Culture and Art

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  • NCW lauds election of 1st Egyptian woman to head UNESCO institute

    Date: 2017-08-22 13:20:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:52 - ID:6956637

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The National Council for Women has said it is proud that Malak Zaalouk, a professor of practice and director of the Middle East Institute of Higher Education, has been selected as the head of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong ....

  • Hawass: Sisi follows up on Giza Pyramids area, completion of the Egyptian Museum

    Date: 2017-08-21 12:16:45 GMT - USA - Culture and Art - SN:38 - ID:6954315

    LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (MENA) - Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass asserted President Abdel Fatah El Sisi's keenness on developing the Giza Pyramids area to match the greatness of Egypt's status and the swift opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum which will ....

  • Kuwait uses restoration expertise of Egyptian Book House

    Date: 2017-08-11 16:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:49 - ID:6940030

    CAIRO, Aug 11, (MENA) - The General Authority For National Library and Archives signed an agreement with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance to repair maps and documents at a cost of EGP 2.5 million. Chairman of the Authority Ahmed Al Shouki said ....

  • Ministerial taskforce to suggest major future cultural activities

    Date: 2017-08-06 17:49:15 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:6933041

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail directed Sunday to form a ministerial taskforce to lay down an integrated vision on major future cultural activities. The taskforce will include ministers of civil aviation, culture, antiquities, ....

  • Commemorative coins to be issued celebrating 150 years of Old Khedive Cairo

    Date: 2017-07-30 19:09:53 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:6923017

    CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister on Sunday issued a decree authorizing the minister of finance to produce silver Commemorative coins. The move comes within the context of celebrating the 150 anniversary of Old Khedive Cairo. (MENA) M S ....

  • Cultural conference kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2017-07-30 18:08:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:61 - ID:6922904

    CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - A conference on the youth's role in cultural reforms kicked off here on Sunday with the participation of 250 young people of both genders. The five-day event is organized by the Supreme Council of Culture under the ....

  • Culture minister welcomes Algeria as guest of honor in Book Fair 2018

    Date: 2017-07-27 17:52:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:91 - ID:6918819

    CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmi el Namnam welcomed Algeria as a guest of honor in Cairo International Book Fair 2018. El Namnam hailed the deeply-rooted historic relations between Egypt and Algeria. The minister’s remarks came ....

  • Chinese pottery workshops to be held in Egypt: Culture Ministry

    Date: 2017-07-26 22:46:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:97 - ID:6917098

    CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) – The Culture Ministry will hold a number of Chinese pottery workshops in Egypt. The workshops will be held in cooperation with the Chinese embassy in Cairo, an official at the ministry said. The events are meant to promote ....

  • PM: Culture is way to face extremism

    Date: 2017-07-26 17:24:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:75 - ID:6917066

    CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Wednesday said Egypt pays due regard to culture as a means to face extremism. The remarks were made during a ministerial meeting to follow up the implementation of President Abdel Fattah El ....

  • S. Korean Amb.: Cultural exchange with Egypt opens up new cooperation prospects

    Date: 2017-07-26 11:11:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:37 - ID:6916251

    CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Yoon Soon-Gu on Wednesday hailed cultural exchange with Egypt, saying it is gaining greater momentum than ever before and opens up new cooperation prospects. In a statement, Soon-Gu expressed ....

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