Tag Archives: HERITAGE
King Salman heads 49th meeting of King Abdulaziz Foundation
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman headed the 49th meeting of the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (DARAH) administrative board at his Yamama Palace on Monday. The council announced a number of decisions related to the operation of the
Yanbu’s Historic Area to undergo a major facelift
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), in cooperation with its strategic partners, is working on a major facelift of the Historic Area in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast. According to the plan, the Historic Area in
ISIS controls half of Syrian territory, monitor says
More than half of Syria’s territory is now controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group after its westwards advance into the ancient city of Palmyra, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory
ISIS offensive in Syria’s Palmyra stalls
Syrian government troops and militia put up fierce resistance on Sunday to an ISIS assault on one of the jewels of the country’s heritage, ancient Palmyra. ISIS militants had seized part of the town of Tadmur on Saturday which is
UNESCO condemns ‘severe’ bombing damage to Sanaa old town
The United Nations cultural agency on Tuesday condemned “severe damage” caused to heritage sites in Yemen, such as Sanaa’s old city, during intense bombing of the rebel-held capital. “I condemn these destructions and I call on all parties to keep
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