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Egypt, Gabon
Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

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Khaled el-Enany, the then Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, UAE, 17 May 2021.
Khaled el-Enany, the then Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, UAE, 17 May 2021. © Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

The candidacy of former minister of tourism and antiquities Khaled al-Anani for the post of director general of the UN body has benefited from the Gabonese candidate's withdrawal following lobbying at the highest level of state.

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