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Al Azhar, British council renews educational protocol cooperation

Date: 2017-11-07 15:33:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:90 - ID:7079547

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Under Secretary of Al Azhar Abbas Shoman signed Tuesday the renewal of cooperation protocol with the British Council in the education field, in the presence of a number of representatives from the council. The protocol of ....

Higher education minister highlights need for intensifying cooperation wth Italy

Date: 2017-11-07 11:12:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:7078653

CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghafar underlined the importance of boosting cooperation between Egypt and Italy in the fields of higher education, scientific research, science and ....

Veteran singer Shadia leaves hospital after recovery

Date: 2017-11-06 22:22:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:100 - ID:7078204

CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Egypt’s iconic singer Shadia has been discharged from hospital after she recovered from a brain stroke she suffered days ago. The Musicians Syndicate’s spokesman Tarek Mortada said the veteran singer returned to her home ....

Azhar Grand Imam leaves for Italy

Date: 2017-11-06 12:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:40 - ID:7076956

CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmad el Tayyeb left here Monday for Italy, to participate in the third world forum in Rome, dubbed "East and West towards civilized dialogue". Tayyeb will ....

Bibliotheca Alexandrina to document history of Arab region, says Bibliotheca director

Date: 2017-11-05 13:11:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:7075473

ALEXANDRIA, Nov 5 (MENA) - Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina Mostafa el Feki said Sunday that the Bibliotheca will document the history of the Arab region through establishing the Memory of the Arab World website during the coming period. El Feki ....

Culture ministry hosts exhibition of Romanian ambassador's spouse

Date: 2017-11-03 22:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:79 - ID:7073392

CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) – A culture ministry center is hosting a photography exhibition of Romanian Ambassador Mihai Stefan Stuparu's spouse. The one week event was inaugurated on Friday at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation in ....

160 films, Australia 'guest of honor' in 39th Cairo festival

Date: 2017-11-02 16:23:57 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:77 - ID:7071553

CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) – Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) on Thursday said its 39th round will be held on November 21-30. In a press conference, the festival’s President Magda Wasif said that 15 films will participate in the official ....

Ministry of Culture, BUE agree on knowledge exchange

Date: 2017-11-01 22:28:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:74 - ID:7070239

CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) – The Ministry of Culture and the British University in Egypt (BUE) agreed Wednesday on boosting cooperation in cultural domains, books and knowledge exchange and exhibitions' organization. The agreement was made during a ....

26th Arab Music Festival kicks off; 24 musicians honored

Date: 2017-11-01 21:04:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:69 - ID:7070175

CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - The 26th Arabic Music Festival kicked off Wednesday evening in a ceremony attended by Culture Minister Helmi el-Namnam. During the event held at Cairo Opera House, 24 music celebrities from Egypt and the Arab world were ....

Germany Festival in Nile Delta kicks off in four cities next week

Date: 2017-10-25 10:46:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:30 - ID:7057421

CAIRO, Oct 25 (MENA) - The German embassy in Cairo and several German Organizations are organizing a "Germany Festival in the Nile Delta" from October 29 through November 2. The festival includes organizing numerous cultural, scientific and ....