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Egyptian minister blames Jews for UNESCO loss

Source: Associated Press

Cairo : Egypt | 2 months ago

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Egypt's culture minister on Wednesday blamed a conspiracy "cooked up in New York" by the world's Jews for keeping him from becoming the next head of the U.N.'s agency for culture and education. It was clear by the end of the competition that there was a conspiracy against me," Hosny told reporters at the...

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Unesco choice reveals north-south rift

News Source: Financial Times | 2 months ago

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News Source: Novinite | 2 months ago

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