UNESCO

Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa’s longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be…

The governor of Aswan has decided to go ahead with the annual celebration to commemorate the biannual solar phenomenon at…

The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time on Tuesday above a UN agency, the UNESCO headquarters in Paris,…

Armenian Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs Hasmik Poghosyan said Thursday that the United States' decision to stop contributing to…

The archaeological site of Abu Mena, an early Christian sanctuary south of Alexandria, might be added back to the UNESCO…

Both state-owned Al-Ahram and independent Al-Shorouk start off Tuesday’s papers with a story about the rift between political forces over…

The United States said on Monday that it had stopped funding UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, following its vote to…

PARIS - The United Nations cultural agency has admitted Palestine as a full member in a highly divisive bid that…

A fellowship program recognized and awarded nine Arab women US$20,000 to continue their research as part of an effort to…

PARIS - Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood as UNESCO's executive committee backed its…