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Sheikh Sultan attends Faya World Heritage listing ceremony in Sharjah

16 Dec 2025

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, attended the official ceremony on Monday for the inscription of “Faya” on the...

Faya’s Unesco listing affirms UAE’s civilisational stature, says Sheikha Bodour

13 Jul 2025

Under the patronage of Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Sharjah hosted a gala dinner at The Peninsula Paris Hotel to honour and celebrate the successful inscription of the...

Three Cambodian sites of Khmer Rouge brutality added to Unesco heritage list

12 Jul 2025

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by Unesco to its World Heritage List. The three...

Sharjah opens 100-year-old heritage tourism spot in Khorfakkan

13 Jun 2024

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced the soft opening of the first phase of the "Najd Al Meqsar" project. Managed by the...

Cultural legacy shines in Sharjah Heritage Days

23 Feb 2024

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The Heritage area in the heart of Sharjah has turned into a variety of folk art panels picturing in every corner an aspect of the...

Ramadan meal Iftar added to Unesco cultural heritage list

07 Dec 2023

The UN cultural agency recognised Iftar, the meal that breaks the daytime fast during the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan, on its list of intangible cultural heritage. The application...

Please don’t visit us, Venetians plead as tourists invade watery city

02 Aug 2023

Venice's famed Rialto Bridge was jammed with tourists, the same day UNESCO recommended the watery city be put on its endangered list citing overtourism and other concerns. Taking selfies,...

Dubai’s heritage and vibrant history highlighted in Washington

02 Aug 2022

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) participated in the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival that was held at the National Mall in Washington under the theme ‘United Arab Emirates:...

Cultural destruction

17 Mar 2022

Many of Ukraine’s museums and churches have been emptied of their treasures, small statues of mythic and historic figures have been bundled up and taken away from city squares, and...

Arabic calligraphy enscribed into Unesco heritage list

15 Dec 2021

Unesco on Tuesday added Arabic calligraphy, a key tradition in the Arab and Islamic worlds, to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. A total of 16 Muslim-majority countries, led by...

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