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Uber Suffers New Blow as Top European Union Court Rules It Is a Taxi Service

Uber Suffers New Blow as Top European Union Court Rules It Is a Taxi Service

Uber has had a roller-coaster year that also included the ouster of its CEO, sexual harassment allegations and the revelation that it covered up a massi...
Sixteen-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Arrested by Israeli Army in West Bank Village of Nabi Saleh

Sixteen-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Arrested by Israeli Army in West Bank Village of Nabi Saleh

The Israeli army arrested 16-year-old Palestinian human rights activist Ahed last night during a night raid at her home in the West Bank village of Nabi...
Launch of Global Culture Report at Meeting of UNESCO’s Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Launch of Global Culture Report at Meeting of UNESCO’s Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Freedom of artistic expression is another source of concern as attacks on artists and artistic freedom rose from 340 cases reported around the world in ...
UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee recognizes efforts to safeguard Xoan singing of Phú Thọ Province (Viet Nam)

UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee recognizes efforts to safeguard Xoan singing of Phú Thọ Province (Viet Nam)

Closely linked to the worship of Hùng kings, Xoan singing is a religious practice rooted in the ancestor worship of the Viêt pe...
12 More Sites Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

12 More Sites Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Knowledge and skills are transmitted through imitation and observation, and through apprenticeship with experienced craftspeople.
Twelve elements inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Twelve elements inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Knowledge and skills are transmitted from generation to generation both within and outside of the family circle, and local ship...
Additional Nine Elements Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Additional Nine Elements Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Representative List includes forms of expression that testify to the diversity of the intangible heritage and raise awarene...
Jerusalem Church Leaders Pen Letter to President Trump re: Today's Announcement on Jerusalem's Status

Jerusalem Church Leaders Pen Letter to President Trump re: Today's Announcement on Jerusalem's Status

Dear Mr. President. We are fully aware and appreciative of how you are dedicating special attention to the status of Jerusalem ...
Six Elements Have Been Inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Six Elements Have Been Inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Six new elements from Botswana, Colombia and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mongolia, Morocco, Turkey and the United Arab ...
Palestinian Response to Reports that U.S. Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

Palestinian Response to Reports that U.S. Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital

News has broken that President Trump plans to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and that he will announce his decis...
The Legal Status of Jerusalem

The Legal Status of Jerusalem

Since Israel's establishment in 1948, the US and international community have refused to recognize the sovereignty of any count...
Unlocking the Potential of Tourism and Culture for Development

Unlocking the Potential of Tourism and Culture for Development

Strengthening cooperation between the tourism and culture sectors to boost prosperity and enhance heritage protection is the to...
Fourth Young Cultural Innovators Forum Highlights Benefits of Collaboration and Exchange

Fourth Young Cultural Innovators Forum Highlights Benefits of Collaboration and Exchange

Participants exchanged their cultures, passions, opinions, and individual talents and explored how diversity in art is perceive...