UNESCO News, Dec 22, 2011

UNESCO criticised for 'antisemitic' Palestinian kids magazine Jewish Chronicle In the piece for Zayzafuna, the girl wrote that Hitler told her he killed the Jews "so you would all know that they are a nation who spreads destruction all over theworld". Palestinian Media Watch said that Zayafuna's articles also included "terms... See all stories on this topic »

UNESCO supports Thai government in recovery of Ayutthaya World Heritage site Pattaya Mail UNESCO is mobilising world-class expertise and facilitating international collaboration to support the Ministry of Culture's Fine Arts Department in the recovery effort. “UNESCO is concerned about the recovery of Ayutthaya both in the short-term and ... See all stories on this topic »

Pompeii column collapse revives concerns over site Reuters Last year the Italian government was accused of neglecting the UNESCO WorldHeritage site near Naples in southern Italy when part of the "House of the Gladiators" fell down. That collapse, along with three others in 2010, and the subsequent accusations ... See all stories on this topic »

Mediterranian diet 'extends life' Telegraph.co.uk The ability of the high-fibre, low-fat diet to reduce the risk of illnesses like heart disease and cancer has long been known, and last year it was granted WorldHeritage status by Unesco. The latest study, published by University of Gothenburg ... See all stories on this topic »

Deeply disappointing Old Town asset sale risks an even larger gap site in the ... STV Local These buildings, which UNESCO have said should be protected as they contribute to the "outstanding universal value" of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site, form part of the package of assets that the council agreed to sell without condition, to Artisan in ... See all stories on this topic »

Stonehenge app offers virtual solstice tour Reuters Features include a Google Maps image of the circle of stones giving different views, allowing users to stand within the virtual stones and physically move about theUNESCO World Heritage Site. "It makes for an absorbing immersive experience and allows ... See all stories on this topic »

World Sustainable Energy Conference 2012-Geneva InTechWeb Blog Other participants include the likes of UNESCO, WHO, WTO, Greenpeace, Greencross, ISEO, just to name a few, all gathered in one place to set a sustainable energy agenda that might just change all of our lives. How? Sustainable energy provides energy to ... See all stories on this topic »

Yemen's “Manhattan of the Desert” Boasts 400 Habitable Clay Towers Green Prophet Yemen has a UNESCO World Heritage Site secret, but it's not so well-kept anymore. One of the most impressive examples of earth architecture that has survived for hundreds of years, the Shibam district in Hadramaut province boasts 437 tall clay towers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Harrabin's Notes: Pride in a Falls BBC News It is now a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Niagara on the other hand does not have world heritage status. The US has sought UNESCO status for Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Missouri; the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico; ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Huge Gathering Expected to Galore Winter Solstice Sunrise Today TopNews United States The view would be worth seeing at the passage tomb at Newgrange, where it is told that the rising sun on the morning of the solstice simply make the chamber look out of the world. The passage is told to be one of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the ... See all stories on this topic » TopNews United States

Retail Therapy: Thinking charitably National Post Help preserve this UNESCO-designated World Biosphere Reserve (and the oldest marked footpath in Canada) with a donation that is directed to maintenance. The camping teenager in your life would be chuffed to know that through the ChildFund Alliance ... See all stories on this topic » National Post

No Spain no gain in land of possibilities The West Australian ... Cordoba and Seville before visiting Jerez, Spain's old capital of Toledo and the art cities of Avila and Segovia - both recognised byUNESCO as World Heritage-listed sites - as well as Madrid with its palaces, cathedrals and Old Quarter. ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

Hebrew University honors Latin American scholar Bernardo Kliksberg World Jewish Congress A Jewish perspective", published in Spanish and Portuguese byUNESCO, and in English by the World Jewish Congress. Bernardo Kliksberg has been awarded for his contributions to Judaism the prize of intellectual merit of the Latin American Jewish ... See all stories on this topic » World Jewish Congress

Orissa's brilliant Sunspot Hindu Business Line In 1984, UNESCO accorded the monument a World Heritage Site status. As the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore has written of this mighty treasure of ancient India: “Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man.” SUN TEMPLE AT KONARK . ... See all stories on this topic » Hindu Business Line

