By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — For decades, the global memory of World War II’s greatest horrors has reflected a distinct geographical and cultural imbalance in the West. While the Holocaust has become deeply institutionalized in Western classrooms, museums, public commemorations and media, the atomic obliteration of Hiroshima and...
PARIS (MNTV) — UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has decided to keep Jerusalem’s Old City and its Walls on the List of World Heritage in Danger, concluding that the conditions required for the site’s removal from the list have yet to be fulfilled. The decision was adopted during the committee’s 48th session in Busan, So...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egyptian archaeologists have discovered three rock-cut tombs dating to the New Kingdom period at the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara, a find officials say will deepen understanding of ancient Egyptian society during the 18th Dynasty. The tombs, located in Giza Governorate south of Cairo, were uncovered by an Egyptian arc...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is nearing completion of a nationwide effort to document its historical and archaeological heritage sites, creating what officials say will become the country’s first comprehensive digital archive to support conservation, academic research and long-term cultural preservation. The project aims to recor...
CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) – Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered significant ancient remains at a temple site in the Bahariya Oasis, revealing new details about the region’s religious and administrative importance over thousands of years. The discoveries were made at the Al-Qasr Al-Qadim Temple in Egypt’s Western Desert by a team from the Supreme ...
ALEPPO, Syria (MNTV) – UNESCO and its partners have completed a training program aimed at protecting collections at the National Museum of Aleppo, helping Syrian heritage professionals develop skills in conservation, documentation and digital preservation. According to UNESCO, the month-long initiative, which concluded on June 7, brought toget...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Archaeologists studying the ancient settlement of Karakabak in Kazakhstan’s Mangistau Region say new findings indicate the site was part of extensive trade routes linking East and West across Eurasia. The archaeological site, located in the Tupkaragan District on the Caspian Sea coast, dates from the first to sixth ...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — A research team led by scientists from King Abdulaziz University has identified the first Oligocene-era marine deposits in northwestern Saudi Arabia, revealing new details about the region’s ancient geological history. The newly documented Al-Qurayyat Formation was discovered in Al-Qurayyat governorate in the Jouf...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) – Lebanese officials and cultural authorities have warned that ongoing Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon are endangering centuries-old archaeological sites and historic landmarks, including UNESCO-listed heritage areas in Tyre and surrounding regions. The warning comes amid intensified Israeli bombardment i...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has uncovered more than 1,700 archaeological artifacts at the historic Miqat Al-Juhfah site, shedding new light on one of the most important pilgrimage stations in the early Islamic world. The discoveries were made during the first phase of a joint survey and documentation projec...
