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Belgrade "to do everything" to derail Pristina's UNESCO bid
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday that "Serbia will do everything in its power to keep Kosovo from becoming a member of UNESCO."
According to Tanjug, Dacic told the Belgrade-based daily Kurir that Kosovo's bid to join UNESCO was "a distortion of the latest agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels."
French President Awards Legion of Honour Order to UNESCO Director-General
French President Francois Hollande awarded the highest decoration in France - the Order of Legion of Honour to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.
Bokova was awarded the third highest degree of the Order - Commandeur (Commander) at a special ceremony in the Elysee Palace on Friday, daily Sega reports.
Kosovo Plans to Join UNESCO by November
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced on Thursday that Kosovo had applied to join the UN's culture arm, UNESCO, marking another step to achieve full recognition of its independence.
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Historic Turkish town fully booked for Eid Ramadan
The northern Turkish town of Safranbolu, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and one of the 20 best-preserved historic sites around the world, is seeing full occupancy in its hotels for the Eid Ramadan holiday, the city's mayor has said.
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Serbia Fears About-Turn in Greek Stance on Kosovo
Serbian officials have expressed alarm over Greece's recent conciliatory statements about Kosovo, whose independence Greece does not recognize.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told the Belgrade-based daily Blic on July 16 that he had sought an explanation from Athens.
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Travel through summer reading lists
If you think everybody leaves their town during summer holidays, you are wrong. Me and many people like me enjoy the holiday tranquility of the city. Holidays are not only times to rest and relax but also to nurture and renew.
If you care about your brain - I would recommend you do - as much as you care about your body, do make a culture program for yourself.
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Excavation season opens at Kaunos
This year's excavations have begun in the ancient city of Kaunos in the western province of Mu?la's Köyce?iz district.
The head of the excavations, Professor Cengiz I??k, said work would continue in the city until October.
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Court annuls numerous project plans threatening authenticity of historic Istanbul peninsula
An Istanbul court has annulled a large number of reconstruction project plans for multiple places in Istanbul's centuries-old historical peninsula, stating that the projects will ease modern city life, but damage the peninsula's original fabric.
Greek Minister Heals Breach on Visit to Kosovo
Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias held a joint press conference in Pristina on Tuesday with his counterpart, Hashim Thaci, in what is seen as a landmark in relations between the two.
Greece has yet to recognize Kosovo's independence, proclaimed in 2008.
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Ani on the way to becoming a heritage site
Work has been initiated for the ancient Ani ruins, which date back thousands of years, in the eastern province of Kars to receive the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Kars Culture and Tourism Director Hakan Do?anay said in the case of its acceptance, Ani would be Turkey's 16th world heritage site on the UNESCO list.
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