For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017. Nearly eight ...

as well as the country’s flag. UNESCO calls it one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, and it is critical to Cambodia’s tourism industry. When it was inscribed as a ...

Biden had ordered flags to be flown at half-staff following the death of ... Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The review will include an evaluation of how and if UNESCO supports United ...

While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate something worthy: the use of thanakha, a yellowish-white paste made from gro ...

The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention set forth the procedures for the ...

Canada adopted the maple leaf flag on Feb. 15, 1965. And one of those six original flags is on display at Windsor's Chimczuk ...

When the Maple Leaf flag was first hoisted to the top of the Peace Tower on Feb. 15, 1965, few spectators commented on the ...

As millions watched Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, one performer jumped atop a car prop and unfurled a half Sudanese-half Palestinian flag before they ...

NEW ORLEANS — A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flag together with the words ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Located about 15 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a year-round destination for families and adrenaline-seeking travelers. The park's attractions run the gamut ...

Don't miss out on this opportunity! Proclaimed in 2011 by the Member States of UNESCO and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/67/124) in 2012 as an International Day, February 13 ...