Culture and Art

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  • Renowned violinist Saad Mohamed Hassan dies

    Date: 2018-05-29 21:08:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:87 - ID:7422336

    CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Famed violinist Saad Mohamed Hassan passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with illness. Hassan has been in hospital for a week after his health condition worsened. The renowned artist started his career on stage ....

  • Egyptian young actors to take part in Kolkata International Film Festival

    Date: 2018-05-29 14:30:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:7421292

    CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem has agreed to allow actors of the "Flash Back" play to travel to India to partake in Kolkata International Film Festival, slated for May 29 to June 4. In a statement on Tuesday, Head of ....

  • Princess Khadija Palace in Helwan to be turned into religious museums

    Date: 2018-05-27 15:13:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:55 - ID:7418530

    CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - A ceremony was held on Sunday to mark the handover of Princess Khadija Palace from Cairo governorate to Bibliotheca Alexandria in order to turn it into a cultural center and a religions civilization museum. The handover was ....

  • Cairo Opera House organizes plastic art workshops for children in July, Aug.

    Date: 2018-05-22 10:21:06 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:28 - ID:7411574

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Cairo Opera House will organize plastic art workshops for children in July and August. Specialists from arts faculties will teach at the workshops which will be three days per week. At the end of the workshops, ....

  • Egypt to participate in Reja Cloud Festival in Albania, Africa Festival in India

    Date: 2018-05-21 21:48:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:103 - ID:7411179

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Daiem has accepted invitations for Egyptian troupes to partake in Reja Cloud Festival in Albania and Africa Festival in India. The participation was announced by the head of the External Cultural ....

  • Nabila Abeed: Madiha Yousri in stable condition

    Date: 2018-05-21 16:35:01 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:75 - ID:7410889

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - The health condition of veteran actress Madiha Yousri is stable, said cinema and TV star Nabila Abeed. Abeed told MENA that Yousri was severely ill, thus, she was admitted into hospital but her condition much improved over ....

  • Egypt, Saudi Arabia probe boosting cooperation in antiquities, heritage fields

    Date: 2018-05-21 13:53:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:56 - ID:7410604

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Dr Khaled el Anani conferred Monday with advisor to head of the Saudi Cultural Tourism Authority Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Nasser on means of enhancing relations in the fields of heritage and ....

  • Japan's Shoplifters wins Cannes Palme d’Or

    Date: 2018-05-19 21:09:02 GMT - France - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:7408329

    CANNES, May 19 (MENA) – Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda won a richly deserved Palme d’Or for his moving drama about a makeshift household of petty thieves, France 24 reported. Spike Lee’s "BlacKkKlansman" took the silver-medal "Grand Prix" and Nadine ....

  • Egyptian movie wins prize at Burundi film festival: ambassador

    Date: 2018-05-17 10:07:55 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:16 - ID:7404991

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Burundi Abir Bassioni has praised Egypt's win of the best picture prize at Burundi Film and Audio Arts Festival FESTICAB. Egyptian film "Shad Agza’a" produced by Hassan al Minyawi won the prize and a ....

  • Minister: We are keen on benefiting from Japanese experience in scientific research

    Date: 2018-05-16 14:50:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:76 - ID:7403902

    CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar has shed light on activating fruitful and constructive cooperation between Egypt and Japan, especially in the fields of higher education, science, ....

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