The G-7 group of rich nations committed on Friday to pursuing the creation of a UN peacekeeping force to protect world heritage sites from destruction in conflict and combatting the trafficking of plundered treasures.
Destroying antiquities at heritage sites like the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and the shrines of Timbuktu in Mali has increasingly become a tactic of warRead more
The Israeli Foreign Ministry denied Hebrew media reports on Monday that Israel's ambassador to Russia was summoned to speak with Moscow government officials for a second time in less than a week, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported.
Ministry spokesperson, Emmanuel Nashon, told The Jerusalem Post that the reports "were not true."
Russian news agency Interfax, however, quoted a ministry officialRead more
US-led coalition aircraft have destroyed heavy weaponry seized by Daesh terrorists when they retook the Syrian city of Palmyra from regime forces over the weekend, officials said Friday.
The strikes on Thursday destroyed an air defense artillery system, 14 tanks, three artillery systems, two Daesh-held buildings and two tactical vehicles, the coalition said in a statement.
Among the Russian weaponryRead more