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Vulnerable island nation split over project to dredge millions of tonnes of sand to create land for resorts and industry on Unesco reserve

Museum’s deputy director had told Unesco meeting contested treasures ‘were not all hacked’ from Greek temple

On the morning of 5 September 2017, the inhabitants of Saint-Louis, a regional capital on Senegal’s northwest coast, woke to a strange scene. The statue of Louis Faidherbe that had formed the focal point of the Square Faidherbe since 1887 had fallen.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Sunday appealed to the US administration and international community, mainly UNESCO, to exert pressure on Israel to halt the construction of a cable car project in occupied East Jerusalem. On Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian opponents of an Israeli plan to run a cable car over…

Modi’s visit is political and strategic and is an opportune time for India to do much more in the region

From the mountains of the gods to open-air nightclubs, luxe beach cabanas to postcard perfect ancient towns, explore the four Greek islands that continue to capture our hearts

After a two-year hiatus, Thanyaporn Khongkrathok, 17, and her friends dusted off their kaleidoscopic bird-like costumes. When the curtain was raised, they danced gracefully to pay respect to their ancestors. Thanyaporn has practised nora, the southern performance art, from an early age because she wants to preserve it.

The Home Rescue presenter is campaigning for our beloved bars to become UNESCO sites

The £5bn scheme was granted planning permission nine years ago, but its developers point to a raft of achievements and push back on criticisms that progress has been slow