Monthly Archives: June 2015

Saudi-led coalition denies bombing Yemen heritage site

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Riyadh (AFP) - The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen denied claims that it carried out a strike Friday on the historic old quarter of the country's capital, suggesting a rebel ammunition cache may have exploded."For sure we did not conduct any operation inside (the) city," Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri, the coalition spokesman, told AFP.The area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been inhabited for 2,500 years and Assiri said "we know that those sites are very important."He Read more [...]

Saudi-led warplanes hit UNESCO-listed old Sanaa

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© AFP Mohammed HuwaisSanaa's Old City was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1986Sanaa (AFP) - An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on the old quarter of the Yemeni capital killed five people on Friday and destroyed three houses in the UNESCO-listed heritage site. UNESCO condemned the air strike on the historical area it described as "one of the world's oldest jewels" of Islamic culture, urging warring parties to respect Yemen's heritage.  Residents said the pre-dawn Read more [...]

Saudi-led warplanes hit UNESCO-listed old Sanaa

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SANAA - An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on the old quarter of the Yemeni capital killed five people on Friday and destroyed three houses in the UNESCO-listed heritage site.UNESCO condemned the air strike on the historical area it described as "one of the world's oldest jewels" of Islamic culture, urging warring parties to respect Yemen's heritage.Residents said the pre-dawn strike was the first direct hit on old Sanaa since the launch of the bombing campaign against Huthi rebels in late Read more [...]

Saudi-led warplanes hit UNESCO-listed old Sanaa

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By Afp Published: 10:08 GMT, 12 June 2015 | Updated: 10:09 GMT, 12 June 2015 An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on the old quarter of the Yemeni capital killed five people on Friday and destroyed three houses in the UNESCO-listed heritage site.Residents said the pre-dawn strike was the first direct hit on old Sanaa since the launch of the bombing campaign against Huthi rebels in late Read more [...]

Demoliton of historic Trinity House School for events courtyard and car park …

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Comments (0) A MAKEOVER transforming one of Hull's most historic sites is set to be completed by September.The facelift scheme has seen the former Trinity House School being demolished to make way for a new short-stay car park, which will double as an events space.The project is one of the most ambitious in the recent history of the ancient Trinity House charity, which is based in Hull's Old Town.Captain Phil Watts, a member of the Trinity House Brethren, said Read more [...]