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Egypt calls for ethical standards for AI use in arts and culture during India-hosted Global Media Dialogue

Date: 2025-05-02 19:48:36 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:38 - ID:11162401

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hanno affirmed Egypt’s commitment to preserving cultural heritage and protecting it from distortion, as well as promoting cultural justice through the integration of modern technologies. Speaking ....

Culture min. arrives in Mumbai to participate in WAVES 2025

Date: 2025-05-02 07:14:38 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:7 - ID:11161725

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hano arrived in Mumbai, India, to participate in the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES). The Culture minister's participation in the event comes within the framework of the ....

GEM chairman visits Japan ahead of museum's official inauguration

Date: 2025-05-01 14:12:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:38 - ID:11161354

CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - The CEO of the Grand Egyptian Museum Ahmed Ghoneim paid a brief visit to Japan weeks ahead of the official inauguration of the museum, set for July 3. Ghoneim met with the Governor of Tokyo and a number of government ....

Thai diplomat visits Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Date: 2025-05-01 13:27:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:35 - ID:11161316

ALEXANDRIA, May 1 (MENA) - Thai Vice Foreign Minister Russ Jalichandra, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the Thai Foreign Ministry, paid a visit to Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Thursday. The Thai diplomat expressed appreciation for the ....

Sharjah Book Authority CEO to MENA: Egypt's participation in 16th SCRF 2025 distinguished

Date: 2025-05-01 09:16:09 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:12 - ID:11160816

SHARJAH, The UAE, May 1 (MENA) - Egypt's participation in the 16th edition of the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) is distinguished and rich one, with a large number of Egyptian publishers and writers participating in the event, said ....

House approves 2 coop. programs with S. Korea on cultural heritage

Date: 2025-04-29 18:54:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:53 - ID:11158777

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved draft presidential decrees nos. 117 and 118 of 2025 regarding the minutes of discussions between the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the Korean National Heritage ....

BA's director congratulates author Samir Nada for winning IPAF

Date: 2025-04-26 15:49:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:9 - ID:11153665

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 26 (MENA) - Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Ahmed Zayed congratulated on Saturday Egyptian author Mohamed Samir Nada for winning the18th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). Nada was one of six ....

Egypt’s Dar Al-Maaref honored at Abu Dhabi Int'l Book Fair

Date: 2025-04-26 14:46:55 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:36 - ID:11154010

ABU DHABI, April 26 (MENA) - The 34th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is set to honor Egypt’s Dar Al-Maaref as part of an initiative to recognize historic pioneers of Arab publishing. The edition is being held from April 26 to ....

Culture min. to MENA: Major Egypt-UAE joint cultural projects underway

Date: 2025-04-26 12:11:28 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:24 - ID:11153831

SHARJAH, UAE, April 26 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hano on Saturday said that Egypt and the UAE are working together on three major cultural project that will represent a milestone in the cultural field. In an interview ....

Arab Producers Union to develop strategic plan for Ramadan drama season

Date: 2025-04-25 19:42:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:50 - ID:11153406

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - Arab Producers Union President Ibrahim Abu Zekri announced that meetings are currently underway with Egyptian and Arab producers to develop a strategic plan for the upcoming Ramadan drama season. He told MENA that the ....