The UNESCO headquarters in Paris on October 9 will see elections for the organization’s top post of director-general, with eight candidates competing to succeed the Bulgarian Irina Bokova after the withdrawal of the Guatemalan candidate. The eight candidates...اقرأ المزيد
The American University in Cairo (AUC) is working on a project to provide online education in Egypt, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the American University of Beirut, funded by Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, AUC...اقرأ المزيد
The UN cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, a decision that outraged Israeli officials who say the move negated the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its ancient...اقرأ المزيد
Former Minister of Population Moushira Khattab has been nominated by African countries at the African Summit in Addis Ababa for the Secretary General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Khattab returned to...اقرأ المزيد
UNESCO will announce the Holy Family route in Egypt as a world heritage soon, said Director General of International Relations at the Tourism Development Authority Adel al-Gindy. Gindy added that this announcement will have a positive effect on the volume...اقرأ المزيد