Culture and Art

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  • Actress Layla Elwi appointed envoy of UNESCO's 'Unite for Heritage'

    Date: 2015-11-22 19:38:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:116 - ID:3783589

    CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Egyptian actress Layla Elwi was appointed as a envoy of the UNESCO's 'Unite for Heritage' campaign. In a ceremony at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square Sunday, Elwi descried the appointment as a "big responsibility". She ....

  • Hungarian Cultural Center organizes various concerts in Cairo on Dec 1

    Date: 2015-11-22 10:06:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:3778641

    CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – Hungarian Cultural Center, in cooperation with Cairo Jazz Club, is organizing a number of concerts on December 1. The Hungarian Embassy said two Hungarian musicians will participate in the concerts. The musicians have ....

  • Cairo International Film Festival concludes activities at Cairo Opera House

    Date: 2015-11-20 20:23:33 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:99 - ID:3770902

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The 37th Cairo International Film Festival concluded on Friday in a ceremony at the Egyptian Opera House. The ceremony was attended by Egypt's Culture Minister Helmi Namnam and a number of artists and public ....

  • Singer Latifa hopes holding concert in Sharm

    Date: 2015-11-18 10:24:22 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:38 - ID:3754461

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Famous Tunisian Latifa said she hoped for holding a huge concert in Sharm El Sheikh with the participation of Arab and foreign artists whose countries were hurt by terror to activate tourism in the city of peace. Tourism ....

  • China delegation wraps up Egypt visit

    Date: 2015-11-16 16:30:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:79 - ID:3743457

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) – A Chinese culture ministry delegation wrapped up a tour of Egypt in preparation for Egypt-China Culture Year 2016. The delegation had talks with various ministries in Egypt in preparation for the event. A press ....

  • Luxor chosen Capital of Arab Culture 2016

    Date: 2015-11-14 22:48:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:136 - ID:3731581

    LUXOR, Nov 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Luxor has been chosen as the Capital of Arab Culture 2016, Culture Minister Helmi El Namnam said Saturday. During a visit to the Arab poetry house, scheduled to be opened Sunday, in Luxor, the minister thanked Ruler ....

  • 3th int'l Cairo film festival kicks off

    Date: 2015-11-11 19:18:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:128 - ID:3713361

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Culture Minister Helmi Namnam opened on Wednesday the 37th International Cairo Film Festival. "The festival is not only awaited by Egyptians but the whole world, Namnam said in a inaugural speech. "This is thanks to ....

  • Claudia Cardinale to receive Faten Hamama Honorary Award

    Date: 2015-11-11 12:45:53 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:61 - ID:3709561

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – Italian actress Claudia Cardinale will be honored with Faten Hamama Honorary Award at the inauguration of the 37th edition of Cairo International Film Festival on Wednesday. During a press conference held on the sidelines ....

  • National Bank of Egypt donates EGP50 million to Tahya Misr Fund

    Date: 2015-11-10 17:17:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:105 - ID:3705305

    CAIRO, Nov 10 (MENA) – The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has donated EGP50 million to the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) fund. The money would be used in the government emergency's plan to address damages resulted from the heavy rains that hit some ....

  • Culture minister attends Arab Music Festival closing ceremony

    Date: 2015-11-10 08:26:51 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:18 - ID:3700213

    CAIRO, Nov 10 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Helmi el Namnam attended the closing ceremony of the 24th edition of the Arab Music Festival held late Monday at Cairo Opera House. The festival was held on November 1 through 13 November and hosted 61 ....

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