Russian Airstrikes in Syria Could Be Palmyra's Only Chance to Survive
A file picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the theatre at the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. Islamic State group fighters advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra on May 14, 2015 - Sputnik International
9 October 2015, 09:03 GMT
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Red Tourism: Chinese Tourists Spend Over $1 Billion in Russia
A picture taken on September 4, 2015 shows Chinese tourists as they have their photo taken in front of Church of the Savior on Blood in central St. Petersburg. Drawn by its Communist past and a visa-free regime, Chinese tourists are flocking to Russia in droves as it develops new routes touting red tourism - Sputnik International
18 September 2015, 13:22 GMT
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'Kosovo' Joining UNESCO Is Unacceptable - Serbian Ambassador
A general view shows the burned facade of the Serbian Orthodox monastery Sveti Arhandjeli in the southwestern Kosovar village of Prizren 23 March 2004 - Sputnik International
28 August 2015, 18:27 GMT
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Islamic State Militants Mine Ancient City of Palmyra
21 June 2015, 15:44 GMT
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UNESCO Condemns Saudi Coalition Over Historic Sites' Destruction in Yemen
Fire and smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike on Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
12 June 2015, 12:30 GMT
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Moscow to Rename Streets in Honor of Cultural Icons Brodsky and Vysotsky
Joseph Brodsky and Vladimir Vysotsky in New York City, 1977 - Sputnik International
24 May 2015, 15:51 GMT
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Belgian King Urges Creation of 'Decent Society' in Address to PACE
Belgium's King Philippe - Sputnik International
21 April 2015, 12:42 GMT
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'Dysfunctional' Hillary Clinton Foreign Campaign Facilitated Iraq Civil War
Iraq Clinton visit - Sputnik International
15 April 2015, 15:12 GMT
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ISIL Releases Video Showing Destruction of Iraq's Ancient City of Hatra
In this image made from a militant video posted on YouTube on Friday, April 3, 2015 - Sputnik International
4 April 2015, 16:07 GMT
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ISIL Razed Real Iraqi Treasure, Not Fakes
In this image made from video posted on a social media account affiliated with the Islamic State group on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, a militant topples an ancient artifact in the Ninevah Museum in Mosul, Iraq - Sputnik International
16 March 2015, 19:23 GMT
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US to Repatriate Over 60 Cultural Treasures to Iraq
US State Department - Sputnik International
13 March 2015, 22:06 GMT
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ISIL Destroyed Original Artifacts, Not Copies — Iraqi Culture Minister
In this image made from video posted on a social media account affiliated with the Islamic State group on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants take sledgehammers to an ancient artifact in the Ninevah Museum in Mosul, Iraq. - Sputnik International
12 March 2015, 17:44 GMT
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Destroying Cultural Sites: Something ISIL and US Army Have in Common
A view of the newly constructed (back) and ruins (foreground) of the ancient city of Babylon, some 100 kms south of Baghdad, on November 27, 2008 - Sputnik International
11 March 2015, 10:10 GMT
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ISIL Destroying 2,000-Year-Old City of Hatra in Iraq – Kurdish Official
FILE - In this file photo taken July 27, 2005, two temples stand over 1,750 years after the Sassanian empire razed the Mesopotamian city of Hatra, 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Islamic State militants control the 2,300-year-old city of Hatra, a well preserved complex of temples south of Mosul and a UNESCO World Heritage site. - Sputnik International
7 March 2015, 16:17 GMT
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ISIL Hell-Bent on Destroying Iraq's Cultural Heritage Amid Global Outrage
In this image made from video posted on a social media account affiliated with the Islamic State group on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants take sledgehammers to an ancient artifact in the Ninevah Museum in Mosul, Iraq. - Sputnik International
7 March 2015, 12:20 GMT
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EXCLUSIVE: Iran Offers Safekeeping for Iraq’s Ancient Relics from ISIL
Ultra-radical Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist described as incalculable damage to a piece of shared human history. - Sputnik International
2 March 2015, 14:51 GMT
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March of Destruction: ISIL Smashes Priceless 3,000-Year-Old Statues in Iraq
Men use sledgehammers on a toppled statue in a museum at a location said to be Mosul in this still image taken from an undated video. - Sputnik International
27 February 2015, 08:01 GMT
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