On the occasion of the World Arabic Language Day 2024, we celebrate this year’s theme: “Arabic Language and Artificial Intelligence: Promoting Innovation while Preserving Cultural Heritage”.

On the International Day of Islamic Art, which is on November 18th every year, we celebrate the beauty of Islamic arts that combine strength, creativity and innovation. These arts whose details are reflected in architecture, decorations, Arabic calligraphy and handicrafts.

On Sunday, November 17, 2024, the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in Manama launched a training workshop on reviewing the tentative list of the World Heritage Convention for Yemen.

My Heritage Short Film Competition concluded its third edition, with the closing ceremony held at the end of last October in the Asir region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. . The winning films were films by young people from: Yemen, Tunisia, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.

On the sidelines of the 3rd edition of My Heritage Competition Sheikh Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Deputy Director of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage, met with a number of officials from the Asir branch of the Heritage Commission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In Aseer, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the final stage of the short film competition My Heritage, is being held, with the participation of the winners of the competition, as they work to produce a film about the traditional crafts present in Aseer.

The capacity building for preparing nomination files for natural and mixed World Heritage sites in Sudan concluded its activities in Cairo, Egypt.

The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage participated in the international meeting organised by UNESCO in Paris, France. The meeting focused on improving international coordination and the effectiveness of responses to protect cultural heritage in emergency situations.