Georgia’s Okefenokee swamp becomes UNESCO World Heritage site

The wildlife refuge will share the lofty new designation — a first for Georgia and the 27th for the U.S. — with Yosemite National Park and other renowned historic sites.

By Brady Dennis

‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites

Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designation More than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s highest mountain, he felt unalloyed awe. “I’ve never forgotten that unique moment, that unique feeling up there on the throne of Zeus,” recalled Geroliolios, who as mayor of Dion-Olympus now spends a great deal...

By Helena Smith in Litochoro

The Battle Over Al-Aqsa

What happened when thousands of Israelis stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under Israeli police protection?

Israel detains more than 70 suspects after deadly violence in West Bank

Israel's military says it detained more than 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank overnight and on Saturday, a day after troops deployed across the territory following violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead.

War in the Middle East: Deadly violence mounts in the West Bank

Nomi Bar-Yaacov, renowned international negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, is our guest.

By FRANCE24

Mary Carole McDonnell built a true-crime TV empire. Then the FBI came for her.

Mary Carole McDonnell was added to the FBI's Most Wanted list in December 2025. Mark Harris for BI Mary Carole McDonnell needed cash. The veteran TV executive, whose company carved out a niche as a prolific producer of true-crime shows like "Corrupt Crimes" and "Motive to Murder," had racked up more than $1 million in debt in 2017 and was on the hunt for a cash infusion, court filings show. McDonnell was used to hustling: She told people she was heir to a famous aerospace fortune, but she st...

Reactionary Israeli ministers have ‘fascist’ Gaza agenda, says ex-WHO official Mike Ryan

Chief executive of Dublin Regeneration Authority tells MacGill Summer School of capital city ‘embarrassment’

By Mark Hennessy

Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank

Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank

Palestinian man attacks off-duty soldier and steals his gun in West Bank; IDF searching area

According to initial reports, the shooting happened after a fight between Israelis and Palestinians in the southern Hebron Hills. A weapon was apparently stolen, and one person was injured.

Israel kills senior police official in Gaza, medics say

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the enclave’s interior ministry and medics said. Maqadma, one of at least five Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, was also known as the governor of the northern Gaza Strip. He was killed in the Sheikh Radwan area north of Gaza City, medics said. The Israeli military claimed he was part of Hamas’ military wing. Israel has killed dozens of ...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

Israel kills senior Hamas-led police official in Gaza, medics and police officials say

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed the head of the Hamas-led police force in the northern Gaza Strip, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the group-run interior ministry and medics said. Medics and the interior ministry said Maqadma, known also as the governor of northern Gaza Strip, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Sheikh Radwan area […]

Some 52,000 visit 'K-Heritage House' during UNESCO session in Busan

More than 52,000 people have visited a large-scale pavilion built to showcase South Korea's heritage, to mark the country's first hosting of a UNESCO World Heritage Committee session under way in the southeastern city of Busan, data showed Saturday. As of Friday, a total of 52,758 people had visited the "K-Heritage House" set up at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center where the 48th session of the committee is taking place from July 20-29, according to the data from the Korea Heritage Serv

By The Korea Herald

Palestinians bury four killed in West Bank clash with Israeli settlers

Thailand celebrates ninth World Heritage site

Thailand celebrated a major cultural milestone on Saturday as the Unesco World Heritage Committee approved the inscription of Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat as a World Cultural Heritage site.

Amid broadening Israeli aggression, where is Gaza heading?

TEHRAN – Israel’s ongoing aggression and expansion of its occupation in Gaza leave Palestinian resistance forces with difficult choices ranging from enduring attrition, a limited breakthrough, to returning to full-scale confrontation.

“There is no time to lose”: Greece pushes for Mount Olympus to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is reviewing Greece's nomination, with overtourism, wildfires, and the need for stronger protection of the legendary mountain at the center of discussions The post “There is no time to lose”: Greece pushes for Mount Olympus to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Qatar strongly condemns Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the West Bank

Qatar has condemned Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel of enabling the violence and calling for urgent international action. Qatar has strongly condemned…

By Doha News Team

Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Rock Mosques Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Five rock-cut mosques in Kazakhstan’s western Mangystau Region have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, marking the country’s first addition to the prestigious register in more than two decades. The decision was adopted on July 25 during the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, First… The post Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Rock Mosques Added to UNESCO Worl...

By Saniya Bulatkulova