War Crimes Court To Award Timbuktu Damages In August
War crimes judges will next month deliver a landmark order for reparations for the razing of the fabled Timbuktu shrines ...
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Eritrea’s ‘city of Dreams’ Given UNESCO Heritage Listing
The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday ...
US Reviews Ties With UNESCO Over Hebron Decision
The United States said on Friday it was reviewing ties with UNESCO after the UN cultural agency declared the Old ...
What Is the Hebron Row?
The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian jubiliation. ...
Brazilian Port Where Slaves Arrived Close To UNESCO Status
The worn paving stones discovered under a thick layer of modern concrete in Rio de Janeiro don't look like much ...
Tanzania To Speed Up Hydropower Project On UNESCO Site
Tanzania's President John Magufuli plans to speed up the building of a hydroelectric dam in one of Africa's largest game ...
Deadly Attack Near Egypt’s Old Monastery
St Catherine's monastery is located at the foot of Mount Sinai One policeman has been killed by gunmen who opened ...
Electro Music Pioneer Braves Elements For Dead Sea Show
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre braved heavy winds that led to a late start for his concert at the Dead ...
Dead Sea To Come Alive With Concert By Electro Pioneer
The Dead Sea was to come alive with music and an extravagant light show Thursday with a concert by electro ...
Electro Music Pioneer Plans Dead Sea Show To Defy Trump
Pioneering electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre has said he wants to use an all-night concert at the Dead Sea to highlight ...
Chad’s Ancient Ennedi Cave Paintings Defaced
Ancient cave paintings at a world heritage site in the Sahara desert have been defaced with graffiti, Chad's minister of ...
France’s Jarre To Play Israel In Aid of Dead Sea
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the plight ...
Atop Palmyra’s Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing of Return
Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings ...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group ...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS
In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis. The Kremlin ...
Syria’s Ancient Palmyra, Symbol of Jihadist Destruction
Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces are again battling to retake from jihadists, has become a symbol of ...
IS Pulls Back From Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State group fighters withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said Thursday, but ...
GTA Moves To Increase Tourist Attraction of the Bosomtwe Lake
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has unveiled an ambitious plan to increase the tourist attraction of the Bosomtwe Lake, the ...
Revitalising Sekondi-Takoradi
By: Prof. George W. K. Intsiful This is the first time I am doing a sequel to a previous article, ...
Six Islands In Africa You Should Explore In2017
No one talks of safari without mentioning the great treks that crisscross the African continent. So popular is this cradle ...