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Faruq HosniIn the fifth round of the voting in the UNESCO Council, Bulgaria's then Ambassador to Paris Bokova defeated by 31 to 27 votes the Egyptian Culture Minister, Faruq Hosni.December 30, 2009
News Quote: "In the fifth round of the voting in the UNESCO Council, Bulgaria's then Ambassador to Paris Bokova defeated by 31 to 27 votes the Egyptian Culture Minister, Faruq Hosni." - Bulgaria5:58 AM
September 29, 2009
News Quote: "New UNESCO chief Irina Bokova of Bulgaria said Sunday that she would make visiting Arab countries a priority in a bid to ease tensions over her battle with Egypt's Faruq Hosni for the jobBokova insisted she was "a friend of the Muslim world" after her defeat of the Egyptian culture minister to become the UN's cultural head triggered a storm of protest in his home country." - Lebanon12:00 AM
September 28, 2009
News Quote: "New UNESCO chief Irina Bokova of Bulgaria announced plans to visit Arab countries a priority in a bid to ease tensions over her battle with Egypt's Faruq Hosni "Among my first trips of course, will be Muslim, Arab countries, because I think that if there were some suspicions, some hesitations, I want to get rid of such hesitations," she told TV5Monde television." - Bulgaria12:50 AM
September 24, 2009
September 23, 2009
News Quote: "Egyptian media have criticized severely the election of Bulgaria's candidate Irina Bokova as head of UNESCO instead of the Egyptian candidate, acting Culture Minister Faruq Hosni." - Bulgaria9:56 AM
News Quote: "Bulgarian former foreign minister Irina Bokova won the top job at the UN culture agency after a race against Egiptian Faruq Hosni." - Croatia6:38 AM
September 22, 2009
News Quote: "Israel has welcomed the election of Bulgaria's Irina Bokova as UNESCO Director General over the controversial Egyptian candidate, Faruq Hosni "Israel welcomes Bokova's election, and is convinced that its beneficial cooperation with UNESCO is going to continue, and is even going to deepen," a statement of the Israeli Foreign Ministry says." - Bulgaria2:06 AM
September 21, 2009
September 19, 2009
News Quote: "Faruq Hosni again failed to win the required backing on Saturday after a third vote in a process tainted by charges of anti-Semitism." - Croatia5:18 AM
September 18, 2009
News Quote: "World envoys to the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO started voting Thursday for a new director general, as the Egyptian frontrunner for the job fought charges of anti-SemitismEgypt's culture minister for 22 years, Faruq Hosni is seen as best placed among nine candidates to take over from Japan's Koichiro Matsuura as director general of the UN's culture and education agency." - Lebanon12:00 AM
September 24, 2009
September 08, 2009
News Quote: "The race to lead the UN's culture and education agency UNESCO kicked off Monday amid controversy over charges that anti-Israel comments from Egypt's candidate Faruq Hosni make him unfit for the top jobRepresentatives from the 58 nations that make up UNESCO's executive council were meeting in Paris ahead of a first round of voting on September 17 to elect a successor to Japan's Koichiro Matsuura." - Lebanon12:00 AM
September 06, 2009
News Quote: "The race to lead the UN's culture and education agency UNESCO kicks off Monday amid expectations that Egypt's Faruq Hosni, who caused a scandal with his anti-Israel comments, will secure the top job." - Bulgaria11:49 AM
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