paris arab state may want turn helm unesco barb hurl egypt rival candidate qatar vote highlight fractious geopolitics paralyze work u.n. cultural agency paris-based body know designate world heritage sit like ancient city palmyra syria grand canyon national park struggle relevance become increasingly hobble regional rivalries lack money two days secret ballot could run friday qatar hamad bin abdulaziz al-kawari lead france audrey azoulay egyptian hopeful moushira khattab three candidates include lebanon trail row qatar egypt root crisis engulf qatar gulf arab neighbor sever diplomatic trade travel tie doha accuse sponsor hardline islamist group charge qatar deny dispute bubble several months see arab candidates extremely divide clash quite virulent say one unesco ambassador egypt arab world populous state join boycott qatar shy make feel qatar unesco bid clear interview egypt today retweeted foreign ministry egypt top diplomat sameh shoukry suggest qatar use financial power influence unesco 58-member executive council organization own international society sell particular state individual quote say ask qatari candidate campaign logo come empty hand diplomat qatar embassy paris decline comment qatari official unesco headquarter also decline immediate comment egyptian candidate khattab first message twitter three months re-tweet article israeli press entitle israel bemoan emerge qatari victory unesco leadership vote kawari qatari candidate far react egyptian allegations simply tweet wednesday al-kawari tip head unesco vote last maximum five round two finalists end level draw lot get impression play politics compete sake post rather actually want secure future organization say european diplomat arab rivalries expose egypt target qatar unesco vote