Peace on Earth? But There's a Garlic War (Really) Care2.com (blog) by Global Voices By Onnik Krikorian for Global Voices Online As Armenia and Turkey come to blows over a UNESCO decision to enter a meal eaten in both countries into its list of Intangible Heritage, the dispute over food now appears to have spread to ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 ski resorts in the world Edmonton Sun Oh, and did we mention that Banff National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the Birthplace of Skiing in Canada? It is. It's also considered to be the world's most scenic ski area." (Shutterstock) Saalbach, Austria: "The villages of Saalbach ... See all stories on this topic »

Christmas in Palestine in 2011 Institute for Middle East Understanding With Palestine's recent admission as a member to UNESCO, such a move has a higher chance of success, helping to preserve this historic church for Palestinians and Christians around the world, indeed for all of humanity. Economically, Bethlehem relies ... See all stories on this topic » Institute for Middle East Understanding

Visit the film location: Croatia gulfnews.com The natural wonder of the many lakes and waterfalls of Plitvicehave seen the area named a Unesco World Heritage Site, and the lakes attract visitors in their tens of thousands. The 16 lakes are renowned for their different shades of blue, depending on ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Eurofile | Le Havre in a New Light New York Times (blog) In 2005, Le Havre's modernist center earned UNESCO WorldHeritage status, drawing architecture fans from all over Europe. My hotel, Le Vent d'Ouest (4 Rue Caligny; 011-33-2-35-42-50-69) was located in just such a post-war building, shrewdly renovated ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

North Koreans mourn death of leader Kim Jong Il Party for Socialism and Liberation The media will not report on the ongoing struggle on Jeju Island against the destruction of a UNESCO World Heritage Site to build one of the largest naval bases in the world, which will house US warships 300 miles from the Chinese mainland. ... See all stories on this topic » Party for Socialism and Liberation

Where in the world is Wadi Rum? e-Travel Blackboard (press release) Join Dermott as he visits one of UNESCO's World Heritage Listed sites and one of the best natural landscapes in the world on Channel 9 on Thursday 29, 2012 at 7:30pm. Greece Med Travel runs packages to Wadi Rum including the Jordan Discovery, ... See all stories on this topic »

AAAS News and Notes Science Careers Blog (subscription) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán; AAAS Chief Executive Officer Alan I. Leshner; UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova; and HAS President József Pálinkás Building Global Networks. Among the speakers at the opening of the 2011World Science Forum ... See all stories on this topic »

Failings of British foreign policy gulfnews.com When last November, 107 countries voted to admit Palestine to full membership of the UN's cultural agency Unesco, Britain abstained, joining, in doing so, with such international movers and shakers as Andorra, Cape Verde, Papua New Guinea, ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Courtyard by Marriott Announces Its Second Hotel in Algeria Hospitality Net (press release) Although 80 percent of visitors to Setif are business travelers, the city has some important cultural attractions, such as the archeological museum and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Djemila. Located 50 km/31 miles from Setif, it is considered one ... See all stories on this topic »

HM the King issues sixth decrees-by-law for the year 2011 Bahrain News Agency 41 for the year 2011 stipulated ratification of agreement between the Kingdom of Bahrain's government and the UNESCO regarding creation of regional center for Information Technology and Telecommunications in Manama, Bahrain, accompanying this decree. ... See all stories on this topic » Bahrain News Agency

Emerging markets' decade of disruption New Europe (blog) Today, emerging markets account for 40% of the world's researchers. As a report from UNESCO recently highlighted, China, which now spends more than $100 billion annually (2.5% of GDP) on R&D, is on the verge of surpassing the US and Europe in terms of ... See all stories on this topic »

Cuba's Literacy Campaign 50 Years Later, an Experience that Has Been Shared Radio Cadena Agramonet Organization (UNESCO) on experiences of this sort in eight different countries, concluded that the literacy campaign in Cuba –aside from its amazing outcomes- was very intensive and quick. But the Cuban Revolution –driven by its humanitarian and ... See all stories on this topic » Radio Cadena Agramonet

That was the year that was….in Israel J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service Interestingly, just a week before, a story emerged about UNESCO'sexecutive board (which among other countries includes the US, France and the UK) unanimously elected Syria to a pair of committees, one that deals directly with human rights issues. ... See all stories on this topic » J-Wire Jewish Australian News Service

Lunenburg building vibrant community for future TheChronicleHerald.ca We have received international recognition because of the outstanding universal value which led to our inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995. This recognition not only gives us great pride, but is also one which encourages us to live up ... See all stories on this topic »

