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Arab Writers Union urges to agree on certain Arab candidate to run for UNESCO post
Date: 2016-08-22 19:43:43 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:94 - ID:5472537
ABU DHABI, Aug 22 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Arab Writers Union Habib Al Sayegh called for supporting one Arab candidate to run for the post of head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In a ....
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Saudi, Venezuelan FMs discuss bilateral relations
Date: 2016-08-17 15:34:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:5444273
JEDDAH, Aug 17 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir received at his office in Jeddah visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez and the accompanying delegation, the Saudi news agency reported on Wednesday. During the ....
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Egyptian actor Mohamed Nagaty not arrested in Amman - source
Date: 2016-08-04 12:52:03 GMT - Jordan - Culture and Art - SN:55 - ID:5373029
AMMAN, Aug 4 (MENA) – A Jordanian security source denied online reports about the arrest of Egyptian actor Mohamed Nagaty at Queen Alia International Airport on Wednesday. Nagaty had an altercation with two passengers on the Cairo-Amman plane but ....
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Egyptian embassy in Beijing hosts ink painting exhibition
Date: 2016-08-01 08:14:00 GMT - China - Culture and Art - SN:11 - ID:5353309
BEIJING, August 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian embassy in Beijing hosted an exhibition of ink painting works that were drawn by a group of Chinese female artists, who used their brushes to paint their impressions of Egypt. In statements to MENA on ....
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Alexandria Opera House Summer Festival kicks off
Date: 2016-07-27 22:19:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:86 - ID:5333565
ALEXANDRIA, July 27 (MENA) - Alexandria Governor Mohamed Abdel Zaher on Wednesday inaugurated Alexandria Opera House Summer Festival. The festival events are held at Sayed Darwish Theater at the city’s downtown. The inauguration was attended ....
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India's Kathakali traditional dance to be staged in 4 Egyptian cities
Date: 2016-07-26 15:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:61 - ID:5325837
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - One of India's most visually captivating dances, Kathakali, will be performed in the governorates of Alexandria, Port Said, Ismailia and Cairo. The nine-member troupe will give its first performance in Alexandria on August ....
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Egypt discusses with Mexico increasing cultural exchange
Date: 2016-07-19 11:28:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:45 - ID:5285969
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) – Minister of Culture Helmy Namnam met Tuesday the Mexican ambassador to Egypt where they discussed promoting cultural exchange between the two countries in the fields of translation, artistic troupes exchange and Cinema ....
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Culture minister: Maintaining Arabic calligraphy not responsibility of ministries alone
Date: 2016-07-18 10:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:31 - ID:5279509
CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Helmi el Namam said maintaining the art of Arabic calligraphy is not the responsibility of the ministries of culture and education alone, but civil society foundations should be involved. Addressing the ....
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Egyptian Embassy in London restores stolen wooden shims
Date: 2016-07-01 12:08:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:5192241
LONDON, July 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in London has successfully restored eight wooden shims stolen from the dome of the Abbasid caliphs cemetery. With the help of British police the Egyptian Embassy here could restore the shims that date ....
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Ptolemaic plaque tops list of pieces voted for display at Egyptian Museum
Date: 2016-06-29 10:34:51 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:5180193
CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - A plaque dating back to the Ptolemaic period in Egypt has topped a list of pieces posted for vote on the Antiquities Ministry's facebook page to be niched at the Egyptian Museum on July 1. The plaque shows a woman giving ....
