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  • 47 culture palaces, houses to open in 2017: Minister

    Date: 2017-02-16 17:48:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:70 - ID:6535809

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam said on Thursday that 47 culture palaces and houses will be opened nationwide in 2017. In statements, the minister said that a plan was set to reopen closed museums after being renovated as ....

  • Sisi receives UNESCO director-general

    Date: 2017-02-15 15:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:50 - ID:6529293

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova in presence of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and a host of senior UNESCO officials. Sisi awarded Bokova the Order of the Republic of the first ....

  • Anani: NMEC temporary gallery to be opened Wednesday

    Date: 2017-02-12 16:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:72 - ID:6509977

    CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - The temporary gallery of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Cairo will be opened Wednesday, Antiquities Minister Khaled al Anani said on Sunday. The opening ceremony will be attended by Director-General ....

  • Next year's Cairo Int'l Book Fair to be held on new exibitions land: Culture minister

    Date: 2017-02-10 17:27:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:55 - ID:6499341

    CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam said on Friday that next year's 49th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair will be likely held at the new exhibitions land which is being built behind Abu Ghazala Mosque. The new land ....

  • Cairo book fair wraps up activities by record number of visitors

    Date: 2017-02-09 12:48:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:49 - ID:6492141

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy Namnam will witness on Friday the wrapping up of the activities of the 48th session of Cairo International Book Fair. This round of the fair witnessed many cultural, artistic and creative events and ....

  • Egypt embassy organizes cultural event in Thailand

    Date: 2017-02-07 22:11:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:83 - ID:6482409

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Bangkok organized on Tuesday a cultural event at the National Theater of Thailand, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The event, attended by the Thai minister of tourism and ....

  • Delegation of Saudi forum visits Egypt pavilion in Janadriah

    Date: 2017-02-05 14:19:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Culture and Art - SN:40 - ID:6467401

    RIYADH, Feb 5 (MENA) - Hassan Khallaf, the director of the Egyptian pavilion at the Janadriah National Festival for Heritage and Culture, currently taking place here, met Sunday with supervisor of a Saudi forum, "leaders and talents", Dr Mohsen al ....

  • Saudi King hails Egypt’s participation in Janadriah Festival

    Date: 2017-02-01 21:03:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Culture and Art - SN:103 - ID:6447277

    RIYADH, Feb 1 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday lauded participation by Egypt in the Janadriah National Festival for Heritage and Culture. During a celebration marking the opening of the festival, the king toured the ....

  • Khattab hopes UNESCO becomes partner to Cairo book fair next year

    Date: 2017-01-30 20:37:44 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:104 - ID:6433821

    CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - Egyptian nominee for the post of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) director general Moushira Khattab voiced hope the international organization would be a partner to Cairo ....

  • Libya boasts participation in Cairo int'l book fair: head of Libyan culture authority

    Date: 2017-01-30 14:43:12 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:72 - ID:6430633

    CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Libyan government takes bride in participating in the Cairo International Book Fair and deems it a crucial step toward boosting the role of the Libyan culture in attaining reconciliation and unity, Head of Libyan culture ....

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