Top tips for planning a tour of Central America iWantSun You will also be able to explore UNESCO World Heritage site Quirigua and discover the music and food of the Garifuna culture, before making your way to the beach to soak up a few rays of the warm Guatemalan sun. From here, you might want to head to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Palestinians raise flag at UNESCO - World - CBC News Palestinians have raise their flag at the headquarters of the United Nations cultural agency in Paris, a symbolic boost in their push for an independent state. www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../unesco-palestine-flag.html

BBC News - Mahmoud Abbas raises Palestinian flag at Unesco Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas raises the Palestinian flag above a UN agency for the first time and says he hopes it marks the beginning of ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16163087

Palestinian flag raised over UNESCO headquarters | euronews ... world news - In an historic, symbolic and controversial act the Palestinian flag has been raised over a UN building for the first time. UNESCO, the world body's ... www.euronews.net/.../palestinian-flag-raised-over-unesco-hea...

Abbas raises Palestinian flag at Unesco headquarters – video ... The Guardian home. The Guardian, UK and World news, User comments, Web ... Abbas ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../abbas-palestinian-flag-unesco-video

Abbas raises Palestinian flag at Unesco - World News | IOL News ... South Africa's Premier Online News Source. Discover the world of IOL, NewsSouth Africa, Sport, Business, Financial, World News, Entertainment, Technology, ... www.iol.co.za/.../abbas-raises-palestinian-flag-at-unesco-1.119...

UNESCO feels the pinch after Palestine 'Yes' | euronews,world news world news - It was on October 31 that the UNESCOGeneral Assembly admitted Palestine as ... www.euronews.net/.../unesco-feels-the-pinch-after-palestine-y...

Great Himalayan National Park to get UNESCO World ... - MVO News Shimla (Himachal Pradesh): The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) was poised to be on the UNESCO World Heritage Site soon as the nomination of the ... mvonews.com/.../great-himalayan-national-park-to-get-unesco...

News Palestine and the World Heritage ... - World Heritage - UNESCO Here is how UNESCO's World Heritage Committee works and what it has done with respect to cultural sites in Palestine. The World Heritage Committee ... whc.unesco.org/en/news/821

UNESCO Concerns Over Flooded Ayutthaya World Hertage Site ... Scoop - Independent News · Contact Newsagent ... UNESCO Concerns Over Flooded Ayutthaya World Hertage Site. Monday, 12 ... Press Release: UNESCO... www.scoop.co.nz/.../unesco-concerns-over-flooded-ayutthaya...

Video: Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO - Video - News.com.au President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Palestinian flag-raising ceremony at theUNESCO headquarters in Paris. Nick Rowlands reports. News/World ... video.news.com.au/.../Palestinian-flag-raised-at-UNESCO

UNESCO headquarters DAWN.COM | Latest news, Breaking news ... Dawn.com is your source for the latest breaking news, current events and top stories from ... Palestinian flag raised at Unesco after admission ... World in Focus ... www.dawn.com/tag/unesco-headquarters

New member Palestine raises flag at UNESCO - Beloit Daily News ... Palestinians have raise their flag at the headquarters of the U.N. cultural agency in Paris, a symbolic boost in their push for an independent state. www.beloitdailynews.com/.../article_e36ba08c-00b9-524c-b7...

Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO - World Videos ... - News - Yahoo President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Palestinian flag-raising ceremony at theUNESCO headquarters in Paris. Nick Rowlands reports. au.news.yahoo.com/video/national/watch/27575563/.../2/

UNESCO experts voice concern over flooded Ayutthaya World ... BANGKOK, Dec 9 – International experts of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) expressed concern about the ... www.thailandnews.co/.../unesco-experts-voice-concern-over-fl...

How UNESCO Funds 'Hitlerism' - Middle East - News - Israel ... When the United Nations celebrated its 50th anniversary, Unesco refused to mention the Shoah - the Holocaust - in its World War II resolution, intentionally ... www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150958

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EGYPT News, Dec 22, 2011

Egypt: UN official deplores reported attacks against female protesters UN News Centre The head of the United Nation entity tasked with promoting gender equality today voiced concern over reports of attacks against female protesters in Egypt who turned up to exercise their freedom of assembly and expression. “Women along with men and ... See all stories on this topic »

In provinces, Egyptians focus on vote not protests Chicago Tribune "I am voting today because I want a better future for my children," said one woman, who did not want to be named. "I support protests in Tahrir as long as there is no sabotage. I don't want to see women unclothed." But many of those in rural Egypt... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt`s PM seeks talk to resolve political crisis Zee News The government has taken all measures, including security ones, to foil the plot and protect installations and Egyptians, the report said. Separately, spokesman for the ruling council Mohamed Khuli said that some members, who had quit in protest ... See all stories on this topic » Zee News

