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Bangkok Post · Nov 15, 2024

Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest

Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.

LiveScience · Nov 14, 2024

Indonesians Drill For Disaster Before Tsunami Anniversary

Hundreds of Indonesians fled for higher ground Wednesday as they ran through disaster drills in the region worst hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ahead of its 20th anniversary next month.

International Business Times · Nov 13, 2024

Giant flowers, a buried chariot and temples in the sand: the art show in the shadow of Giza pyramids

Egypt hopes the Forever is Now exhibition of contemporary artists, now in its fourth year, will bring even more visitors to the Unesco heritage site

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024

Israel killed over 3,100 people in Lebanon since October 2023: Ministry

Since genocide in Gaza began, Israel has also been at war with Hezbollah, an ally of the Palestinian group, Hamas.

Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2024

Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike kills 12 in Gaza City school; Ireland joins genocide case against Israel – as it happened

12 Palestinians killed in attack on al-Shati refugee camp; Irish foreign minister says country will join South Africa’s case in the international court of justice

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2024

Mount Fuji snowless in November for the first time in 130 years

The UNESCO world heritage site in Japan is usually covered in snow from October

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024

One journalist killed every four days in 2022-23, most cases unpunished: UN

UNESCO reports a 38 percent increase in journalist deaths and urges governments to stop impunity.

Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2024

What is Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek and why is Israel targeting it?

Israel’s first citywide forced displacement calls for Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek were followed by air attacks.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2024

Fears Unesco World Heritage Site ‘could be set ablaze’ by battery storage site

A SCOTTISH council has sealed proposals for a battery storage system that has some campaigners concerned about a neighbouring Unesco world…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2024