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  • Egypt chosen best pavilion at Mexico's Festival of Friendly Cultures

    Date: 2016-06-25 13:45:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:47 - ID:5156721

    CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian pavilion got the best pavilion award at the Festival of Friendly Cultures, recently hosted by Mexico City. As many as 94 countries and more than 3,5 million people took part in the festival, a statement by ....

  • Egypt envoy attends papyrus fair in Austria

    Date: 2016-06-22 18:24:22 GMT - Austria - Culture and Art - SN:97 - ID:5142997

    VIENNA, June 22 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador here Khaled Shamaa attended a papyrus exhibition organized by the Austrian National Library, the largest library in Austria, on the impact of Hieroglyphic writing on world alphabets. The opening of the ....

  • Sereety denies deterioration in Madiha Yousri's health condition

    Date: 2016-06-05 12:13:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:88 - ID:5043293

    CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - The Cinematic Professions Syndicate Council member Sameh el Sereety denied on Saturday reports that the health condition of renowned actress Madiha Yousri has suddenly deteriorated. In exclusive statements to MENA, Sereety ....

  • ISESCO morns Muhammad Ali

    Date: 2016-06-04 17:23:35 GMT - Morocco - Culture and Art - SN:79 - ID:5042537

    RABAT, June 4 (MENA) – The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) mourned the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Director General of ISESCO Abdelaziz Altwaijri said the former boxer was a true icon for Muslims who ....

  • Egypt's culture min. meets with Algerian counterpart

    Date: 2016-05-27 14:59:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:59 - ID:4992069

    CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam on Friday received his Algerian counterpart Ezz al din Al Mayhoubi. In a statement earlier in the day, the culture ministry said that Al Mayhoubi will take part in a conference on renewing ....

  • International Cooperation min.: USD 100 mln Kuwaiti soft loan to build desalination plants in Sinai

    Date: 2016-05-26 16:52:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:52 - ID:4985797

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nassr said on Thursday that the cabinet approved a soft loan worth 100 million dollars from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). The fund aims to establish ....

  • Culture min., British Council head discuss mutual ties

    Date: 2016-05-26 14:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:49 - ID:4985349

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam and Director of the British Council in Egypt Jeff Streeter discussed on Thursday means of fostering bilateral cultural relations in the upcoming period. During the meeting, Namnam expressed ....

  • LAFF, RAFF sign cinema cooperation protocol

    Date: 2016-05-23 14:41:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:58 - ID:4964937

    CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) has signed a cooperation protocol with its Italian counterpart RomAfrica Film Festival (RAFF), a statement by the LAFF indicated. The final version of the protocol is due to be inked ....

  • Culture Ministry stops artistic activities for 3 days over MS804 crash

    Date: 2016-05-20 11:57:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:46 - ID:4946033

    CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - The Culture Ministry has mourned the death of victims of EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed into the Mediterranean early Thursday. Helmy el Namnam, the Culture Minister, declared a three-day mourning during which all ....

  • Engelbert Humperdinck arrives in Cairo for concert

    Date: 2016-05-20 11:46:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:4945965

    CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - English Pop Singer Engelbert Humperdinck arrived here on Friday coming from New York on a four-day visit to Egypt as he is scheduled to hold a concert. The event is organized by the Tourism Ministry and Egypt Tourism ....

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