Culture and Art

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  • Culture ministry gears up for new Suez Canal inauguration

    Date: 2015-07-19 12:21:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:33 - ID:3007913

    CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - The Ministry of Culture has finalized preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the new Suez Canal project, slated for August 6, Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawy said Sunday. The ministry will organize 27 events across ....

  • Omar Sharif funeral to be held in Hussein Tantawi Mosque

    Date: 2015-07-11 14:55:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:2962797

    CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - Actor Omar Sharif's funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon at Hussein Tantawi Mosque, New Cairo, said Board Member of Egyptian Actors' Union Sameh el Sirity. He told MENA that Sharif will be buried in Sayeda Nafisa ....

  • Culture minister mourns Omar el Sherif, Samy el Adl

    Date: 2015-07-10 17:53:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:64 - ID:2958261

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Culture Minister Abdel Wahed Nabawi mourned on Friday stars Omar el Sherif and Samy el Adl, who passed away earlier in the day. In a statement, the minister said "we were shocked by the death of Omar el Sherif. It is a ....

  • Sherif death tops Italy TV news

    Date: 2015-07-10 17:44:33 GMT - Italy - Culture and Art - SN:66 - ID:2958269

    ROME, July 10 (MENA) - The death of late Egyptian actor Omar el Sherif has attracted attention of the Italian TV and newspapers. Italian news bulletins shed light on Sherif's cinematic roles both at the world and European levels. Sherif, one ....

  • Egypt lost Omar el Sherif, Lawrence of Arabia - report

    Date: 2015-07-10 15:43:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:58 - ID:2958065

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - The Egyptian cinema lost on Friday Omar el Sherif, one of the world and Egyptian film icons who claimed popularity and fame both at home and abroad. Sherif died at age of 83. He is survived by one son and two ....

  • Omar Sherif lost appetite in last days -- source tells MENA

    Date: 2015-07-10 15:08:56 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:55 - ID:2957681

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Chairman of the Actors' Syndicate Ashraf Zaki said Friday that late actor Omar el Sherif, who passed away earlier today, had lost appetite in his last days. In statements to MENA, Zaki said that the date and time of the ....

  • Legendary actor Omar el Sherif dies at 83

    Date: 2015-07-10 14:37:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:2957573

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) – World renowned actor Omar el Sherif passed away on Friday at age of 83, member of the Cinema Professions Syndicate Sameh el Serety said. The veteran actor was being treated in a hospital in Helwan district, el Serety ....

  • Actor Samy el Adl dies at 69

    Date: 2015-07-10 06:34:53 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:2 - ID:2954513

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) – Egyptian actor and producer Samy el Adl passed away Friday morning due to an illness. He was 69. The funeral of Adl, who was often the villain on screen, will take place after the Friday prayers in Al Rashdan Mosque, Nasr ....

  • Culture minister lauds show praising Prophet Muhammad

    Date: 2015-07-08 09:27:53 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:21 - ID:2942249

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Culture Minister Dr Abdel Wahed el Nabawi has spoken highly of a theatrical show that praises the Prophet Muhammad of Islam. The show is performed by a group of students of the Artistic Creativity Center. It is a ....

  • Culture ministry to hold seminars on terror combat

    Date: 2015-07-02 13:12:38 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:79 - ID:2908585

    CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawy issued directives to ministry departments and agencies to hold more cultural and intellectual seminars on the dangers of terrorism and means to confront it. The minister said the ....

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