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Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul
Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...
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...
Bisa Kdei Chosen Among Top African Musicians For 2017 FEMUA
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian artiste, Bisa Kdei has been billed for this year's Festival Des Musiques Urbaine...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
In Mosul, A Long-Term Battle To Repair Iraq’s Heritage
The city of Mosul is intertwined with human history, tracing its roots to 4,400 years ago when civilisation rose in...
Morocco Looks To New Markets To Boost Stagnant Tourism
Morocco's key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and...
Suicide Attacks On Bases In Syria’s Homs Kill 42
Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42...
Great Barrier Reef At Risk of WORST-EVER Coral Bleaching This Year
The Great Barrier Reef could be struck by its worst-ever blast of coral bleaching as early as this year, experts have...
Plan To Save Great Barrier Reef Set Back Decades
Australia's plan to rescue the beleaguered Great Barrier Reef has been set back at least two decades after the fragile...
Croatians Charged Over ‘racial Insult’ To Jamie Foxx
Two Croatian men have been charged with violating public order, a judge said Thursday, after they allegedly racially...
Free Education Policy Under the Economic Microscope
For the past decade, one topical issue that has been exhaustively debated especially during the electioneering...
International Day of Women and Girls In Science Marked In Ghana
As part of efforts to advance sustainable development through the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of...
Leading US Science Group Backs Genetically Modifying Human Embryos
An influential US science advisory committee this week said genetic modification of human embryos should be allowed in...
Kick Out ‘quack Journalists’ From Media Profession – Dr. Dartey To the Media
Professional journalists working in the media have been asked to kick out charlatans who go around town including...
Ethiopia Dam Causes Kenya Water Shortage
A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group...