Culture and Art

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  • World Heritage Committee lists 19 places as heritage sites

    Date: 2018-07-04 11:43:50 GMT - France - Culture and Art - SN:36 - ID:7472872

    PARIS/MANAMA, July 4 (MENA) - The World Heritage Committee, that wound up meetings in the Bahraini capital on Wednesday, inscribed 19 sites on the World Heritage List. The new places include 13 cultural sites, three natural and two mixed sites, ....

  • Merry Widow operatta in Arabic at Cairo Opera House

    Date: 2018-07-04 08:23:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:11 - ID:7472472

    CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - The Cairo Opera House will display in Arabic the famous operatta "The Merry Widow" of Austro-Hungarian composer and conductor Franz Lehár. The operatta will be displayed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Lehar wrote some ....

  • BA takes parts in 21st ELA conference

    Date: 2018-07-03 12:20:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:47 - ID:7471136

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 3 (MENA) - Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) will participate in the 21st conference of the Egyptian Library, Information and Archives Association (ELA) that will be held at the Main Hall of the National Archives of Egypt in ....

  • BA to host seminar on access to information for persons with print disabilities

    Date: 2018-07-02 10:11:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:28 - ID:7469129

    ALEXANDRIA, July 2 (MENA) - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will organize a seminar on Tuesday to probe the current situation of the print disabled. The seminar will bring together stakeholders, ....

  • Cairo Opera House organizes 58 concerts in Cairo, Alex., Damanhur in July

    Date: 2018-06-30 16:27:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:47 - ID:7467106

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – The Cairo Opera House, headed by Magdy Saber, has completed preparations for summer festivals to be held in Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhur in July. The festivals will include organizing 58 concerts in the three ....

  • Port Said hosts K-Pop World Festival Egypt

    Date: 2018-06-28 09:23:34 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:24 - ID:7463600

    CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - The Korean Cultural Center in Cairo held on Wednesday K-Pop World Festival Egypt for the eighth straight year. About 10 Egyptian competitors engaged in the festival which was held within the framework of the Korean ....

  • Makkah governor opens 12th edition of Souk Okaz

    Date: 2018-06-28 08:37:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Culture and Art - SN:18 - ID:7463594

    TAIF, Saudi Arabia, June 28 (MENA) - Governor of Makkah Region Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, inaugurated Wednesday night the 12th edition of Souk Okaz that is held under the patronage of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The event ....

  • Egypt attends Souk Okaz as guest of honor

    Date: 2018-06-27 10:06:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:25 - ID:7462049

    TAIF, Saudi Arabia, June 27 (MENA) - Egypt will attend the 12th edition of Souk Okaz, an annual event attempting to revive the spirit of the location which dates back to pre-Islamic days, as a guest of honor. The Egyptian pavilion will include a ....

  • Egypt to participate in 11th European puppet festival

    Date: 2018-06-26 14:08:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:66 - ID:7461014

    CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem agreed to allow El Mahrousa independent theatrical group to participate in the 11th European puppet festival that is due to kick off on Wednesday and will run until June 29 in Italy. In a ....

  • Cairo, China opera stars to give music concert in Cairo

    Date: 2018-06-26 13:28:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:58 - ID:7460890

    CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - The Cairo Opera House, under chairmanship of Dr. Magdy Saber, in cooperation with the Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo will organize a music concert dubbed "Sound of The Nile" on Sunday night at the opera's Main Hall. ....

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