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Bombing Iran’s Great Mosque could cost the world

Travel cancellations due to the conflict have left the centuries-old stone structures – Cambodia’s top tourist attraction – unusually quiet and businesses desperate.

Thai border clashes hit tourism at Cambodia's Angkor temples

As one of Hinduism’s most significant festivals, millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, also known as Deepavali, not just in India but globally.

Indian festival of lights Diwali joins Unesco heritage list

Despite clean-up efforts, debris still litters the seabed of the Unesco-listed tidal wetland, which spans the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

Dutch divers still haul up debris six years after container spill

The US provides about 8 per cent of Unesco’s total budget, down from about 20 per cent at the time Trump first pulled the US out of the agency.

US to leave UN cultural agency Unesco again

Rusting coins that are damaging the stones at the Giant's Causeway, are pictured at the Unesco World Heritage Site.

Tourist coins pose giant problem at Northern Ireland’s famous causeway site

The brewing technique is expected to be formally endorsed at a Unesco committee session in Paraguay this week.

Japanese brewer hopes Unesco listing makes sake as popular as sushi

Amadou Mahtar MBow, who served as director-general of Unesco from 1974 to 1987, was a symbolic figure in Senegal and the wider African continent, where he championed the causes of education and peace.

Former Unesco head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103

A boy sits above debris at a UN-run school sheltering displaced people after Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on July 9, 2024. The Israeli military said its air force had struck "several terrorists" who were using a school "as cover".

Unesco warns of global spike in attacks on education

Italy is known for its rich archaeological history, as witnessed by its record number of Unesco World Heritage sites.

Archaeologists in high demand in Italy thanks to EU funds