Culture and Art

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  • Cairo university president mourns late former culture minister

    Date: 2021-03-19 12:41:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:46 - ID:8859738

    CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) – President of Cairo University Mohamed Othman el Khosht mourned Friday the death of former culture minister and professor of Psychology of Creativity Shaker Abdel Hamid, who passed away on Thursday over coronavirus pandemic, ....

  • Funeral prayers on director Raed Labib to be performed after Asr prayers

    Date: 2021-03-19 10:34:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:27 - ID:8859678

    CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Funeral prayers for director Raed Labib, who died early Friday after a battle with cancer, will be performed following Asr prayers, Cinema Syndicate said. In a statement, the syndicate mourned the death of Labib, saying ....

  • Culture minister mourns death of former minister

    Date: 2021-03-18 22:22:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:119 - ID:8859245

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) – Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem mourned former culture minister Shaker Abdel Hamid, who died earlier on Thursday at the age of 69. The late minister played an important role in the Egyptian culture, left marks in the ....

  • French Cultural Institute reopens library as of Monday

    Date: 2021-03-18 09:20:22 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:25 - ID:8857625

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) – The French Cultural Institute in Monira district announced on Thursday reopening its library as of Monday after comprehensive renovations. In a press statement, the institute said that it will present a several cultural ....

  • "My Name Is Nour" to compete at Egypt's National Cinema Festival

    Date: 2021-03-16 22:51:36 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:109 - ID:8855063

    CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) – "My Name Is Nour" documentary movie will compete in the 23rd edition of Egypt's National Cinema Festival, to be held next Tuesday. Director of the movie Haitham Abdel Hameed told MENA on Tuesday that this edition was ....

  • 52nd CIBF to convene under 'Egypt's Identity: Culture And Question of Future'

    Date: 2021-03-16 20:26:23 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:93 - ID:8854903

    CAIRO, March 16 (MENA) - The Higher Cultural Committee of Cairo International Book Fair has decided to convene its 52nd edition under the theme of "Egypt's Identity: Culture And Question of the Future." During a meeting on Tuesday, the committee ....

  • Palestine's embassy sends 100 books to new capital's library

    Date: 2021-03-14 19:35:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:91 - ID:8850478

    CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Palestine's embassy in Cairo sent 100 books about the Palestinian cause covering different aspects; historic, geographic, political, and literary, to be displayed at the library of the City of Arts and Culture in Egypt's New ....

  • Renowned Egyptian pianist Ramzi Yassa to perform at Cairo Opera House Saturday

    Date: 2021-03-11 15:20:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:78 - ID:8844358

    CAIRO, March 11 ( MENA) - World famed Egyptian painist Ramzi Yassa will perform in a Cairo Symphony Orchestrate concert, under Maestro Ahmed el-Saedie, to celebrate Polish music and comemorate late Polish music composer and conductor Krzysztof ....

  • Egypt keen on bolstering its cultural relations with Portugal: official

    Date: 2021-03-10 12:23:21 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:36 - ID:8842083

    CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Culture Hisham Azmi asserted Egypt’s keenness on fostering its relations with Portugal, particularly at the cultural, trade and tourism levels. Azmi made the remarks during ....

  • Friends, fans participate in funeral of legendary actor Youssef Shaaban

    Date: 2021-03-01 11:56:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:44 - ID:8824471

    CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Family, fellow colleagues and fans attended on Monday the funeral of veteran actor Youssef Shaaban who died yesterday at the age of 89 of COVID-19 complications. He was laid to rest at his family's cemetery in the Sixth ....

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