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  • 30th edition of Saladin Citadel Festival of Music and Singing kicks off

    Date: 2022-08-17 23:03:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:91 - ID:9726255

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - The 30th edition of Saladin Citadel Festival of Music and Singing kicked off here on Wednesday after it had been postponed early this week to mourn the victims of Abu Sefein Church fire in Giza. During the opening ceremony, ....

  • UNESCO delegation visits Al-Fawakher Pottery Village in Fustat

    Date: 2022-08-16 22:29:34 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:87 - ID:9724326

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - A delegation representing the UNESCO Gulf States and Yemen Office paid a visit Tuesday to Al-Fawakher Pottery Village - Fustat Pottery Village - located in the Old Cairo district of Fustat. The visit is part of a training ....

  • National Cinema Center's activities halted for 3 days over Giza church fire

    Date: 2022-08-14 21:43:22 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:104 - ID:9720637

    CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - Head of the National Cinema Center Zeinab Aziz announced on Sunday halting all the center's activities for three days in mourning for the victims of the massive fire that broke out at Abu Sefein Church in Imbaba district of ....

  • Nevine el Kilany named culture minister in Cabinet reshuffle

    Date: 2022-08-13 12:58:21 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:39 - ID:9717969

    CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Nevine el Kilany was named as the Minister of Culture under a cabinet reshuffle announced earlier Saturday. During an extraordinary parliamentary meeting, Speaker of House of Representatives Hanafi Gebali announced Kilany ....

  • Culture min. to open 30th edition of Citadel music festival Sunday

    Date: 2022-08-13 09:35:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:20 - ID:9717557

    CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) – Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem is set to open the 30th edition of the Citadel Festival for Music and Singing on Sunday at Salah El-Din Citadel. The event, to be held on August 14-31, is organized by Cairo Opera House in ....

  • Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival to mark birth centenary of late artist Mounir Mourad

    Date: 2022-08-08 19:01:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:67 - ID:9710818

    CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) – The Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival’s administration has decided to mark the birth centenary of late artist Mounir Mourad during its 38th edition, slated for October 5-10. In a statement released on Monday, ....

  • Tunisia guest of honor at Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival in October

    Date: 2022-08-07 22:10:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:73 - ID:9709280

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The administration of Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival has selected Tunisia as the guest of honor of the 38th edition of the event, scheduled for October 5-10. The decision was made as part of celebrating the ....

  • Culture, Tourism ministers open Festival of Roman Amphitheatre in Alexandria

    Date: 2022-08-05 21:45:51 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:74 - ID:9706299

    ALEXANDRIA, Aug 5 (MENA) – Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem, Tourism Minister Khaled Anani Alexandria Governor Mohamed el Sherif inaugurated on Friday the Festival of the Roman Amphitheatre in Alexandria's Kom El Dekka. This comes after a ....

  • Kamla Abouzekri to receive “Faten Hamama Award of Excellence” at 44th CIFF

    Date: 2022-07-30 17:54:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:65 - ID:9696222

    CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced that the salient director Kamla Abouzekri will be granted the prestigious “Faten Hamama Award of Excellence” during the festival’s 44th edition, which will be held on ....

  • Hany Shaker's resignation from Music Professions Syndicate accepted

    Date: 2022-07-25 22:34:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:83 - ID:9688229

    CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) – The Union of Syndicates of Acting, Cinema, and Musical Professions decided on Monday to accept the resignation of veteran singer Hany Shaker as head of the Music Professions Syndicate after he insisted not to backtrack on his ....

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