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Haifa's glowing Bahá'í terraces draw more than 9,400 visitors in two nights
Thousands of visitors filled Haifa’s Bahá'í Gardens for a rare nighttime opening, with illuminated terraces, cultural activities and access to the Shrine of the Báb.
Gaza’s back-to-school coverage misses the crucial test: What are children being taught? - analysis
Hangzhou – China’s Tech-Powered Paradise
Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says
UNESCO joins Palestinians in rewriting Jewish history in Judea and Samaria - opinion
This year, the PA submitted a long list of obviously and undeniably Jewish historical sites to the World Heritage List at UNESCO, rebranding the sites as “Palestinian” or “Islamic” heritage locations
UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches
The List of World Heritage Sites includes sites in three categories: cultural sites, natural sites, and mixed sites which combine the two.
UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger
According to UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites in Danger list includes sites that are part of their country’s cultural and natural heritage and are under threat by “serious and specific dangers."
‘Weaponization of cultural heritage’: Israel accuses PA of exploiting UNESCO in bid for Sebastia
The 450-acre site, which has awaited joining the world heritage list since 2012, has a history dating back at least 3,000 years.
October 7 massacre findings puts the UN’s credibility on trial - opinion
The authority of institutions such as the United Nations depends not on military power or legal coercion, but on the confidence that allegations will be examined independently.
After 200 years in ruin: Greece unveils complete restoration of Parthenon's western pediment
The external scaffolding hiding the Parthenon’s western face was removed in early June following the completion of the monument’s back wall.
Israel damaged heritage sites during ops. against Hezbollah, Lebanese culture minister says
Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon includes the medieval Beaufort Castle as well as centuries-old villages that were home to Christians, Shi'ite Muslims, and Sunni Muslims.
Russia denies strike on Kyiv monastery, claims fire caused by faulty US-made Patriot missile
Russia's Defense Ministry said that the Patriot missile could have misfired because it said Western countries had provided Kyiv with arms whose shelf life had expired.
Ten killed, historic 975-year-old monastery set on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks
France condemned the strikes, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot describing the attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery as akin to bombing Paris' Notre Dame.
Greece reopens country’s only surviving Byzantine palace after over 40 years of restoration work
The palace dates back to they 14th century and served as the seat of the Despotate of Mystras, a province of the Byzantine Empire. It has been on UNESCO’s list since 1989.
