The emirate prepares to nominate Wadi Al Helo and Mleiha for global recognition/ Image: WAM TL;DR Sharjah’s Mleiha and Wadi Al Helo sites are next in line for UNESCO recognition. Jebel Faya’s inscription boosted Sharjah’s cultural tourism and scientific status. Ongoing efforts involve local authorities and strict conservation plans to protect heritage. Sharjah recently celebrated […]
US President Donald Trump pulled out America from Unesco over its support for “woke, divisive cultural and social causes” including DEI policies, pro-Palestinian and pro-China tilt.“Continued involvement in Unesco is not in the national interest of the United States,” AFP reported quoting state department spokeswoman.Back in February, Trump had directed a 90-day review of the […]
The UAE, with the Cultural Sites of Al Ain inscribed in 2011 as its first UNESCO World Heritage Site, is now adding Jebel Faya as its second./ Image: Sharjah Archaelogy Authority TL;DR What: The Faya palaeolandscape in Sharjah has been officially added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. When: Announced in July 2025 during UNESCO’s […]
Dorinda Cox (Image credit: Parliament of Australia official website) Dorinda Cox, senator from West Australia has quit the Greens party and joined prime minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party.Cox’s move is a big blow to the Greens, which has already lost three of its four lower-house seats, including that of former leader Adam Bandt. While the […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Vietnamese police have detained a man who broke into a history exhibit and damaged an antique throne considered to be one of the nation’s most precious artefacts, conservation officials said on Sunday.The ornate red-and-gold Nguyen dynasty throne was the royal seat of the last feudal family to rule Vietnam between 1802 and […]
