Khaled el-Enany, Egypt's candidate for the position of Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), attended several meetings during his visit to Paris, where he took part in the 19th Francophonie summit as a member of Egypt's delegation. Enany's latest activities fall within the framework of promotional effort by the Egyptian embassy in Paris to support the Egyptian candidate for the UNESCO term 2025-2029. Enany met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the Francophonie summit with Macron hailing the Egyptian candidate's competent experience. The French president praised setting up a branch for the French University of Senghor in Borg al Arab city, Alexanderia governorate. Enany also met head of delegations of the UAE, Korea, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia. Egypt's UNESCO top post candidate gave several interviews to French and international media outlets, on the fringe of the summit. Source: State Information Service Egypt
Jordan, Pakistan Chambers Establish Joint Business Council to Drive Trade, Investment
August 16, 2026
Amman: Jordanian and Pakistani business chambers have agreed to establish a joint business council as part of a broader push to expand bilateral trade, unlock investment opportunities and build direct partnerships between companies in the two countrie…