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  • Saudi Arabia’s dream of the desert train will cross UNESCO world heritage sites

    Arsenale Group and Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) recently announced a partnership to build the first luxury train that will cross the Kingdom at the end of 2025. Dubbed Dream of the Desert, the train will be made entirely in Italy with a design inspired by Saudi style and tradition. From the capital Riyadh to Al Qurayyat, on the northern border with Jordan, passengers will get to travel through scenic deserts and UNESCO world heritage archeological sites.

  • Saudi Arabia Participates in UNESCO’s 42nd General Conference in Paris

    Minister of Culture and Chairman of the National Commission for Education, Culture and Science Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan leads Saudi Arabia's delegation to the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO, held in Paris between November 7 and 22. The delegation includes representatives of the ministries of culture and education, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, and other national authorities.

  • Saudi Arabia elected as vice president of UNESCO anti-doping convention

    Abdulaziz Al-Massaad, undersecretary of the Saudi Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, who will fill the UNESCO post, praised the unlimited support of sports offered by the Saudi leadership, and highlighted the directives of Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal.

  • UNESCO adds Saudi Uruq Bani Ma’arid Reserve to World Heritage List

    Saudi Arabia's Uruq Bani Ma'arid, a windblown sand desert, became the kingdom's first Natural World Heritage site on Wednesday. The decision was made during the ongoing extended 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Covering an area of 12,765 square kilometers, Uruq Bani Ma'arid is located on the western edge of the Ar Rub' al-Khali, the only major sand desert in tropical Asia and the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.

  • Saudi minister of culture meets with UNESCO’s director general

    The Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, met with the Director-General of the UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the sidelines of the 45th extended session of the World Heritage Committee hosted by Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, which took place on Sunday, the Minister of Culture welcomed UNESCO's Director General to Riyadh, praising the efforts exerted by UNESCO in preserving and protecting heritage.

  • In first, Israeli officials in Saudi Arabia for UNESCO conference

    Last week, Israel reportedly backed off its attempts to have two ministers publicly enter the kingdom for the UN meeting. After pressure from the US, Israel decided not to push for visas for Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Education Minister Yoav Kisch, Channel 13 reported.

  • Saudi Arabia refuses entry visas for Israel ministers to attend UNESCO conference

    Saudi Arabia has refused to issue entry visas for Israel’s Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, and Education Minister, Yifat Kish, into the Kingdom to attend the upcoming UNESCO conference, amid ongoing negotiations between the two countries for a potential normalisation deal. According to Israel’s Channel 13, Tel Aviv had attempted to secure the entry visas and invitations for the two ministers to participate in UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, which will run from 10 to 25 September.

  • Chart: Where UNESCO World Heritage Is In Danger

    A look at the current list of cultural World Heritage sites in danger shows that many are located in war zones and unstable states, like Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Venezuela, Libya, Mali and Ukraine. Others have been put on there after a fire, namely the Tasubi Tombs in Uganda, or are threatened by construction projects, like historic sites in Egypt and Uzbekistan as well as the Vienna historic center, where UNESCO is taking issue with the construction of a large new hotel. Increased development in the city was also the reason why Liverpool in the UK lost its World Heritage status in 2021.

  • Saudi Arabia commits to allowing Israeli reps to attend UNESCO meeting

    Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with UNESCO in which it committed to allowing free access to delegations from all member states, including Israel, for the World Heritage Committee's meeting in Riyadh in September, two sources with knowledge of the issue told Axios

  • Saudi Arabia to host 2023 Unesco World Heritage Committee in Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia is set to host this year's Unesco’s World Heritage Committee in September, after the country was unanimously voted committee chair, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday. Home to Saudi Arabia's World Heritage Site Al-Turaif, Riyadh will host the committee from September 10 to 25. The World Heritage Committee will be chaired by Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz Al-Mogrin, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to Unesco and the chairwoman of the organisation’s programmes and external relations committee.