Culture and Art

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  • Culture min. : Egypt to open cultural portal with Africa

    Date: 2018-12-23 10:48:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:22 - ID:7726897

    CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) - Egypt will launch a cultural portal with Africa within the framework of Egypt's chairmanship of the African Union in 2019, the culture minister said. During a meeting Sunday with the parliament's Media, Culture and ....

  • "My name is Nour" participates in Meknes int'l youth film festival

    Date: 2018-12-19 22:31:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:80 - ID:7722556

    CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - The organizers of Meknes international youth film festival announced on Wednesday the nomination of an Egyptian documentary titled "My name is Nour" to participate in the 9th edition of the festival set to kick off on February ....

  • Culture min. announces increase in financial allocations to literary clubs

    Date: 2018-12-18 22:19:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:69 - ID:7721098

    MARSA MATROUH, EGYPT, Dec 18 (MENA) – Minister of Culture Enas Abdel Dayem announced a 25% increase in the financial allocations offered by the General Authority for Cultural Palaces to literary clubs. The announcement came during the minister's ....

  • 'Waraqet Shagar' wins best Artistic Expression Award at Italy's RAGFF 2018

    Date: 2018-12-15 21:05:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:50 - ID:7716309

    CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Waraqet Shagar (A Tree Leaf) movie has won the best Artistic Expression Award at Retro Avant Garde Film Festival (RAGFF), held in Italy's Venice. Directed by Beshara Shokry, the film is produced by the National Center for ....

  • Culture min. mourns veteran opera singer Hassan Kami

    Date: 2018-12-14 16:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:40 - ID:7714680

    CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem and Head of the Egyptian Opera House Magdy Saber mourned veteran actor and opera singer Hassan Kami, who passed away early Friday. In a statement, Abdel Dayem said that Egypt lost one of its ....

  • Higher education min. stresses depth of ties with Austria, Jordan

    Date: 2018-12-12 16:44:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:74 - ID:7712084

    CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stressed the depth of relations between Egypt and Austria, especially in the educational and cultural fields. During his meeting with Austrian ....

  • Qena governor sheds light on Egypt-Japan relations

    Date: 2018-12-11 14:09:00 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:52 - ID:7709906

    QENA, Egypt, Dec 11 (MENA) - Qena governor Abdel Hamid Al Haggan has stressed the importance of Egypt-Japan relations with benefiting from the advanced Japanese technology in all fields to achieve sustainable development and Egypt 2030 ....

  • Abul Gheit: Development of Arab tourism sector requires all-out cultural plan

    Date: 2018-12-11 11:24:06 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:29 - ID:7709478

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit asserted that development of the Arab tourism sector required outlining a comprehensive cultural development plan. Addressing the joint Arab tourism and cultural ministers ....

  • Actor Mahmoud Qala'awy dies at 79

    Date: 2018-12-10 20:02:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:70 - ID:7708951

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Renowned actor Mahmoud el-Qala'awy died on Monday at the age of 79 after a long illness. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at Omar bin Abdel-Aziz Mosque in Heliopolis of Cairo, said a source of the Theatrical Professions ....

  • Culture min. opens Desouk culture palace

    Date: 2018-12-10 15:22:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:49 - ID:7708400

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 10 (MENA) - Kafr El Sheikh Governor Ismail Taha recieved Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem and Ahmed Awad, the chairman of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, to inaugurate Desouk culture palace after its ....

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