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Egypt has cultural, historical merit to win UNESCO’s top post: Dietrich Raue
Date: 2017-04-29 14:12:10 GMT - Germany - Culture and Art - SN:47 - ID:6789725
BERLIN, April 29 (MENA) – Director of the Egyptian Museum at the University of Leipzig, Berlin Dietrich Raue asserted on Saturday that Egypt has the cultural and historical merit to lead the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ....
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Int'l carnival of drums, folklore held in Luxor
Date: 2017-04-28 22:27:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:97 - ID:6789099
LUXOR, Egypt, April 28 (MENA) – The international carnival of drums and folklore was held in Luxor on Friday. Four foreign and four Egyptian bands took part in the carnival, which comes as part of the activities of the "Luxor is the capital of ....
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Antiquities Ministry: Moez Street ancient buildings intact after Tuesday fire
Date: 2017-04-26 11:20:12 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:37 - ID:6785207
CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) - Head of the Islamic Antiquities Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities El Saeed Helmi said the antique buildings of Moez Street in Islamic Cairo are intact after a fire that broke out in one of its shops on Tuesday. In a ....
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Mohammed Hassan Alwan wins 2017 IPAF
Date: 2017-04-25 17:53:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:57 - ID:6784480
ABU DHABI, April 25 (MENA) - The 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has gone to Mohamed Hassan Alwan for his "A Small Death". A Small Death follows the life of the philosopher-poet Ibn ‘Arabi from his birth in Muslim Spain in the ....
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Egypt seeking to benefit from UNESCO know-how, says minister
Date: 2017-04-25 16:57:07 GMT - France - Culture and Art - SN:54 - ID:6784435
PARIS, April 25 (MENA) - Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Tuesday Egypt is seeking to best benefit from UNESCO expertise, particularly where education for all and for life is concerned. Egypt is also eyeing better cooperation ....
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Egypt urges UNESCO to continue support for Africa
Date: 2017-04-25 11:41:07 GMT - France - Culture and Art - SN:32 - ID:6783847
PARIS, April 25 (MENA) - Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar underscored the necessity of continuing support for Africa through the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ....
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Culture minister opens International Festival for Drums
Date: 2017-04-20 22:04:16 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:103 - ID:6777601
CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam on Thursday night opened the fifth edition of the International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts. The opening of the festival comes to assert that the Egyptian people will proceed ....
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Egypt wins 1st prize in Sharjah Prize for Literature
Date: 2017-04-20 07:56:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:11 - ID:6776144
SHARJAH, April 20 (MENA) – Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, member of Sharjah Prize for Literature's board of directors, honored on Wednesday the winners of the prize during the inauguration of the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival (SCRF). Egypt ....
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Culture minister says Egypt to lead war on terror till end
Date: 2017-04-19 12:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:45 - ID:6775023
CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam said Wednesday Egypt will lead its war against terrorism till the very end and at any cost. Any attack on a citizen is an attack on humanity as a whole, Namnam said in a statement, ....
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Culture minister inaugurates exhibition of works of diplomats' wives
Date: 2017-04-03 09:55:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:24 - ID:6749966
CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam inaugurated Monday an arts exhibition that showcases 40 works by 10 wives of Egyptian diplomats. Themed "vision", the exhibition is held at the Egyptian Center For International Cultural ....
