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Bulgarian beats Egypt minister for Unesco seatEgyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who said last year he was ready to burn Israeli books, has failed to become the next head of the UN culture and education body, losing out to a Bulgarian diplomat. Irina Gueorguieva Bokova, a former More… |
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Egyptian loses Unesco vote to BulgarianEgyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who said last year he was ready to burn Israeli books, has failed to become the next head of the UN culture and education body, losing out to a Bulgarian diplomat. Irina Gueorguieva Bokova, a former More… |
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Unesco split over Egyptian's leadership bidThe UN agency for culture and education was divided over the leadership bid of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, who said last year he would burn Israeli books. Half the members of Unesco's 58-strong executive board voted for Hos More… |
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Egyptian candidate leads Unesco voteEgyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni has won a comfortable lead in the first round of voting in Unesco's election of a new director-general on Thursday. Hosni's bid for the United Nations culture agency's top post has stirred a political More… |