Syria: Arab League visit - live updates The Guardian 11.00am: Egypt's prime minister has called for a national dialogue to resolve the political crisis engulfing the country, AP reports. Kamal al-Ganzouri said: "I say to everyone that we must forget the past and move forward in a dialogue with all shades ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

The 'Girl In The Blue Bra' NPR (blog) And today there are reports that Kamal al-Ganzouri, Egypt's military-appointed prime minister, has called for a national dialogue to resolve the country's crisis and a two-month calm to restore safety. While images and stories of women's rights abuses ... See all stories on this topic »

Reclaiming the Revolution: Women in Cairo Refuse to Be Sidelined Huffington Post A predawn raid today increased clashes between the military and civilian populations in Egypt, triggering women in Cairo to mobilize around the ongoing violence which in recent days has targeted women. This week horrifying images of just how brutal the ... See all stories on this topic »

Fairfax Marketing Report including Bellzone Mining, Shanta Gold, Avocet Mining... Proactive Investors UK Bloomberg is reporting that more Chinese bankers are predicting a further loosening in monetary policy as economic growth slows. UK – Revised figures released today show that GDP rose 0.6% in Q3 more than previously forecast – Happy Christmas! ... See all stories on this topic »

Ampal-American Israel Corporation Debentures Downgraded to "B3" With a ... MarketWatch (press release) Midroog noted that the international shareholders of EMG, including Ampal, have commenced legal procedures against the government of Egypt, alleging a breach of various provisions of EMG's gas purchase agreement and various violations of foreign ... See all stories on this topic »

Wars Without End CounterPunch The military dictatorship in Egypt is allowed to consume its own people in the face of a democracy movement while stocks of US-made tear gas are used to subdue democracy fighters. Candidates for political office who espouse peace and an egalitarian ... See all stories on this topic »

No new bird flu cases detected: Health DG New Straits Times Dr Hasan said this year, the World Health Organisation confirmed there were 57 cases of bird flu resulting in 30 deaths, 36 cases with 13 deaths in Egypt, Cambodia (eight cases with eight fatalities), Indonesia (11 cases with nine fatalities) and ... See all stories on this topic »

The 9 at 9: Thursday thejournal.ie #EGYPT: Human Rights Watch has called on Egypt's military leadership to issue immediate orders prohibiting further sexual violence against protesters. The group says it has received reportsand images of soldiers and police officers sexually assaulting ... See all stories on this topic » thejournal.ie

Christianity is still the largest religion in the world but followers have... Daily Mail The smallest concentration of Christians can be found in North Africa - where the faith began - and where they make up only about four per cent of the population today. Egypt has the largest Christian population in the region, with about 4.3 million ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

A New Currency: Compassion Preoccupying Hearts & Minds in 2011 Pacific Free Press With her latest post, we at TomDispatch proudly end 2011, but we'll be back the first week of 2012 with more unexpected thoughts, reports on subjects others ignore, and surprises of all sorts. In the meantime, thanks go to the stalwart crew that keeps ... See all stories on this topic »

The US And Iraq After The War CounterCurrents.org Iraq's future is a great unknown. The Sunni-Shi'ite split is far worse today than before Washington interfered. The immediate crisis is that the political system seems ready to explode. As the New York Times reported Dec. 20: "The Shiite-dominated ... See all stories on this topic »

Rebuilding the Ruins of Qaddafi Project Syndicate Unlike their neighbors in Egypt, Libyans are not clamoring for the elections deemed by many Westerners to be of paramount importance. Instead, they have drawn on a patience rooted in their traditional political apathy. Few political parties have ... See all stories on this topic »

Protesters persist despite crackdown National Catholic Reporter Indeed, the protests in Bahrain are as legitimate a pro-democracy movement as the popular struggles in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria, and they have had the support of progressive Sunni and secular elements. Signs and chants at the demonstrations have ... See all stories on this topic » National Catholic Reporter

