ...
The fifth round of the two-day talks on the settlement of the situation in Syria began in Astana on July 4. Actually, the main topic of the talks is pointing out the true borders of the de-escalation...
View ArticleUNESCO demands that Poland stop logging in Białowieża oldest parts
UNESCO World Heritage Committee “strongly urged Polish authorities to immediately halt all logging and wood extraction in the parts of the Białowieża Forest that are over 100-years-old. Its experts...
View ArticleFour Outrages In UNESCO’s Anti-Israel Resolution on Jerusalem
TEL AVIV -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday passed a highly biased resolution denouncing Israel regarding the Old City and its ancient walls in...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef: Unesco opts against 'in danger' status
Unesco has named 1,052 sites of environmental and cultural importance, such as the reef, on its...
View ArticleThe very much threatened Great Barrier Reef is not 'in danger,' UNESCO says
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is under serious threat as warming waters kill off large swaths of corals. But it's not "in danger"— at least not according to UNESCO. The United Nations cultural body...
View ArticleIsrael seeks to thwart UNECO vote on Palestine’s World Heritage
Israel seeks to thwart Palestinian efforts to include the Old City of al-Khalil (Hebron) on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger, a Palestinian official says. Deputy Mayor of al-Khalil Yousef al...
View ArticleUNESCO Recognizes Hebron’s Tomb of the Patriarchs – Judaism’s Second Holiest...
TEL AVIV -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday declared the Tomb of the Patriarchs – considered the second holiest site in Judaism after the Temple...
View ArticleIsraelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The U.N. cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, a decision that outraged Israeli officials who say the...
View ArticleIsrael outraged as UNESCO declares ancient Hebron a Palestinian world...
JERUSALEM — The U.N. cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, a decision that outraged Israeli officials who say the move...
View ArticleUNESCO Names Hebron's Old City Palestinian World Heritage Site Over Israeli...
UNESCO has designated Hebron's Old City and the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the occupied West Bank a Palestinian World Heritage site, even though Israel was protesting the action on Friday, according to...
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