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The candidacy of the Egyptian culture minister, Farouk Hosny, left, to lead Unesco suffered a setback on Thursday when he failed to win in the first round of voting. Mr. Hosny had said he had more than the 30 votes required from the ...
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Al Ahram has accused the United States and Europe for doing all in their power to ensure Hosni's loss, while encouraging rumours claiming that members of the various voting delegations were bribed to change their votes in favour of Irina Bokova. ...
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The battle ended earlier this week (22 September) after five rounds of voting, with victory for Irina Bokova, Bulgaria 's ambassador to France . If her appointment is confirmed by the organisation's general assembly next month, one of Bokova's first
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The minister, who had been expected to win, lost to the Bulgarian ambassador to France, Irina Bokova, after five rounds of voting that included one perfect tie, intense backroom negotiations, and rumors of bribery. ... In full damage- control mode,
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The changes are in line with McChrystal's confidential assessment of the war, which urges US and NATO forces to "initially focus on critical high-population areas that are contested or controlled by insurgents." ..... They say US diplomats have sent