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  • US deplores grave damage to Museum of Islamic Art

    US deplores grave damage to Museum of Islamic Art

    Date: 2014-01-29 14:42:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:53 - ID:527353

    State Minister for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim has received a letter from Deborah Lehr, the Chairwoman of the George Washington University Capitol Archaeological Institute and President of the International Coalition to Support Protection of ....

  • Antiquities minister to hold press conf. Friday to review UNESCO's mission

    Antiquities minister to hold press conf. Friday to review UNESCO's mission

    Date: 2014-01-29 14:26:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:47 - ID:527306

    State Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim will hold an international press conference on Friday at the Islamic Art Museum to shed light on the tasks of a UNESCO technical mission in Egypt. The UNESCO mission will arrive here on ....

  • Artists protest against Cairo bomb attacks

    Artists protest against Cairo bomb attacks

    Date: 2014-01-29 08:27:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:9 - ID:526421

    A number of artists and intellectuals staged a protest Tuesday in front of Cairo security directorate condemning a bomb attack that took place on Friday. The protesters deplored the attack which left six died and destroyed the façade of the ....

  • Antiquities ministry to establish fund to preserve heritage

    Antiquities ministry to establish fund to preserve heritage

    Date: 2014-01-28 17:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:50 - ID:525793

    Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim agreed to a proposal of the Finance Ministry to establish a fund aiming at preserving historical buildings. A bank account would be opened under the name "rescuing Egyptian heritage fund," to receive donations ....

  • ُEgypt ready to run for UNESCO world heritage elections

    ُEgypt ready to run for UNESCO world heritage elections

    Date: 2014-01-28 15:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:37 - ID:525552

    State Minister for Antiquities Affairs Mohamed Ibrahim announced that the ministry has been preparing for the UNESCO world heritage committee elections in 2015. The ministry is going to create a huge tome including all Egyptian ancient wonders to ....

  • Egypt hops N.Korea to participate in Cairo film festival

    Egypt hops N.Korea to participate in Cairo film festival

    Date: 2014-01-27 10:41:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:41 - ID:522887

    Egypt's Culture Minister Saber Arab hopes North Korea would participate in Cairo International Film Festival and the International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts. During a meeting with the North Korean ambassador in Cairo, Arab voiced ....

  • Destroyed artifacts to be displayed at special department of Islamic art museum - minister

    Destroyed artifacts to be displayed at special department of Islamic art museum - minister

    Date: 2014-01-26 15:43:36 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:31 - ID:521787

    The Antiquities Ministry is currently collecting the artifacts of the Islamic Art Museum, which was destroyed by the bombing that targeted Cairo Security Directorate on Friday morning, said State Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Sunday. The ....

  • Minister says Umayyad jug not destroyed in museum damage

    Minister says Umayyad jug not destroyed in museum damage

    Date: 2014-01-26 11:49:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:18 - ID:521249

    Egypt's antiquities minister stressed on Sunday that the centuries-old jug of Marwan ben Muhammad, the last Umayyad caliph, was not damaged in the Friday's car bombing that wreaked havoc on Cairo’s renowned Islamic Art Museum. Mohamed Ibrahim, at ....

  • UNESCO offers 100,000 dollars to re-built Islamic Art Museum

    UNESCO offers 100,000 dollars to re-built Islamic Art Museum

    Date: 2014-01-24 18:51:09 GMT - France - Culture - SN:62 - ID:518399

    Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO Mohamed Sameh said on Friday that the UN-supported organization will provide Egypt with 100,000 dollars to rebuilt the Islamic Art Museum and restore its items. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has issued an ....

  • UNECSO condemns destruction to Islamic Art Museum

    UNECSO condemns destruction to Islamic Art Museum

    Date: 2014-01-24 17:00:22 GMT - France - Culture - SN:48 - ID:518168

    The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed on Friday grave concern about the damage to Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art, following the reported explosion of a car near the Police Security Directorate, which is located at Port Said Street ....

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