UNESCO

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university.

Afghan women prepare dough to make traditional cookies inside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2024.
The dramatic mountaintop site rising 650 meters above the Jordan Valley

UNESCO joins Palestinians in rewriting Jewish history in Judea and Samaria - opinion

This photograph shows a Greek flag painted on rocks at the 2,918 metre high summit of Mytikas, the highest peak of Mount Olympus, northern Greece, on July 6, 2026.

UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger


Göbeklitepe Discovery: Could These Quadrangular Plans Be Residences?

"In just a few weeks of work, we identified the existence, locations, and densities of not only large monumental buildings and public structures but also residences," said the excavation director.

Gobeklitepe ruins in Turkey.

Iraq to re-open the restored Nuri Mosque in Mosul

Symbol of ISIS defeat and the disaster of the war, the Al-Nuri Mosque has been restored along with Mosul city.

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, stands after its reconstruction by UNESCO, with support from the government of the United Arab Emirates, in Mosul, Iraq, August 31, 2025.

Peru’s Ministry of Culture reveals warrior-themed ritual vessel at Chankillo UNESCO site

The ministry says the find reinforces interpretations of the oldest solar observatory in America as a stage for military disputes and elite power legitimization.

The ritual vessel found.

After budget cuts and security delays, Tel Aviv's white night festival returns

The beloved cultural celebration makes its comeback on August 28 with dozens of performances and free events across Israel's cultural capital.

Israelis attend Tel Aviv's White Night all-night celebration in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2023.

Trump exits UNESCO again, citing anti-Israel bias

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from UNESCO once again In a statement Tuesday that drew mixed reactions from Jewish groups.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

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Trump to pull US out of UNESCO, citing 'anti-American, anti-Israel leanings' - report

The New York Post's report follows a 90-day review of America's presence in the UN body focused on probing "any antisemitic or anti-Israel sentiment within the organization."

 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks with the media after attending the FIFA Club World Cup final upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S, July 13, 2025.

China pulls decade of rubbish from park that inspired sci-fi film 'Avatar'

The Zhangjiajie park is a UNESCO heritage site that provided inspiration for the scenery in director James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi film.

 A view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's southern Hunan province May 10, 2004.

Egypt, Greece agree to protect status of Mount Sinai monastery, after court ruling

St Catherine's is a sprawling complex, and according to tradition, it was built around a burning bush where God was said to have spoken to Moses as described in the Book of Exodus.

 A general view shows part of the exterior of St. Catherine's monastery in south Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019.

Five British women arrested for semi-nude pole dancing at Corfu's historic palaces

They face charges of violating archaeological law, environmental degradation, and insult to monuments.