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An image grab taken from a video made available by Jihadist media outlet Welayat Nineveh on April 11, 2015, allegedly shows members of the Islamic State (IS) militant group destroying a stoneslab with a sledgehammer at what they said was the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq. The Islamic State group released an undated video in which militants smash artefacts in the historic city, which is on UNESCO's tentative list of world heritage sites, before blowing it up. The undated video suggests more than a month after destruction on the spot was reported that the site, which is located on the Tigris about 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, was completely levelled. AFP PHOTO / HO / WELAYAT NINEVEH === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / WELAYAT NINEVEH" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT, DATE AND LOCATION WHICH CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED === (Photo by WELAYAT NINEVEH / AFP)

Inside the lucrative illegal trade in Middle East artefacts

WeekendMay 20, 2022

2FK28HC The ruins of the Temple of Augustus from the city of Leptis Magna, in Great Windsor Park, Virginia Water, Surrey circa 1890-1900

The battle to make Britain return Libya's stolen heritage

WeekendMay 06, 2022

The Fakhr al-Din II's citadel overlooks the ancient Roman-era city of Palmyra with a view of the Great Colonnade on February 7, 2021. AFP

Snapshot of the Middle East's Unesco World Heritage sites

MENAApril 18, 2022

World Heritage Day will showcase historic Saudi sites such as Riyadh's Masmak Fort, which dates back to 1865. EPA

Riyadh revels in World Heritage Day festivities

GulfApril 18, 2022

A statue wrapped up for protection in the Ukrainian city of Lviv. AFP

The threat to world heritage is changing

EditorialApril 18, 2022

Al sadu, the traditional woven textile made by Bedouin women, is on the Unesco list of intangible heritage. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Falconry to sadu: 12 UAE traditions on Unesco's intangible heritage lists

Arts & CultureApril 18, 2022

Unesco is being called upon to relocate its next World Heritage Committee session from Kazan, above, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Reuters

Unesco urged to move World Heritage Committee session from Russia

Arts & CultureApril 03, 2022

Wadi Wurayah in Fujairah is a reserve of huge ecological importance. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Fujairah wadi added to Unesco World Heritage Site tentative list

UAEMarch 24, 2022

The UN wants the Great Barrier Reef listed on Unesco's 'in danger' list. All photos: AFP

Australia's endangered Great Barrier Reef – in pictures

March 17, 2022

The Mount Vesuvius volcano towers over the remains of the ancient town of Pompeii in southern Italy. AP

Pompeii is experiencing a rebirth in Italy

DestinationsFebruary 20, 2022

A view of excavation work at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri and Kambur Minaret (al-Hadba) in Mosul, Iraq, on January 22, 2022. Getty Images

Rebuilding what ISIS destroyed: Mosul mosque rises from the ashes

WeekendFebruary 18, 2022

Aerial view of the dry parts of the Marshes in southern Iraq. (Haider Husseini for The National)

Climate change threat to Iraq’s marshes

IraqFebruary 01, 2022

Excavations around the Al Nuri mosque in Mosul, Iraq, which is being rebuilt with help from the UAE, Aliph and Unesco after it was seriously damaged by ISIS in June 2017. AFP

Almost $90 million raised by Aliph to protect heritage sites in conflict areas

ArtFebruary 01, 2022

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, pictured in 1973. AP

Sharjah's Ruler celebrates 50 years that transformed emirate

UAEJanuary 24, 2022

Emirati and Vietnamese officials after the signing of a cultural co-operation pact. Photo: UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth

UAE and Vietnam in pact to boost creative economy

BusinessJanuary 03, 2022

Joumou is also known as 'freedom soup' in Haiti. Photo: Alamy

What is Haiti's joumou soup that's now on Unesco's cultural heritage list?

FoodDecember 19, 2021

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