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Middle East: UNESCO calls for protection of Yemen’s cultural heritage
Over the past few days, UNESCO received reports of severe damage to significant cultural heritage sites in Yemen. According to several media reports and official sources, the old city of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, was heavily bombed during the night of 11 May 2015, causing severe damage to many of its historic buildings. In addition…
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More Stuff: Is Greece about to lose the Parthenon Sculptures forever?
The following is an open letter circulated yesterday (May 14) by Alexis Mantheakis, Chairman of the International Parthenon Sculptures Action Committee, on the recent developments in the Parthenon Sculptures issue:Dear All,The recent snub by the British government to UNESCO's offer to mediate in the issue of the Parthenon Sculptur…
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More Stuff: Telegraph: Greece has no legal claim to the Elgin Marbles
The Greek government has finally acknowledged that the British Museum is the lawful owner of the “Elgin Marbles”. That, at least, is the logical conclusion of the recent news that Greece has dropped its legal claim to the Parthenon Sculptures.The results of a recent poll hosted by the British newspaper The Telegraph The surprise a…
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