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Social solidarity min. visits veteran actor Gamil Ratib

Date: 2018-07-19 15:24:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:68 - ID:7496193

CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) – Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali has visited renowned actor Gamil Ratib, who was admitted into the intensive care unit at a private hospital in Giza's Dokki district after his health deteriorated. During her visit, ....

Festivals decision aims to preserve Egyptian identity: minister

Date: 2018-07-18 17:16:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:72 - ID:7494872

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) – Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem said the decision taken to organize festivals aims to encourage creativity and preserve the Egyptian identity. The decision is related to all festivals that are logistically or ....

Fourth Arabic Arts Festival kicks off in China

Date: 2018-07-17 09:40:09 GMT - China - Culture and Art - SN:19 - ID:7492152

BEIJING, July 17 (MENA) - The fourth Arabic Arts Festival kicked off on Tuesday in Chengdu city, the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan province. During a press conference marking the launch of the festival, an official at the Chinese ....

Minister of Culture inaugurates Grand Cairo Library activities for people with special needs

Date: 2018-07-15 14:01:21 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:63 - ID:7489470

CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Inas Abdeddayem attended the launching of artistic activities by Awladna (our children) Institution for disability arts at the Grand Cairo Library in Zamalek, attended by a number of public figures, ....

Sharm el Sheikh hosts Franco-Arab music festival next week

Date: 2018-07-12 11:31:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:32 - ID:7484944

EL-TOR, Egypt, July 12 (MENA) - The Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el Sheikh will host on Wednesday the second edition of the Egyptian International Festival for Franco-Arab Music. The festival will kick off at Hollywood Sharm El Sheikh ....

BA Embassies of Knowledge organizes workshop on Hydroponics

Date: 2018-07-11 13:36:15 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:52 - ID:7483381

ALEXANDRIA, July 11 (MENA) - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)'s Embassies of Knowledge (EoK) will organize a workshop on "Hydroponics" on July 18-19. The workshop will focus on scientific theories that led to the discovery of Hydroponics. ....

BA starts documentation of NBE's history

Date: 2018-07-11 12:53:01 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:46 - ID:7483553

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has started cooperating with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) for documenting the bank's history as one of the most prestigious banking institutions in the history of the Egyptian ....

Cairo's participation in Souk Okaz embodies close cultural ties binding Egypt, Saudi Arabia - Minister

Date: 2018-07-10 14:24:15 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:69 - ID:7482040

RIYADH, July 10 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem termed Egypt's participation as a guest of honor for the first time in the 12th edition of Souk Okaz in Saudi Arabia, as a move that reflects the rapprochement of the Egyptian and Saudi ....

Culture palace in Sharm El Sheikh to be inaugurated soon

Date: 2018-07-08 21:29:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:86 - ID:7479571

SHARM EL SHEIKH, July 8 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda held a coordination meeting Sunday to review the final preparations for Sharm El Sheikh culture palace's inauguration. The governorate is planning an international inauguration ....

Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches website for learning hieroglyphs

Date: 2018-07-05 12:36:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:39 - ID:7474583

ALEXANDRIA, July 5 (MENA) - The Writing and Scripts Center at Bibliotheca Alexandrina launched the "Hieroglyphs Step by Step" website in cooperation with the Developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The website is the first ....