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Mushira Khattab 'right person to lead UNESCO in these difficult times': Hawass
Date: 2017-09-23 18:52:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:65 - ID:7005608
CAIRO, Sept 23 (MENA) – Former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass said Mushira Khattab, Egypt’s nominee for the UNESCO director general, "truly deserves this position." "She is an exceptional person and is extremely well qualified. She will be able ....
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Global PRNewswire (3): Bill and Melinda Gates Host Inaugural 'Goalkeepers' Event to Engage a New Generation of Leaders in the Fight Against Poverty and Disease
Date: 2017-09-20 18:52:22 GMT - USA - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:7001498
Prime Minister Trudeau and President Obama join other leaders from business, technology, media and entertainment to help speed progress toward the 'Global Goals' NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ....
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Irish delegation to visit Egypt to shoot documentary on holy places
Date: 2017-09-17 17:33:57 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:63 - ID:6995857
CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Ireland Soha Gendi received on Sunday a delegation from Irish Tile Films company for artistic production. In a press release, the Foreign Ministry said the delegation is planned to head to Egypt to ....
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Egypt holds mega cultural exhibition on fringe of China-Arab States Expo 2017
Date: 2017-09-06 08:48:10 GMT - China - Culture and Art - SN:24 - ID:6976926
YINCHUAN, China, Sept 6 (MENA) - Egyptian Cultural Attache in China Hussein Ibrahim said the Egyptian cultural exhibition, held on the fringe of China-Arab States Expo 2017 that kicked off here on Wednesday, is the biggest of its kind in the history ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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Culture, antiquities ministers inspect Naguib Mahfouz Museum
Date: 2017-08-10 17:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:73 - ID:6939150
CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam and Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani on Thursday inspected Naguib Mahfouz Creativity Center and Museum. During the visit, the culture minister thanked the Antiquities Ministry for the ....
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Culture minister acting to organize book fairs in all Egyptian cities
Date: 2017-08-08 14:09:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:54 - ID:6935687
SHEBIN EL KOM, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Culture is seeking to organize book fairs in all Egyptian cities with the aim to achieve cultural justice, said Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam on Tuesday. Last year, the Ministry organized ....
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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, ....