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Culture Minister to take part in Algeria celebrations of Constantine as 2015 capital of Arab culture

Date: 2015-04-14 17:39:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:94 - ID:2379365

CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi is scheduled Thursday to visit Algeria to take part in celebrations of Constantine as the 2015 Capital of Arab Culture. The visit comes on an invitation of Algerian Culture ....

Theatrical Art House, Northern Military Zone heads discuss annexing Salam theater to Culture Minsitry

Date: 2015-04-11 23:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:128 - ID:2360709

ALEXANDRIA, April 11 (MENA) – Sayed Khater, head of cultural production sector, and Fatouh Ahmed, director of Egypt Theatrical Art House, will meet on Sunday with commander of the Northern Military Zone in Alexandria. The meeting aims to discuss ....

Culture minister allocates EGP 1 million to complete restoration of Tanta theater

Date: 2015-04-11 19:26:23 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:103 - ID:2359965

TANTA, April 11 (MENA) - Culture Minister Abdul Wahid El Nabawi on Saturday said EGP one million was allocated to complete the restoration of Tanta theater. During a visit to Gharbia governorate, the minister inspected the theater to follow up ....

Mahlab chairs 1st meeting on Konoz Masr conference

Date: 2015-04-09 10:41:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:2343937

CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab chaired on Wednesday the first preparatory meeting on Konoz Masr (or Egypt treasures) international cultural and tourist conference. At the beginning of the meeting, Mahlab asked the ....

Indian ambassador in Cairo inaugurates handicrafts exhibition

Date: 2015-04-06 16:15:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:89 - ID:2323685

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - Indian Ambassador here Navdeep Suri on Monday inaugurated an exhibition showcasing Indian handicrafts in Cairo. The exhibition is part of the "India by the Nile 2015" Festival, currently held in Egypt. In March 31, ....

Archaeological gate of king Senusret I to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum

Date: 2015-04-06 09:38:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:26 - ID:2321129

CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) - The archaeological gate of king Senusret I will be transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum. The decision was made during the meeting of the board of directors of the Egyptian Grand Museum under Antiquities Minister ....

Culture one of Egypt's most important soft powers - minister

Date: 2015-04-05 19:32:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:110 - ID:2318789

CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - Culture Minister Abdel Wahid Al Nabawi on Sunday said his ministry is one of Egypt's most important soft power ministries. In a press conference, the minister added that the culture ministry takes responsibility for ....

PM urges ISESCO to hold international cultural conference in Egypt

Date: 2015-04-02 11:24:16 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:46 - ID:2297665

CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab called Thursday on Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri to organize an international cultural conference ....

Antiquities min. receives smuggled Egyptian artifacts in Germany

Date: 2015-04-02 10:55:17 GMT - Germany - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:2297661

BERLIN, April 2 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty received on Thursday a number of monuments smuggled from Egypt to Germany earlier. This came during a ceremony held on this occasion in Berlin, where Egypt's Ambassador to Germany ....

Egypt to verify authenticity of Medium Geese masterpiece - official

Date: 2015-04-02 10:33:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:37 - ID:2297233

CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Museum Mahmoud el Halwagi stressed on Thursday that all measures will be taken to prove whether or not the Medium Geese masterpiece, hailed by some scholars as the "Mona Lisa" of Egyptian painting, is ....