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Monday, July 28, 2008
Second block of Aksum Obelisk successfully re-installed
In the framework of the Aksum Obelisk reinstallation project funded by Italy, the second block of …
World Heritage Committee requests close surveillance of Bordeaux, Machu Picchu, Timbuktu and Samarkand
The World Heritage Committee has asked that “reinforced monitoring” be applied to four …
Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee (Israel) are inscribed for the …
Twenty-seven new sites inscribed
The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 32nd session, finished inscribing new sites on …
Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City has added eight new cultural sites to …
Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 32nd session, inscribed 13 new sites on …
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Slave hideout in Mauritius, Nabataean archaeological site in Saudi Arabia and earthen houses in China inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The mountain of Le Morne, a former hideout of runaway slaves in Mauritius, a Nabataean …
Armenian monasteries in Iran added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Fortified Armenian monasteries in Iran were added to the new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s …
Avian Malaria found in Galápagos Penguins
On July 1st the Galápagos National Park announced that the parasite causing avian malaria …
World Heritage Committee keeps Dresden Elbe Valley on UNESCO World Heritage List, urging an end to building of bridge
The World Heritage Committee has decided to retain Dresden Elbe Valley on UNESCO World Heritage …
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