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  • Ministry of Antiquities, UNESCO launch "Unite 4 Heritage" Wednesday

    Date: 2015-05-11 09:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:35 - ID:2561601

    CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) - In cooperation with UNESCO, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities will be launching Wednesday an international campaign to protect cultural property. Themed "Unite 4 Heritage", the campaign will be launched from the Museum of ....

  • New archive HQ fits size of Egypt's history - PM

    Date: 2015-05-10 13:50:57 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:72 - ID:2556709

    CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – The new HQ of the National Library and Archives (NLA), located in the early Islamic city of Fustat in Cairo, is an important edifice that fits the size of Egypt's history, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said. During the ....

  • PM, Sharjah ruler inaugurate new archive HQ

    Date: 2015-05-10 12:08:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:60 - ID:2555849

    CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed al Qasimi inaugurated the new HQ of the National Library and Archives (NLA) in the early Islamic city of Fustat in Cairo on Sunday. During the ....

  • Egyptian gov't supports Grand Museum, partial opening 2018 - minister

    Date: 2015-05-10 11:11:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:42 - ID:2555113

    CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati said the Egyptian government strongly supports the Grand Egyptian Museum project as being a huge cultural edifice that would help boost flourish tourism and the local economy in ....

  • Ismailia Folklore Festival is back after 5 years hiatus -- Governor

    Date: 2015-05-10 10:59:55 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:38 - ID:2554785

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 10 (MENA) – Ismailia Governor Yassin Tahir announced on Sunday that the Ismailia International Folklore Festival will be re-organized after a five-year suspension. The re-organization of the festival sends a message to the ....

  • Journalists Syndicate to organize memorial service for late poet Abnoudi

    Date: 2015-05-09 21:08:25 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:130 - ID:2552709

    CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - The Journalists Syndicate is scheduled Sunday to organize a memorial service for late poet Abdel Rahman el Abnoudi who died at the age of 76 on April 21. Abnoudi's family, Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi, Youth and ....

  • Renovation of culture palace in Qalubia completed: official

    Date: 2015-05-08 11:29:56 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:40 - ID:2543329

    BANHA, Egypt, May 8 (MENA) – The renovation of El Qanater El Khayreyya Culture Palace in Qalubia has been completed at an estimated cost exceeding 50 million pounds, said Sameera Abdel Nabi, the director of the palace. The palace, which is ....

  • Culture min. stresses importance of maintaining Egyptian identity

    Date: 2015-05-07 16:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:88 - ID:2540237

    ALEXANDRIA, May 7 (MENA) - Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi on Thursday stressed the importance of maintaining the Egyptian identity in such critical time. In statements on the fringe of a culture conference in Alexandria, Nabawi said that ....

  • Egypt to participate in Constantine ceremony in May

    Date: 2015-05-07 07:24:21 GMT - Algeria - Culture and Art - SN:16 - ID:2535501

    ALGIERS, May 7 (MENA) - Egypt will participate in a ceremony embracing Constantine as the Capital of Arab Culture 2015 on May 17, the Egyptian ambassador here said. During the Ceremony, the Arab Music band of Cairo Opera House will play songs of ....

  • Antiquity minister: Int'l heritage conference aims at preserving our cultural, civilizational heritage

    Date: 2015-05-06 10:58:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:54 - ID:2529393

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Egypt will host on Wednesday an international conference on humanitarian heritage with the participation of a number of regional countries, including Sudan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Lebanon, Iraq and Kuwait with the aim of bolstering ....

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