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12 films to compete at Aswan Int’l Women Film Festival late February

Date: 2022-02-14 18:10:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:83 - ID:9417686

CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - The Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), scheduled for February 23-28, selected 12 films representing 18 countries to compete for various awards at its 6th edition, which focuses on women’s issues. Prominent on ....

PM opens caricature exhibition at Cairo Opera House Hanaguer Art Center

Date: 2022-02-13 20:28:40 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:84 - ID:9415865

CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said he appreciates the art of caricature as a prominent form of journalism that sheds light on real issues, combining humor with seriousness. Madbouli made the remarks on Sunday evening ....

Culture min. chairs 1st session of National Center for Translation

Date: 2022-02-08 21:17:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:101 - ID:9407767

CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) – Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem on Tuesday chaired the first session of the National Center for Translation’s newly formed board of trustees. The meeting aimed to shed light on achievements previously made by the center ....

Jordanian ambassador praises selection of his country as guest of honor for upcoming Cairo book fair

Date: 2022-02-07 19:08:32 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:81 - ID:9405848

CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) – Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt Amjad Al-Adaileh said the selection of his country as a guest of honor for the upcoming 54th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair reflects joint historic and cultural relations between ....

GEBO: Jordan guest of honor of 54th edition of CIBF

Date: 2022-02-07 16:40:56 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:75 - ID:9405713

CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - Head of the General Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO) Haitham Al Hag said Monday that Jordan will be the guest of honor of the 54th edition of Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF). Hag's statements came during a press ....

294,000 people visited Cairo Book Fair on 11st day

Date: 2022-02-06 21:16:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:102 - ID:9404448

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - As many as 294,000 people visited the 53rd edition of Cairo International Book Fair on its 11st day with full abidance by precautionary measures to ban the spread of Covid 19, a move that reflects great societal awareness in ....

Kuwaiti diplomat hails cultural cooperation with Egypt

Date: 2022-02-06 15:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:62 - ID:9403740

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Head of the Cultural Office of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Cairo Ahmad Rashid Al-Mutairi hailed Egyptian-Kuwaiti cooperation saying the two sides review the Kuwaiti scientific and intellectual products. This came on the sidelines ....

Over 1 million people visited Cairo Book Fair

Date: 2022-02-05 22:14:38 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:68 - ID:9402811

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - As many as 326,000 people visited the Cairo International Book Fair on its tenth day, bringing the total number of visitors over one million Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem said on Saturday. In press statements, Abdel ....

Actors Syndicate urges preserving Arab artistic development

Date: 2022-02-04 17:17:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:60 - ID:9401160

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Egyptian Actors Syndicate on Friday urged all bodies concerned to preserve the current artistic development in the Arab countries by stopping any statement that may affect it. Actor Mohamed Sobhi is considered a great ....

Funeral of veteran actress Aida Abdul Aziz held at police mosque

Date: 2022-02-04 14:49:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:9400973

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) – The funeral of veteran actress Aida Abdul Aziz was held Friday at the police mosque in Sheikh Zayed city in Giza. Abdul Aziz’s family members, fans, and head of the Egyptian Syndicate of Actors Ashraf Zaki attended the ....