The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the recent “heinous and cowardly terrorist” attack on innocent people and pilgrims at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the council’s members said terrorism in all its forms ...
A diplomatic source told AFP that the resignation of Russia’s Ambassador to UNESCO will allegedly end the deadlock in a key group he chaired that is charged with preserving cultural sites around the world. The World Heritage Committee, responsible for adding properties to UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites, had ...
