Culture and Art

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  • Cairo Opera to celebrate 150th anniversary of opening Khedivial Opera on Thursday

    Date: 2019-11-12 13:04:40 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:46 - ID:8184357

    CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem said that Egypt is the first country in the Middle East region and Africa to establish an opera house whose name was the "Khedivial Opera." The minister added that the homeland has always ....

  • Egypt has always welcomed all Arab, African cultures -- official

    Date: 2019-11-12 12:42:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:43 - ID:8184314

    CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Culture Hisham Azmy on Tuesday said that Egypt has always welcomed all Arab and African cultures throughout history. Addressing the inaugural session of the 4th International ....

  • 4th int'l forum of African Cultures Interaction kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2019-11-12 11:50:57 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:37 - ID:8184172

    CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - The Fourth Edition of the International Forum for the Interaction of African Cultures kicked off here Tuesday under the title "African Cultures in a Changing World". The forum, which is being held at the Supreme Council of ....

  • "Africa painted by its artists" exhibition kicks off

    Date: 2019-11-11 21:59:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:77 - ID:8183703

    CAIRO, NOV 11 (MENA) - Head of the Cultural Development Fund Fathy Abdel Wahab and Khaled Galal, the chairman of the Cultural Production Affairs Department of the Ministry of Culture, inaugurated a plastic art exhibition entitled "Africa painted by ....

  • Moscow prepares to celebrate Egyptian-Russian year – diplomat

    Date: 2019-11-09 20:20:29 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:37 - ID:8181208

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Saturday his country prepares well for the celebrations of the 2020 year of human cooperation between Egypt and Russia. Bogdanov, who is also the Kremlin's special envoy ....

  • Egypt's participation in Corsica int'l festival reflects its cultural stance, says min.

    Date: 2019-11-09 12:37:40 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:20 - ID:8180895

    PARIS, Nov 9 (MENA) - Egyptian Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem said Saturday that Egypt's participation as a guest of honor at the 21st edition of the Corsica International Music Festival in France reflects Egypt's strong soft power and its ....

  • Funeral prayers held for actor Haithem Ahmed Zaki

    Date: 2019-11-07 14:43:44 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:58 - ID:8178926

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Hundreds bid farewell to Egyptian actor Haithem Ahmed Zaki who died suddenly early Thursday at the age of 35. Haithem was the son of late renowned actor Ahmed Zaki and late actress Hala Fouad. He was found dead in his ....

  • Amb. asserts significance of 'Egyptian-Russian cultural year 2020'

    Date: 2019-11-07 08:31:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:11 - ID:8177806

    CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Russia Ehab Nasr affirmed the importance of an initiative announced by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to hold the 'Egyptian-Russian cultural year 2020'. He ....

  • Actor Haitham Ahmed Zaki dies at 35

    Date: 2019-11-07 07:12:29 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:4 - ID:8178014

    CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Egyptian actor Haitham Ahmed Zaki breathed his last in the wee hours of Thursday. Board member of the Actors Syndicate Azouz Adel said Zaki suffered a sharp drop in blood circulation. The 35-year-old actor is the son of ....

  • BA chief: Egypt is coming under war of rumors

    Date: 2019-11-06 12:14:25 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:38 - ID:8176933

    ALEXANDRIA, Nov 6 (MENA) - Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina Mostafa el Fiqi on Wednesday said that the Egyptian State is coming under a war of rumors led by regional and international bodies that are enemies to Egypt. He added that this war is ....

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