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Italian Cultural Institute to host conference on "reclaiming cultural property" next week

Date: 2022-05-04 17:12:01 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:9551750

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo's Zamalek district will host a conference on "reclaiming cultural property" on Tuesday, in cooperation with the Mexican embassy in Cairo. The event will take place in light of UNESCO's ....

Egypt's ‘Khadiga’ short film to compete in Berlin Arab Film Festival

Date: 2022-04-19 21:46:44 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:109 - ID:9530470

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Egypt's short film "Khadiga" will participate in the official contest of the Arab Film Festival in Berlin (ALFILM) in its 13th edition, which will kick off on Wednesday, the film makers said. The film has already ....

Culture minister launches "The People's Cinema" project in Egypt's governorates

Date: 2022-04-19 11:38:15 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:49 - ID:9529418

CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem launched a project named "The People's Cinema" which aims at displaying the contemporary cinematic works at affordable prices to all segments of the society. In statements on Tuesday, ....

Culture min. launches celebrations of Al Talea Theater's 60th anniversary

Date: 2022-04-18 08:07:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:19 - ID:9527045

CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Andel Dayem launched celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of establishing Al Talea Theater which represents a major soft power in formulating the society's awareness and has played an effective ....

Youth min., ICESCO chief probe cooperation on ICESCO Year of Youth initiative

Date: 2022-04-12 22:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:88 - ID:9519098

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - Minister of Youth and Sports Ashraf Sobhi and Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salem bin Mohamed El-Malik discussed here on Tuesday cooperation ....

Cairo governor, ICESCO director general discuss means of boosting cooperation

Date: 2022-04-12 18:20:53 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:66 - ID:9518879

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) – Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal said that naming Cairo as the capital of Islamic culture reflects Egypt's cultural status and the rich legacy and heritage that Cairo boasts. The governor made the remarks on Tuesday ....

Arabic movie "Souad" selected as opening film for HAFF in US

Date: 2022-04-12 11:34:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:29 - ID:9518031

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - The Arabic movie "Souad" has been selected as the opening film at the prestigious Hollywood Arab Film Festival (HAFF), which will kick off on April 25 in Los Angeles, announced the HAFF's organizing committee. On its ....

Egypt Post issues souvenir stamp marking Cairo's nomination as Capital of Islamic culture

Date: 2022-04-10 18:47:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:76 - ID:9515249

CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - Egypt Post, the government agency responsible for postal service, has issued a souvenir stamp marking the nomination of Cairo as the Capital of Islamic Culture for the year 2022. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and ....

Abdel Dayem, ICESCO director to open Cairo 'Capital of Islamic Culture 2022' activities events Sunday

Date: 2022-04-08 13:54:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:9511967

CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem and Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim al Malik will open on Sunday the celebrations to mark Cairo's choice as the "Capital ....

Funeral for Egyptian novelist held at St. George Church in Heliopolis

Date: 2022-04-07 13:28:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:56 - ID:9510641

CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - The funeral for Egyptian writer and novelist Majid Toubia took place on Thursday at St. George Church in Heliopolis. The place and date to receive mourners have not been set yet, writer Fathi Suleiman told MENA ....