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Egyptian researchers, novelist win Arab award

Date: 2024-11-07 11:10:15 GMT - Jordan - Culture and Art - SN:23 - ID:10942168

AMMAN, Nov 7 (MENA) - Two Egyptian researchers and a novelist have won the 2024 awards from Jordan's Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation. Ahmed Khair and Walid Al-Halfawi received the Arab Researchers Award, while Intisar Abdel Moneim took third place ....

Egypt participates in Arab Week at UNESCO's HQ

Date: 2024-11-05 14:21:26 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:44 - ID:10939272

CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Egypt participated in the Arab Week launched at UNESCO HQ in Paris on Monday through several cultural activities that reflect the richness and diversity of the Egyptian heritage. The Egyptian cultural activities included ....

Egypt, Qatar mull promoting cultural exchange

Date: 2024-11-01 17:53:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:10934703

CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hanno and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani discussed on Friday aspects of joint cooperation in the cultural field and means of enhancing cultural exchange. This came ....

Veteran actor Mostafa Fahmi dies at 82

Date: 2024-10-30 02:31:32 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:1 - ID:10931341

CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Veteran actor Mostafa Fahmi died after a struggle with illness. He was 82. The time for funeral prayers is expected to be announced by his family shortly. Movie star Karim Abdel Aziz announced the sad news in a post on ....

Culture Ministry to organize forum for traditional, heritage crafts in Nov.

Date: 2024-10-27 19:39:50 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:62 - ID:10928505

CAIRO, Oct 27 (MENA) - The Culture Ministry will organize a forum for traditional and heritage crafts at Al-Andalus Garden in Cairo on November 4-8. The forum, which is organized in cooperation with Cairo governorate, coincides with Egypt's ....

France committed to fostering cooperation with Egypt in cinema field, says ambassador

Date: 2024-10-26 21:51:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:77 - ID:10927409

CAIRO, Oct 26 (MENA) - French Ambassador in Cairo Eric Chevallier has emphasized his country's commitment to fostering cooperation with Egypt in the cinema field. Chevallier made the remarks during a meeting he held with a number of young ....

UNHCR Egypt participates in 7th edition of GFF

Date: 2024-10-25 16:12:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:39 - ID:10925885

GOUNA, Egypt, Oct 25 (MENA) - UNHCR Egypt is participating in the 7th edition of the Gouna Film Festival (GFF), an annual event with which UNHCR has engaged since its inception. This year’s activities underscore the enduring partnership between ....

El Gouna Film Festival awards renowned actor Mahmoud Hemida Career Achievement Award

Date: 2024-10-22 19:40:23 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:59 - ID:10922260

CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - El Gouna Film Festival announced Tuesday evening that it has decided to award renowned actor Mahmoud Hemida its Career Achievement Award in its upcoming seventh edition that kicks off on October 24 and runs till November ....

Goethe Institute Alexandria marks 65th anniv. of its establishment

Date: 2024-10-18 16:26:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:47 - ID:10916885

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct 18 (MENA) - Head of the Goethe Institute in North Africa and the Middle East Lilli Kobler and Director of the Goethe Institute in Alexandria Matthias Jochmann on Friday witnessed a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the ....

Aswan Int'l Festival of Art & Culture kicks off

Date: 2024-10-18 07:16:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:15 - ID:10916255

ASWAN, Egypt, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Aswan International Festival of Art and Culture kicked off on Thursday. It will last till October 22. The festival is organized by the General Authority for Culture Palaces at the Culture Ministry, in ....