Latest in Tag: UNESCO Highlight
Latest in Tag: UNESCO
Minister of Antiquities reveals full account of damage to Museum of Islamic Art
The Ministry of Antiquities says UNESCO will help Egypt both financially and technically in renovating the damaged Museum of Islamic art.
Commission preparing report for UNESCO on Museum of Islamic art
The report will be crucial in assessing the money needed to return the museum to its original condition.
UNESCO to contribute in renovating Museum of Islamic Art
The UNESCO is sending a delegation to assess the funds it will allocate to restoring the museum, widely considered the oldest of its kind, to its original state after bombings in Cairo damaged it.
UNESCO Executive Board elects Mohamed Sameh Amr of Egypt as new Chairman
After one week of becoming a member nation, Egypt heads the UNESCO executive board
UNESCO head deplores deaths of Egyptian journalists
Bokova calls for an investigation into death of three Egyptian journalists
UNESCO concerned for Egypt
UNESCO’s Irina Bokova issues a statement about the looting and destruction of significant cultural sites in Egypt
Egyptian writer takes on UNESCO
Mohamed Salmawy urges UNESCO to assist in safeguarding Egypt’s heritage is a furious letter
UNESCO warns Syrian heritage sites endangered
Experts say fierce fighting and deteriorating security have left the country’s extraordinary archaeological heritage susceptible to damage and looting.
Antiquities ministry forms National Committee on heritage sites
The committee plans on meeting monthly to improve conditions of existing World Heritage Sites and to put forward new candidates
Clarification: Egyptian World Heritage Sites not to be declassified
Both UNESCO and the Minister of Antiquities say there are no plans to declassify Egyptian heritage sites
Antiquities minister: UNESCO threatens to declassify heritage sites
Egypt’s poor management of its ancient monuments draws threat from the United Nations Scientific Economic Cultural Organisation
Archaeologists hold protest in Dahshur
Archaeologists: illegal encroachment of the local cemetery on Dahshur’s ancient burial sites threatens to further damage the pyramids
An inside look at the life of a Bedouin tribe
Bryony Dunne comes back to Cairo with a film project that tells the story of the Gabaliya tribe
Historic house of poetry celebrates Arabic language
Though much has changed from the days where Arabic was a dominant language across the Mediterranean, its legacy endures
Djoser’s dilemma
Archaeologists are worried that renovations may cause the Djoser pyramid to collapse while the Antiquities Authority has assured the public that the pyramid is in safe hands
Syrian foreign minister accuses US of recreating Iraq scenario
Fighting continues across Syria following destruction of UNESCO world heritage site in Aleppo on Sunday
Joint EU, UNESCO initiative to safeguard Mediterranean culture
UE, UNESCO are aiming to implement cultural heritage preserving programs
UNESCO suspends new programs after US funding cut
PARIS: The United Nations’ cultural agency has suspended new programs in response to the US decision to cut off funding after UNESCO granted the Palestinians membership, the agency said on Thursday. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova told the UNESCO General Conference in Paris the US cut had left a $65 million hole in the agency’s …