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First session of Arab-Chinese literature forum to be held in Cairo

Date: 2018-06-19 15:58:57 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:60 - ID:7450277

CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) – The first session of the Arab-Chinese literature forum will kick off Thursday in Cairo in the presence of the Arab Writers Union chairman Habib al Sayegh and president of the Chinese Writers’ Association Tie Ning. The ....

Elhaj demands Midem's coming session to shed light on Egyptian music

Date: 2018-06-09 16:34:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:53 - ID:7437114

CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) – Egyptian producer Richard Elhaj said the Midem music festival was attended by representatives of key film-production firms, music makers as well as a raft of top singers. Elhaj participated in the Cannes-based festival, ....

Delegation of Association of Arab Universities visits BA’s Embassy of Knowledge at Damietta University

Date: 2018-06-07 12:39:56 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:33 - ID:7434129

ALEXANDRIA, June 7 (MENA) – A delegation from the Association of Arab Universities paid a visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)’s Embassy of Knowledge at Damietta University. The BA detailed in a statement Thursday that the delegation, ....

Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches its annual Big Read program on Sunday

Date: 2018-06-07 12:10:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:31 - ID:7434201

ALEXANDRIA, June 7 (MENA) – The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) will launch its Big Read program for the 10th consecutive year in cooperation with the Egyptian Association for Friends of BA, on Sunday, June 10. This year’s program which concludes ....

Egypt elected as head of UNESCO committee on illicit import, export, transfer of cultural property

Date: 2018-06-01 13:03:06 GMT - France - Culture and Art - SN:30 - ID:7425758

PARIS, June 1 (MENA) - Egypt was unanimously elected to chair the sub-committee of the 1970 convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property for the period from May 2018 ....

Renowned violinist Saad Mohamed Hassan dies

Date: 2018-05-29 21:08:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:87 - ID:7422336

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Famed violinist Saad Mohamed Hassan passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with illness. Hassan has been in hospital for a week after his health condition worsened. The renowned artist started his career on stage ....

Egyptian young actors to take part in Kolkata International Film Festival

Date: 2018-05-29 14:30:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:7421292

CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem has agreed to allow actors of the "Flash Back" play to travel to India to partake in Kolkata International Film Festival, slated for May 29 to June 4. In a statement on Tuesday, Head of ....

Princess Khadija Palace in Helwan to be turned into religious museums

Date: 2018-05-27 15:13:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:55 - ID:7418530

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - A ceremony was held on Sunday to mark the handover of Princess Khadija Palace from Cairo governorate to Bibliotheca Alexandria in order to turn it into a cultural center and a religions civilization museum. The handover was ....

Cairo Opera House organizes plastic art workshops for children in July, Aug.

Date: 2018-05-22 10:21:06 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:28 - ID:7411574

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Cairo Opera House will organize plastic art workshops for children in July and August. Specialists from arts faculties will teach at the workshops which will be three days per week. At the end of the workshops, ....

Egypt to participate in Reja Cloud Festival in Albania, Africa Festival in India

Date: 2018-05-21 21:48:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:103 - ID:7411179

CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Daiem has accepted invitations for Egyptian troupes to partake in Reja Cloud Festival in Albania and Africa Festival in India. The participation was announced by the head of the External Cultural ....