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Israel Expects UNESCO to Change its Policy following Selection of Azoulay

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israel will not follow Washington’s steps in leaving the UNESCO, saying it expects positive change towards Tel Aviv following the selection of Audrey Azoulay as chief of the organization, according to political sources in Tel Aviv. The sources indicated...

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France’s Audrey Azoulay, the newly-elected director general of UNESCO, speaks to the media at the organization’s headquarters in Paris, France. (Reuters)

France’s Azoulay Wins UNESCO Director General’s Post

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Paris – UNESCO’s executive board voted Friday to make a former French culture minister the UN cultural agency’s next chief for the four coming years after an unusually heated election. UNESCO’s executive board voted 30 to 28 in favor of Audrey...

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UNESCO: Extra Session to Break the Tie between French, Egyptian Candidates

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 13, 2017 | World

Paris — Unlike all previous expectations, the fourth election round to assign a new director general for UNESCO carried a surprise that has never happened in the history of the UN organization. The fourth round, which was carried out Thursday evening and was expected...

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A general view shows the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France, October 4, 2017. Picture taken October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo

US Quits UNESCO Over ‘Anti-Israel Bias’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | World

The United States is withdrawing from the United Nation’s world heritage body UNESCO, effective Dec. 31, the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday citing “continuing anti-Israel bias” and “mounting arrears”. “This decision was not taken lightly, and...

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Top Three UNESCO Candidates Maintain Position After Second Round

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 11, 2017 | World

Paris- The ranking of the top three candidates did not change in the second round of the UNESCO elections for a new director-general held Tuesday afternoon as Qatar’s candidate for the post of Director-General of the UN organization Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari...