UNESCO
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
Middle East
May 23, 2021
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in…
Egyptian Museum in Tahrir joins preliminary list of World Heritage Sites
Egypt
April 8, 2021
Egyptian Museum in Tahrir joins preliminary list of World Heritage Sites
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage Committee has added the Egyptian Museum to its list…
Zahi Hawass becomes first Egyptian UNWTO ambassador
Egypt
April 5, 2021
Zahi Hawass becomes first Egyptian UNWTO ambassador
The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, has appointed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass as an ambassador for…
Fayoum governor inspects Museum of Fossils and Climate Change
Egypt
March 7, 2021
Fayoum governor inspects Museum of Fossils and Climate Change
Fayoum Governor Ahmed al-Ansar and Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ghada Shalaby on Friday visited the Museum of Fossils…
Egypt’s top court upholds cancelling celebrations for Jewish Rabbi Abu Hasira
Egypt
September 26, 2020
Egypt’s top court upholds cancelling celebrations for Jewish Rabbi Abu Hasira
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday upheld a ruling issued by the Administrative Court back in December 2014 suspending annual…
Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old Sanaa houses collapse in heavy rains
Middle East
August 10, 2020
Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old Sanaa houses collapse in heavy rains
SANAA (Reuters) — Houses in Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old City of Sanaa are collapsing under heavy rains, as months of floods…
Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt
July 17, 2020
Egypt welcomes UNESCO decision upholding recovery of stolen African cultural property
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement welcoming UNESCO’s adoption, at the conclusion of its last session, of a decision supporting…
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as…
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
Middle East
July 14, 2020
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Mosaics in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim…
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
Middle East
July 11, 2020
Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to…