Iran has appointed a new ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Tehran Times reports. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday appointed Ahmad Pakatchi as the new ambassador and …
Children are continuing to suffer the devastating impacts on their learning, mental and physical well-being and safety
With a peace deal now in place in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan has shifted its focus to the future. Following the historic peace agreement between Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia which brought long overdue stability to the Nagorno-Karabakh …
Azerbaijan's "Pomegranate Holiday, Traditional Pomegranate Festival and Culture" was added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture said. …
One of Azerbaijan's most stunning architectural treasures - the Khudafarin Bridge - along with the cultural gem known as the city of Shusha, which were recently liberated from Armenia's occupation by Azerbaijani forces, may soon be …
The lake houses a mysterious 4,000-year-old underwater city
Italian composer Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, has died in Rome, Italian news agency ANSA said on Monday. Morricone, who was 91, died in hospital in Rome where he was being …
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, museums have not been spared, the UN cultural agency said, revealing that nearly 90% of the treasured cultural institutions have had to close their doors, while almost 13% are under …
The number of Turkey’s cultural assets on UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List has risen to 83
Head of the National Culinary Association and the National Culinary Center about the tea culture
Turkey and Azerbaijan have applied for the registration of balaban as part of UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The …
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has offered the way of celebration of Old-New Year on the day, which is called Kalandoba in Guria, and the Georgian Christmas tree Chichilaki, which also comes from the region, to be …
Sheki is one of the oldest cities in the Caucasus region, believed to date back to the late Bronze Age, circa 700 BC
Azerbaijani Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev, who is on a visit to Paris, took part in the 22nd session of the General Assembly and the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on November …
Azerbaijani cuisine is of highest quality attainable in culinary art, Mikhail Shirvindt, famous Russian TV hist, siad in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza. "Azerbaijani cuisine, of course, should absolutely be included in the …
First Vice President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva congratulated Azerbaijani citizens on Baku's inclusion to UNESCO Network of Creative Cities in the Design category. "The city of Baku, every …
On the occasion of World Cities’ Day, celebrated on 31 October, UNESCO is designating 66 urban settlements that are to join the Organization’s Network of Creative Cities. Baku is on the list in the Design category, according …
Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has named Tbilisi the World Book Capital for the year of 2021, per the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee, which met in Switzerland in June 2019. …
Baku and Ankara are turning into a core for the most important global energy and transportation projects
Together with his band and Azerbaijani musicians, Malian musician Cheick Tidiane Seck has given a concert at the International Mugham Center in Baku on July 6, the center's press service reported. Seck’s …
