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Tourism, antiquities ministers arrive in Paris to take part in Egyptian sunken antiquities exhibition

Date: 2015-09-06 18:51:30 GMT - France - Culture and Art - SN:88 - ID:3299901

PARIS, Sept 6 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Khaled Rami and Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Damaty arrived here late on Sunday to take part in an exhibition for Egypt's sunken antiquities. The exhibition, dubbed "Osiris... Egypt's Sunken Mysteries", ....

Culture minister says theater contributes to correcting extremist discourses

Date: 2015-09-05 07:36:25 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:17 - ID:3289181

CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi has said that the theater constitutes history of values that can very well contribute to correcting extremist discourses. It is one of the "soft powers" that countries use to directly ....

GCC air defense commanders discuss promoting coop.

Date: 2015-09-02 20:53:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Culture and Art - SN:136 - ID:3276709

RIYADH, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Commanders of GCC Air Forces convened in Bahrain's capital of Manama to discuss promoting cooperation. The meeting came within the framework of efforts to enhance cooperation among GCC armies. The meeting covered a ....

Cooperation protocol in nuclear energy between Mansoura Univ. Romanian Unv.

Date: 2015-09-02 16:22:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:95 - ID:3275037

MANSOURA, Egypt, Sept 2 (MENA) - The Romanian University of Piteşti hosts on Thursday a delegation from the Egyptian University of Mansoura to sign a cooperation protocol between the two universities to draw up a program in the nuclear energy ....

Activities of Egyptian-Sudanese book fair kick off

Date: 2015-09-01 13:42:38 GMT - Sudan - Culture and Art - SN:72 - ID:3265577

KHARTOUM, Sept 1 (MENA) - Activities of the Egyptian-Sudanese Book Fair kicked off in south Darfur state west of Sudan on Tuesday. The fair, which is organized yearly in a Sudanese state, displays books and scientific, cultural and historical ....

Minister says inauguration of Naguib Mahfouz Museum set for December

Date: 2015-08-31 22:37:25 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:118 - ID:3262225

CAIRO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Naguib Mahfouz Museum will be opened at Pashtak Palace in Cairo's Gammaliya district on his birthday; December 11, Culture Minister Abdel Wahed Al Nabawi said late Monday. At a ceremony held to mark the anniversary of the ....

Alexandria International Film festival to kick off Wednesday

Date: 2015-08-31 19:54:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:101 - ID:3261441

ALEXANDRIA, Aug 31 (MENA) - The 31st Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries is scheduled to kick off Wednesday. As many as 33 countries, 300 films and 120 Arab and foreign guests will take part in the 2015 festival. Syrian actor ....

Culture minister's visit to Amman hailed

Date: 2015-08-28 22:51:23 GMT - Jordan - Culture and Art - SN:84 - ID:3243881

AMMAN, Aug 28 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Jordan Khaled Tharwat said on Friday that Egypt's Culture Minister Abdel Wahed El Nabawy's visit to Amman was "successful". In exclusive statements to MENA, Tharwat said Nabawy's visit reflected the ....

Prosecution bails actor Omar Metwally in drug possession case

Date: 2015-08-27 08:48:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:18 - ID:3234141

BANHA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Obour prosecution decided on Thursday to release actor Omar Moustafa, son of late actor Moustafa Metwally, after paying a 1,000-pound bail over drugs possession. Security forces patrolling Obour area found the 32-year-old ....

Egyptian actor seized in Obour for drugs possession

Date: 2015-08-27 05:11:39 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:2 - ID:3233289

BANHA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Qalubiya police arrested actor Omar Moustafa, son of late actor Moustafa Metwally, for drugs possession in Obour area. Security forces patrolling Obour area found the 32-year-old actor while smoking a hashish ....