Foreign Policy
Fire damages Russian cultural centre in Cyprus
Moscow officials describe that blaze as a "terrorist attack"
Art marketarchive
Frieze launches charm offensive to tempt China, with Fiac not far behind
Frieze welcomes UK’s new visa rules for visitors as event’s co-founder prepares to “increase the dialogue” with Chinese artists and galleries
Restitutionarchive
How Britain tried to use the Cyrus Cylinder for political gain
As The British Museum prepares to loan the Cyrus Cylinder to Iran, The Art Newspaper remembers the Persian antiquity's first visit to its home nation in 1971
Unescoarchive
The US rejoins Unesco, analysis suggests the organisation being used as an extension of US foreign policy, as part of the ongoing 'war on terror'
Congress is expected to approve a $71.4 million payment to Unesco, the first US contribution in 18 years