Armed Conflicts

ISIS militants are reported to have destroyed the shrine of the Prophet Younis (Jonah) east of the city of Mosul in July 2014. Jonah is believed to [...]

At left is a manuscript in the Ahmed Baba Institute, the most important of more than 20 libraries in Timbuktu. Malian and international experts completed the first [...]

Statement on Current Affairs in Egypt - February 2014 UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova calls for mobilization of experts and civil society partners to safeguard heritage in Tunisia, [...]

During the 2011 Libyan Revolution a number of archaeological and cultural heritage sites suffered from looting. Most noteworthy was the theft of the Benghazi Treasure, a collection [...]