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A group of Parisians has launched a campaign for UNESCO to award cultural heritage status to the French capital’s bistros and cafe terraces, almost...
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Looking up at the giant wooden edifice looming over him, Erol Baytas shakes his head. “I don’t think it will survive another winter,” he...
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Tucked away in a vaulted cellar of eastern France for eight generations, they may be the oldest bottles of wine available for purchase: three...
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The United Arab Emirates and Iraq on Monday launched a joint effort to reconstruct Mosul’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri and its iconic leaning minaret,...
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Experts on Monday began inspections of a vast mausoleum where dictator Francisco Franco is buried along with thousands of victims of Spain’s civil war,...
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Luxury furniture auctioned off by the legendary Ritz hotel in Paris sold for 7.3 million euros ($9 million), a world record in the industry,...
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday announced a $150-million (120 million euro) donation for the maintenance of Islamic heritage in East Jerusalem. “Saudi Arabia...
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A Japanese tourist died Tuesday while visiting Italy’s iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa, the city’s fire department said. The 63-year-old was on the fourth...
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At the heart of a Baghdad flea market, nostalgia for Iraq’s royal past is on full display as collectors and investors gather to buy...
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As jihadists swept across Iraq three years ago, he rescued a treasure trove of ancient religious manuscripts from near-certain destruction. Father Najeeb Michaeel is...