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Fujairah’s Wadi Wurayah became the UAE’s first national park in 2013. It has now become the country’s latest addition to Unesco's World Heritage list. Reuters

Why the UAE's latest Unesco recognition matters

EditorialJuly 28, 2026
Wadi Wurayah national park in Fujairah is replete with waterfalls and rock gorges. Reuters

From Wadi Wurayah to Sidi Bou Said: Six new Unesco World Heritage sites

CultureJuly 27, 2026
The Odyssey filmed its Troy sequences at a Unesco World Heritage Site in Morocco. Photo: Universal Pictures

From The Odyssey to Dune: Six Arab world heritage sites transformed by cinema

CultureJuly 24, 2026
Shorthand gif for story on Emiratis preserving UAE culture and heritage. The National

The protectors of Emirati culture

UAEJuly 03, 2026
A Palestinian woman prepares food on a fire inside her damaged home, at Shati refugee camp in Gaza city. Reuters

How lessons learnt from the Nakba help Gazans with daily survival

MENAMay 15, 2026
Mleiha Archaeological Centre in Sharjah is treated as 'a living being, with its own layers of meaning' in Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi's book, says Zaki Nusseibeh. Photo: National Geographic

Reclaiming time through literature at the UAE's prehistoric heritage sites

BooksApril 09, 2026
Israeli strikes hit ruins at the Phoenician Port in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre in March. AFP

Southern Lebanon faces 'catastrophic cultural loss' amid Israeli invasion

CultureApril 02, 2026
Beit Beirut, a renovated mansion used as a snipers' nest during the Lebanese Civil War, is now a Unesco-protected museum. AFP

Unesco grants enhanced protection to 39 cultural sites in Lebanon as war rages

CultureApril 01, 2026
Bisht is an outer garment worn by men for important occasions. Satish Kumar / The National

Koshary, bisht and kohl among Arab additions to Unesco cultural heritage list

CultureDecember 11, 2025
Al Ahalla is a poetry-based performance that features rhythm created by bamboo sticks. Photo: Department of Culture & Tourism, Abu Dhabi

Al Ahalla, kohl and bisht added to Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list

CultureDecember 11, 2025
Diwali or Deepawali is one of the biggest festivals in South Asia. EPA

Modi hails Unesco listing of Diwali: ‘People in India are thrilled’

CultureDecember 10, 2025
Khaled El Enany has been elected as Unesco director general. AFP

Unesco selects Egypt's Khaled El Enany as its new chief

MENAOctober 06, 2025
The Al Nuri Mosque in the final stages of renovation. AFP

Al Nuri Mosque has endured eight centuries of conflict and flux

MENASeptember 01, 2025
The National

Shadi's take on Trump pulling the US out of Unesco

CartoonJuly 23, 2025
Unesco headquarters in Paris. The agency has diversified its sources of funding, receiving only about 8 per cent of its budget from Washington. AFP

Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow to culture and education agency

USJuly 22, 2025
The 5,000-year-old Jebel Hafeet Tombs were named a Unesco world heritage site in 2011. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

A look back at the UAE's first Unesco World Heritage site in Al Ain

Art & DesignJuly 13, 2025
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