heritage

Underfunded & under-maintained: Eiffel tower workers strike for repairs, fair treatment

France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's…

2 years ago

JERICHO, Palestinian Territories, Sept 17, 2023 (AFP) - UNESCO inscribed the prehistoric site of Tell al-Sultan, near the Palestinian city…

3 years ago

BRUGES, Belgium, Aug 5, 2023 (AFP) - Inhabitants of Belgium's cobblestone-and-canal city of Bruges are clear: summertime tourism has hit…

3 years ago

By Joris FIORITI Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Monday recommended that Venice be…

3 years ago

RENNES, France (AFP) -- Around 40 standing stones thought to have been erected by prehistoric humans 7,000 years ago have…

3 years ago

By Bojan KAVCIC Agence France-Presse LIPICA, Slovenia, May 29, 2023 (AFP) -- People watched in awe as the world-renowned Lipizzan…

3 years ago

by Maher Al Mounes Agence France-Presse ARWAD ISLAND, Syria (AFP) -- Khaled Bahlawan hammers nails into a traditional wooden boat…

4 years ago

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Climate change has become the biggest threat to UN-listed natural world…

6 years ago

by Hashem Osseiran Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The monster explosion that levelled Beirut's port darkened the Lebanese capital's…

6 years ago