New Nexus Of Narcoterrorism: Hezbollah And Venezuela – Analysis Eurasia Review Today, one of the masterminds of those attacks, the Iranian citizen and Shia Muslim teacher, Mohsen Rabbani, remains not only at large, but extremely active in recruiting young Brazilians, according to reports in Brazilian magazine Veja. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary ... ISRIA (registration) Question: On this situation in Egypt, where now women are going to demonstrate again against this military violence and action by the army, do you have anything to say about that? And I will also want to ask something about Syria also, ... See all stories on this topic »

INDO-ISRAELI DEFENSE COOPERATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GLORIA Center (blog) Other instances, such as Israel's supply of 160 mm mortar and ammunition to India during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, as well as the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, did little to change India's standpoint. Relations between the two states remained ... See all stories on this topic » GLORIA Center (blog)

Egypt's PM calls for dialogue to resolve crisis Beloit Daily News They want to leave today not tomorrow," he said, but did not elaborate. El-Ganzouri, 78, is a Mubarak-era prime minister appointed by the military last month. His comments coincided with growing calls by protesters for the military to step down ... See all stories on this topic »

Reports: Yahoo Exploring Sale Of Asian Holdings Salon By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Egyptian army soldiers carry Zeinab al-Shogery, 58 in a wheelchair as she has an injury in her leg while she leaves a polling station after voting, in Giza, Egypt Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Voting in election runoffs ... See all stories on this topic »

Paula Slier shares what never made it into her live news reports - RT By RT With 2012 just nine days away, RT continues its own countdown with ten specialreports on events that have shaped 2011. We are looking back at major stories through the eyes of RT correspondents who ... Go to main page News RT's 10 that shaped 2011: Egypt Revolution. Follow RT on. facebook twitter YouTube Google+. MORE ON THE STORY. Egypt, Cairo ... Posters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad decorate a street in Jabal Mohsen area ( Today: 10:53 4 comments ... News RSS : Today

US frets as deadly Egypt clashes enter 4th day - TODAY News ... The United States said it was worried by violence in Egypt and urged the army rulers to ... msnbc.com staff and news service reports ... More from TODAY.com... today.msnbc.msn.com/.../deeply-concerned-us-frets-deadly-eg...

Egypt keen to boost ties, trade with Bangladesh - News Today News Report Egypt is eager to deepen relations with Bangladesh in diversified sectors, particularly in business and education. The newly-appointed ... www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details...

VIDEO: Egyptian soldiers beat Tahrir woman, couple By Michael Winter, USA TODAY As clashes entered their fourth day in Tahrir ...kicked and dragged away with her midriff exposed, according to news reports. ... content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/.../1?csp...

Breaking News: Egyptian women marching today against severe ... Egyptian women are marching against abuse by the military. ... Breaking News:Egyptian women marching today against severe abuse by military .... Skooterreporting 12/21/11 Soldiers dragged women by the hair and stamped on them, ... www.allvoices.com/.../11139126-breaking-news-egyptian-wo...

VIDEO: Egyptian soldiers beat Tahrir woman - News from USA Today VIDEO: Egyptian soldiers beat Tahrir woman - News from USA Today. ... beaten, kicked and dragged away with her midriff exposed, according to news reports. ... tucsoncitizen.com/.../video-egyptian-soldiers-beat-tahrir-woma...

Rights groups: Egypt's rulers target critics ... - USA Today It says activists in Egypt report that 12000 people have been tried by a military court ... consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday. com. ... www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-14/.../1

Egypt: election second round (LIVE BLOG) Polls are scheduled to close across Egypt in just over 3 hours. As Gulf Newsreports, there have been very few reports of anything other than minor irregularities... www.globalpost.com/.../egypt-election-second-round-voting-u...

Egypt denies presence of Hamas missile bases in Sinai | Al-Masry ... An Egyptian official in Sinai has repudiated an Israeli report that Palestinian ...The report, published earlier today by Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post, said that ... www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/543291

Blue bra beating spurs rallies from 'the girls of Egypt' | News ... Matt Gurney: Good and bad news for Canada's fallen warriors .... http://www. newsaddicts.com/popular-news-today/egypt-10000-march-in-protest-at-woman- ...spurs rallies from 'the girls of Egypt' | News | National Post | RAJ CAIRNSREPORT ... news.nationalpost.com/.../the-girls-of-egypt-rally-after-blue-br...

Phoenix Local News: EGYPT: UN OFFICIAL DEPLORES ... The head of the United Nation entity tasked with promoting gender equality todayvoiced concern over reports of attacks against female protesters in Egypt who ... phoenix-local-news.blogspot.com/.../egypt-un-official-deplore...

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