Conversion of non-Christian places of worship into churches

Greek Parliament may not have a special committee for the Friends of the Parthenon, but Australian lawmakers do! On Wednesday, Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten joined more than 60 Australian MPs and leaders of the New South Wales community to launch the Parliamentary Friends of the Parthenon group.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) extremists have blown up the famous Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's head of antiquities said Oct.5, as the jihadists press their campaign to tear down the treasured heritage site.

New clashes broke out on Sept. 28 morning between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, an AFP journalist said, with further trouble feared in the week ahead as Jews celebrate the Sukkot holiday.

Clashes broke out between masked Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sept. 27, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, police said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept.16 announced a toughening of the penalties for stone throwers following a third day of clashes in and around Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Palestinians clashed with Israeli police at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sept. 13 just hours before the start of the Jewish New Year, police and witnesses said.

The most famed temple in Syria's Palmyra has been blown up, the United Nations said on Aug. 31, showing satellite images of the damage as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) presses a campaign to tear down the treasured heritage site.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group has blown up parts of the Temple of Bel in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor and activists said.

Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient Temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists charged on Monday, days after beheading the chief archaeologist of the site.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants on Aug. 23 blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be destroyed by the jihadist group.