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UNESCO Board Backs Egyptian For Chief After US Row

Khaled El-Enany oversaw antiquities and later tourism for Egypt (Credit: AFP)

UNESCO executives voted Monday to make an Egyptian ex-antiquities minister the UN culture body's next leader, as it grapples with accusations of pro-Israel bias that prompted the United States to say it would quit the organisation.

The board voted to appoint Khaled el-Enany, Egypt's former antiquities and tourism minister, to replace French director-general Audrey Azoulay after her two four-year terms in office.

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