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Egypt takes part in int'l handicraft exhibition in India

Date: 2019-02-12 17:01:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:60 - ID:7801510

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (MENA) – Egypt is currently participating in an international handicraft exhibition, held in India until February 17. Cairo is represented at the event by the Cultural Development Fund, an offshoot of the Egyptian Ministry of ....

16 countries to participate in Aswan International Festival of Culture and Arts

Date: 2019-02-11 19:06:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:100 - ID:7800201

CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Sixteen countries will take part in Aswan International Festival of Culture and Arts, head of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces Ahmed Awwad said in a press conference Monday. The six-day festival will kick off in ....

Australian amb. to inaugurate exhibition in Egypt Thursday

Date: 2019-02-11 18:03:38 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:92 - ID:7800057

CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Australian Ambassador to Egypt Glenn Miles will open an exhibition, titled "Egyptian Photos from Australia", on Thursday. The Australian embassy said Monday that the exhibition will showcase works of Australian ....

Culture min. announces holding 110 events on occasion of Egypt's AU chairmanship

Date: 2019-02-11 15:20:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:74 - ID:7799855

CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem said 110 cultural events will be organized in 2019, celebrating Egypt's chairmanship of the African Union, holding the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's ....

Egypt, Djibouti discuss boosting cultural cooperation

Date: 2019-02-06 21:27:22 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:89 - ID:7792643

CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) – Minister of Culture Enas Abdel Dayem and Djibouti’s Minister of Muslim Affairs, Culture and Waqf Assets Moumin Hassan Barreh discussed Wednesday boosting the bilateral ties. Abdel Dayem stressed the importance of boosting ....

China named as SAFF guest of honor

Date: 2019-02-05 20:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:98 - ID:7790962

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - China will be the guest of honor of the 2019 Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival (SAFF), which runs from March 2 to 8, the festival administration has announced. In press statements, Mohamed Sayed Abdel Rahim, the festival's ....

1st OIC cultural festival kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2019-02-05 18:31:36 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:89 - ID:7790862

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The first edition of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) cultural and artistic festival kicked off in Cairo Tuesday. Addressing the opening ceremony, held at Cairo Opera House, Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem ....

Sharjah ruler visits Cairo International Book Fair

Date: 2019-02-05 10:57:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:32 - ID:7789826

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem received Tuesday Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed al Qasimi at the Cairo International Book Fair. Sheikh Sultan toured the fair and stopped at pavilions of Egyptian ministries and ....

US diplomat stresses profound Cairo-Washington cultural ties

Date: 2019-02-04 12:41:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:39 - ID:7788517

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - Deputy Chief of the US Mission in Cairo Dorothy Shea Monday underlined profound cultural ties between Egypt and the United States. During a tour of the US pavilion at the 50th Cairo International Book Fair, Shea said the US ....

Military production, culture ministers discuss cooperation in setting up mobile theaters

Date: 2019-02-04 10:02:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:16 - ID:7787940

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - State Minister for Military Production Mohamed Saeed el Assar discussed on Monday with Culture Minister Enas Abdel-Dayem boosting bilateral cooperation in setting up and furnishing mobile theaters and family ....