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Arab States spearhead reflection on policy development
6 May 2014 Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Yemen,Where do Arab countries stand with the development of policies and institutional frameworks for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage? How successfully do they involve sectors ›››
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MEDLIHER: four years of cooperation for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the Mediterranean
13 November 2012 Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic,Four years of cooperation for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic* will come to an ›››
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Byblos: how to prepare nominations for the lists of the 2003 Convention
12 October 2012 – Byblos Lebanon,In the context of Phase III of the Mediterranean Living Heritage (MedLiHer) project financed by the Euromed Heritage IV Programme (EU) and implemented by ›››
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MedLiHer - Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Partner Countries
1 January 2009 – 1 January 2013Amount (US$) 1,426,317
Benefitting country(ies): Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon ,