Culture and Art

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  • GEBO to hold press conference on 48th book fair

    Date: 2017-01-17 13:51:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:57 - ID:6350669

    CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - The General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO), under its Chairman Haitham el Haj Ali, will hold on Wednesday a press conference at Ali Mubarak hall in the GEBO's headquarters. The conference is to announce details of the ....

  • Education ministry, British Council to sign agreement to train Egyptian teachers

    Date: 2017-01-16 19:01:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:85 - ID:6345877

    CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian Education ministry and the British Council are planned to sign a partnership agreement on Tuesday. The agreement will be signed by Education Minister el Helaly el Sherbini and Director of the British Council in ....

  • Culture minister visits China to attend closing ceremony of Sino-Egyptian year

    Date: 2017-01-16 18:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:74 - ID:6344817

    GUANGDONG, China, Jan 16 (MENA) – Egyptian Culture Minister Helmi el Namnam arrived in the Chinese province of Guangdong on Monday to attend the closing ceremony of the Chinese-Egyptian Culture Year. Namnam who leads a high-level cultural, ....

  • Veteran actress Karima Mukhtar dies at age 82

    Date: 2017-01-12 18:00:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:56 - ID:6322101

    CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - Veteran Egyptian actress Karima Mukhtar died Thursday at the age of 82, Secretary of the Actors' Syndicate Sameh el Sereity said. In statements to MENA, Sereity said the funeral prayers for her will be held at Amr Ibn Al Aas ....

  • Aswan governor reviews preparations for int'l conf. on heritage

    Date: 2017-01-01 21:49:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:6255233

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Jan 1 (MENA) - Aswan governor Magdy Hegazy met Sunday with representatives of a "Protect Our Heritage" foundation, which is working to develop the community of the Upper Egyptian city. The meeting took up preparations for an ....

  • Namnam inquires after Gaber Asfour's health

    Date: 2016-12-27 05:47:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:2 - ID:6223813

    CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmi Namnam held a phone call late Monday with ex-culture minister Gaber Asfour to inquire after his health after falling ill during an on-air TV program. Namnam also phoned the hospital administration to ....

  • Antiquities min. follows up work in display hall in Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat

    Date: 2016-12-19 13:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:6176981

    CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat on Monday. In statements, Anani said that this visit comes to follow up the work and the latest developments in the ....

  • Egyptian culture minister discusses with Palestinian counterpart on supporting cultural activity in Quds

    Date: 2016-12-16 10:59:23 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:39 - ID:6159961

    CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmi el Namnam met with his Palestinian counterpart Ihab Besiso on the sidelines of the meeting of the Arab culture ministers in Tunisia where they discussed supporting the cultural activities in al Quds to ....

  • Veteran actor Ahmed Rateb dies at age 67

    Date: 2016-12-14 08:44:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:13 - ID:6144901

    CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) – Veteran Actor Ahmed Rateb died Wednesday at the age of 67 in a hospital in the 6th of October city after a sudden illness . In statements to MENA, Secretary of the Actors' Syndicate Sameh el-Sirity said the funeral prayers ....

  • Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat dies

    Date: 2016-12-13 18:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:93 - ID:6143129

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) – Egyptian veteran actress Zubaida Tharwat died on Tuesday at the age of 74 after a prolonged illness. Writer and Journalist Mohamed Abdul Quddus, who is a relative to the late actress, made the sad announcement. He added ....

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