Arab experts call for global action to save ancient city under siege in Syria
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/arab-experts-call-for-global-action-to-save-ancient-city-under-siege-in-syria/2012/10/01/4c7b4370-0bf9-11e2-97a7-45c05ef136b2_story.html
CAIRO ? The pictures shown Monday at a gathering of Arab antiquities experts gave a glimpse into the damage Syria's civil war has wreaked on the heritage of one of the world's most ancient cities. The wooden gates of Aleppo's medieval Citadel are gone ...
In Syria Fighting, Aleppo World Heritage Site Burns
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-29/syrian-forces-fight-rebels-in-aleppo-as-ancient-souk-burns
The medieval souk, with vaulted stone alleyways, carved wooden doors and shops filled with silk, spices and other luxury goods, is part of Aleppo's Old City, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The two sides have blamed each other for damage in Aleppo, one ...
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Fujian drop prices for Golden Week
http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news27421.html
... include the Three Gorges Dam scenic area in Hubei province, the Yulong Snow Mountain scenic area in Lijiang, Yunnan province, and two Danxia landform scenic areas in Guangdong and Fujian provinces, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
In Syria Fighting, Aleppo World Heritage Site Goes Up in Flames
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-29/syria-forces-fight-for-aleppo-as-rebels-seek-decisive-battle
Syrian troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fought with rebels in the commercial hub of Aleppo after insurgents started what they said was a ?decisive battle? to take the country's largest city. Syrian forces killed 22 ?armed terrorists? and ...
Bid to add Thai temple to World Heritage list
http://www.thephuketnews.com/bid-to-add-thai-temple-to-world-heritage-list-33553.php
THAILAND: Nakhon Si Thammarat province and Fine Arts Department officials are hastily preparing a nomination profile to inscribe Wat Phrathat, the most revered Buddhist temple in this history-rich southern province, to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Ancient Syrian market being consumed in fire started by fighting
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/29/14151977-ancient-syrian-market-being-consumed-in-fire-started-by-fighting?lite
Hundreds of shops in the ancient covered market in Aleppo, Syria, were burning Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy the U.N. World Heritage Site. Activists speaking via Skype said army ...
Buddhist marvels yet to be declared World Heritage
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Buddhist-marvels-yet-to-be-declared-World-Heritage/articleshow/16596694.cms
States Parties are encouraged to submit their Tentative Lists, properties which they consider to be cultural and/or natural heritage of outstanding universal value and therefore suitable for inscription on the World Heritage List. The visiting ...
Islamists destroy another World Heritage site in Mali
http://www.africareview.com/News/Islamists+destroy+saints+tomb+in+Mali+/-/979180/1521370/-/r9yqaj/-/index.html
They began their destruction of tombs on June 30, 2012, after UNESCO put Timbuktu on its list of endangered world heritage sites. The hardline Islamists who seized control of Timbuktu along with the rest of northern Mali three months ago, consider the ...
