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UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

UNESCO Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Inscription of Tunisian Dougga as Heritage Site

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | May 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Tunisia- The UNESCO organized a cultural event in its headquarters in Paris to recall the qualification of the “Dougga” historic site in Tunisia. The event aimed at promoting the historic heritage reserve of Tunisia and its history among the cultural and tourism...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives Director General of UNSECO. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives UNESCO Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Thursday Irina Bokova, the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Saudi Press Agency reported. During...

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UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

Israel Threatens to Evict UN from its East Jerusalem Headquarters

by Nazir Majli | May 4, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- The Israeli government slammed UNESCO on Wednesday over a resolution on Israeli occupation, considering the UN organization’s move anti-Semitic and threatening to oust it from its east Jerusalem headquarters in the Armon HaNatziv neighborhood. Prime Minister...

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A view of al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. (Reuters)

UNESCO: Jerusalem is Occupied, Israel Has No Sovereignty over City

by Kifah Ziboun | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Amid a Palestinian applaud and an Israeli dismay, the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted on Tuesday on considering Jerusalem an occupied city. The majority of the 58-member UNESCO...

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UNESCO headquarters in Paris, October 14, 2016. (AP)

Four Arabs among Candidates Running for UNESCO’s Director General

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Paris – Four Arabs are among the nine candidates running for UNESCO’s top post, who will be interviewed this week before 58 members of the organization’s executive board. Last month, the United Nations announced nine possible candidates on a shortlist to replace the...