Syria's ancient city, Palmyra, faces looting. War and poverty drive Syrians to hunt for treasures. Islamic State's past actions fuel illega...

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, is a leading contender in the New York City mayoral race. As the first South Asian man ...

General Tahseen al-Khafaji confirmed ISIS explosives at Al-Nuri mosque. The Joint Operations Command secured the area. IS ruled brutally in...

The latest toll showed 4,544 people killed in Turkey and 1,712 in Syria, for a combined total of 6,256 fatalities. WHO warned that up to 23...

Russia is due to host the annual meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in the city of Kazan in its Tatarstan region from June 19-30....

In 2019, the first edition of the National Tribal Dance Festival saw participation of tribal communities from across 25 states of India and...

Worse would be the likely long-term consequences: faster US withdrawal from Iraq, leaving Iraq as yet another failed state of the region, r...

Sushma Swaraj has been invited by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the UAE as the “Guest of Honour” to address the ...

ILHAM Afghan Cuisine, an initiative for Afghan refugee single mothers, is not just a source of livelihood, but rather a means of keeping th...

The world is currently insufficiently alarmed by the danger of climate change. Climate change is not an issue in electoral politics.

The World Heritage status does not mean much financially nor does it give UNESCO serious powers, but monuments and national parks would be ...

"It must also be remembered that financial aid is not the only help received, there is also substantial support on training, capacity build...

The 39 countries identified for the project include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, UAE, South Africa and...

Archaeologists at Oxford and Harvard will flood the region with 3D cameras in a plan to create a full digital record of every threatened ar...

One of Unesco's core roles is to coordinate the efforts of the international community, liaise with member states, as well as security and ...

The UN Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at cutting off financial support to Islamic State and other Al-Qaeda-l...

UNAI, launched by Ban in November 2010, is committed to the "unlearning of intolerance" and to peace and conflict resolution.