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UNESCO Praises Saudi Arabia's Achievements in E-Education Governance Globally

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) praised Saudi Arabia’s achievements in e-education governance, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Monday. UNESCO's "Guide to measuring information and communication technologies (ICT) in education" highlighted the Kingdom’s National E-Learning Center as an example to be followed at the international level.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The hottest new hotel openings of 2023

Add these brand new, extra-special stays to your ‘must visit’ list for next year, says Alicia Miller

Evening Standard

Uluru, heart of Australia: “Whether it’s your first time or your 100th visit, your spirits will soar”

Recognised twice as a Unesco World Heritage site, Simon Calder spends 24 hours at this stunning site, discovering its power and significance

The Independent UK

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Genoa, an example on how to rethink cultural heritage and urban sustainability

Urban planning has a long history, stretching back to Ancient Greece and even Mesopotamia. Many centuries later, Europe finally caught up with the idea when Genoa developed the Strade Nuove and the Palazzi dei Rolli – the “new streets” and “Rolli palaces” – in the late 1500s.

The Conversation

Bid on to get Thai cloth Unesco billing

Pha khao ma, a traditional Thai chequered cloth, could be making its way onto Unesco's representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Bangkok Post

Researchers find 168 more ancient images at Peru's Nazca Lines

The new findings add to the 190 previously discovered geoglyphs at the UNESCO World Heritage site. The discoveries are thought to date to between 100 B.C. and A.D. 300.

WEKU

The gaping problem at the heart of scientific research

Researchers can’t progress their work without access to very expensive scientific journals. The rebellion against the publishers and their fees has begun.

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Bigger and better

Rider Mania is an annual Royal Enfield event that has always been on my wishlist, and I finally got a chance to take part in this celebration of motorcycles, music, races, art and travel.

Bangkok Post

No need for blows in martial arts row

Khmer traditional martial arts, or "Kun Lbokator", was among this year's 22 new inscriptions to Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (ICH), as announced at the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was convened from Nov 28 to Dec 3…

Bangkok Post

Hundreds of tourist get stuck in Machu Picchu as UK government issues warning

Around 800 tourists were stuck in UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu with food supplies running low after violent protests broke out on the streets of Peru

Daily Mirror

Benin is building a themed park to remember slavery - is history up for sale?

The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for Afro-descendant tourists in the diaspora. Neighbouring Nigeria and its population of 220 million potential…

The Conversation

Sleeping giants: The volcanoes of France's Auvergne region

The 80 dormant volcanoes of the Chaîne des Puys, located deep in France's central Auvergne region, are a geological wonder listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The green slopes attract hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, unfazed by the magma still bubbling 50 kilometres down. The rich volcanic…

France 24

Mourne, Gullion and Strangford's UNESCO Global Geopark award in sight after decade's work

"The Geopark will support a more sustainable community and boost the local economy"

Belfast Live

Bali's water crisis threatens local culture, UNESCO sites

The tropical tourist destination of Bali, Indonesia, is facing a worsening water crisis from tourism development, population growth and water mismanagement

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Snowy escapes: The most beautiful winter train journeys

Glide past grazing reindeer and pine-covered valleys — with hypnotising glimpses of the Northern Lights. Rosalyn Wikeley rounds up the most magical rail trips

Bangkok Post

Restoration of Bangkok building wins award

The Neilson Hays Library in Bangkok has received an Award of Distinction at the Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

France 24

On thin ice: Argentina's melting glaciers, a symbol of climate change

Over the next 30 years, a third of the world's glaciers classified as World Heritage sites will have disappeared, according to a UNESCO report published last month. But what will that look like on the ground? Argentina is home to some 16,000 glaciers that have been closely watched for years.…

The Conversation

Repairing gullies: the quickest way to improve Great Barrier Reef water quality

Back-to-back bleaching events have highlighted the critical threat that climate change poses to the Great Barrier Reef. But few people are aware of the network of gullies pumping out about half the sediment that is polluting reef water quality and threatening its World Heritage status.

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Using art and song to help bring the world's largest mangrove swamp back from the brink

Located in the low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, the Sundarbans straddle the border between India and Bangladesh and cover more than 1 million hectares, making them the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. A Ramsar site and a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1987, they are home…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Team Accuses ISIS of Using Chemical Weapons in Iraq

The United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of ISIS (UNITAD) revealed in a report that the terrorist group used chemical weapons in Iraq. According to the report, which was submitted to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for discussion, ISIS used chemical weapons in the areas it controlled in Iraq…

The Guardian - UK

Plans for visitor centre in Saltaire draws residents’ ire

Angry villagers claim project would be ‘permanent stain’ on Unesco world heritage site in West Yorkshire

Radio France Internationale

Africa's harissa, raï and Kalela win Unesco heritage status

Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco's raï music and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected on Thursday to join Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list.

Bangkok Post

No mere rub-down

Thailand has earned the reputation of being a destination for a body rejuvenation, a label reinforced at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit which helped spread the word about the healing wonders of Thai traditional massage, or nuad Thai.

The Guardian - US

Facebook asked for nudes to help stop revenge porn and it worked. Can our culture change next?

A tool to stop non-consensual distribution of intimate images has been successful – but there’s still the problem that collecting digital trophies is part of being a man

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia's Harissa Gets UNESCO Heritage Status

UNESCO on Thursday added Tunisia's spicy national condiment Harissa to its list of intangible cultural heritage, saying it was part of the North African country's identity. The United Nations' cultural agency is meeting in Morocco to examine proposals for its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which aims to protect cultural…

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