Momentous day for world diplomacy as Morocco, Algeria celebrate addition of dish to UN cultural agency’s coveted list. SOURCE: ALJAZEERA Momentous day for world diplomacy as Morocco, Algeria celebrate addition of dish to UN cultural agency’s coveted list. The Berber dish is as elementary as rice or noodles are to Asian cuisine, the staple without … Continued
SOURCE: FRANCE24 The date palm, which was recognised by UNESCO on Wednesday, has for centuries played an important role in the establishment and growth of civilisations in the hot and dry regions of the Arab world. Now date palm-related knowledge, traditions and practices have been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: TAYLOR HEYMAN The Shubbak festival will hold its fifth celebration in June and July London’s Shubbak festival has been awarded the Unesco Sharjah prize for Arab Culture in recognition for its outstanding contribution to promotion of Arabian art and culture. The festival was founded in 2011 and is held every two … Continued
From 12-14 November 2018, World Heritage Focal Points of the Arab States region came together in Manama, Bahrain for a workshop on Periodic Reporting for the World Heritage Convention. SOURCE: WHC. UNESCO.ORG The workshop was organised and hosted by the UNESCO Category 2 Centre ARC-WH in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and was held … Continued
SOURCE: ASHRAQ AL- AWSAT Luxor (Egypt) – Asharq Al-Awsat Meetings kicked off on Saturday in Luxor in the Upper Egypt governorate to finalize the technical procedures needed to submit a request for listing “the Arab palm” on UNESCO’S World Heritage List. Held under the patronage of the Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALESCO), … Continued
Watch the video here SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ELI ROSENBERG The United States will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of next year, the State Department said Thursday, in order to stop accumulating unpaid dues and make a stand on what it said is anti-Israel bias at the U.N.’s educational, science and cultural organization. … Continued
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