The Egyptian candidate, who will succeed France's Audrey Azoulay, won the position of director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by a landslide, receiving a total of 55 votes compared to just two for his Congolese rival.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) nominated former Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister Khaled el-Anani as...

PARIS: The United Nations’ cultural agency selected former Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister Khaled El-Enany as its new chief on Monday, handing him the keys to revive…