Culture and Art

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  • Culture minister mourns Ragaa el Geddawy

    Date: 2020-07-05 09:29:30 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:21 - ID:8495769

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem mourned veteran Egyptian actress Ragaa el Geddawy, who died earlier Sunday at the age of 82. Geddawy had been admitted to a hospital in the Canal city of Ismailia after testing positive for ....

  • Ragaa el Gidawy, symbol of elegance, to be missed on screen and in real life dies - report

    Date: 2020-07-05 07:05:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:9 - ID:8495612

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Veteran actress Ragaa el Gidawy, whose career has spanned for over six decades, was regarded as a symbol of elegance and a classy lady on screen and in real life as well. She was confirmed dead early Sunday by her daughter ....

  • Opera House resumes cultural activities with 40 concerts during summer 2020: min.

    Date: 2020-07-03 10:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:20 - ID:8493639

    CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem on Friday approved the program of resuming the activities of Opera House, which comprises 40 diversified concerts set to be held at the newly-established open-air theaters. A galaxy of ....

  • Luxor African Film Festival to be held in March 2021

    Date: 2020-07-02 08:08:07 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:14 - ID:8492215

    CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – Chairman of the Luxor African Film Festival Sayed Fouad said the 10th Luxor festival will be held on March 12, 2021. In a press release, Fouad said renowned actor Mahmoud Hemeida approved to remain the honorary president of ....

  • Baron Palace opens its doors to public

    Date: 2020-06-30 08:21:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:10 - ID:8489405

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - The iconic 115-year-old Baron Empain Palace in the heart of Heliopolis opened its doors to the public Tuesday after decades of closure and a complete overhaul at a cost of EGP 175 million . The Hindu-inspired mansion was ....

  • Cultural activities to resume by mid-July: minister

    Date: 2020-06-24 13:31:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:28 - ID:8481627

    CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem chaired on Wednesday a meeting of heads of various department on the gradual resumption of cultural activities by mid-July in line with the prime minister's decision. She stressed the ....

  • State awards of 2020 to be given in 2021, says official

    Date: 2020-06-23 08:18:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:11 - ID:8479934

    CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Culture Dr Hisham Azmy said Tuesday that state awards of 2020 will be handed over together with those of 2021, thus solving what he called a “void year” problem as a result of the ....

  • Madbouli appreciates value of literary, art works personalizing patriotism of army, police martyrs

    Date: 2020-06-22 11:13:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:21 - ID:8478795

    CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli expressed his appreciation for the art and literary works which glorify the patriotic actions of the martyrs of police and army in defending their homeland. The premier spoke after Minister ....

  • ACC launches fresh activities at Cannes Film Festival

    Date: 2020-06-19 20:13:51 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:52 - ID:8475838

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Accompanied by 17 of its partners, the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) will launch its activities at the Cannes Film Festival for the sixth year in a row. The Festival will be held online from June 22-26. The partners who will ....

  • Culture Ministry maintains efforts to enlighten citizens and raise awareness despite virus outbreak: minister

    Date: 2020-06-19 11:48:24 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:19 - ID:8475198

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem said that her ministry maintains efforts to deliver its message which is aimed at enlightening and raising awareness of citizens despite the extraordinary circumstances in the country amid ....

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