UNESCO
Manas National Park reopens for 2026–27 ecotourism season in Assam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site resumes jeep safaris after its annual monsoon closure, with officials highlighting conservation and community-led tourism.
FOOD & TRAVEL
Five heritage destinations to discover as India adds new sites to UNESCO Tentative List
Four Madhya Pradesh sites and a proposed India-South Africa transnational site linked to Satyagraha have been added to India's UNESCO Tentative List.
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WORLD
Ethiopians celebrate Meskel holiday amid renewed fighting in Tigray
Meskel holds added significance in Ethiopia, a largely agrarian society, as it marks, along with the Ethiopian New Year, the end of the rainy season and the beginning of spring.
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WORLD
UNESCO adds Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, Sarnath among new World Heritage sites
The UN agency also inscribed Thailand's Wat Phra Mahathat temple, expanded South Korea's tidal flats listing and added heritage sites in China and Comoros.
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WORLD
UNESCO adds West Bank archaeological site, Lebanese castles to World Heritage List
The UN cultural body grants World Heritage status to Sebastia in the West Bank and five castles in southern Lebanon despite objections from Israel.
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