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Egypt intellectuals call on free thinkers of the world to support Egyptians to fulfill their aspirations
Date: 2013-08-20 19:27:30 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:62 - ID:251155
Egypt's intellectuals and artists called on their peers and all free thinkers of the world to support the Egyptian people and help them fulfill their aspirations. In a news conference held by Egypt's elite men of culture the group defended ....
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Cultural Movement in Lebanon hails Salmawy's role in June 30 Revolution
Date: 2013-08-19 14:33:45 GMT - Lebanon - Culture - SN:41 - ID:249016
The Cultural Movement in Lebanon sent Monday a cable to Mohamed Salmawy, the Secretary General of the General Union of Arab Writers and the Head of the Egyptian Writers Union, to hail his role in the June 30 Revolution which rectified the course of ....
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180 tourists visit Great Pyramids; Egyptian Museum still closed
Date: 2013-08-18 13:20:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:25 - ID:247320
About 180 visitors, Egyptians and foreign tourists, visited the site of the iconic Great Pyramids in Giza on Sunday after it was closed over the past two days, an official at the antiquities ministry said. He said the site is expected to lure ....
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Minya residents ask for more protection to monuments
Date: 2013-08-18 11:37:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:21 - ID:247109
Residents of Bahnsa village of Minya called on Sunday for more security reinforcements to protect the archaeological warehouse in the area that contains large quantity of monuments, especially after Malawi museum was robbed in the latest violence ....
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Egypt closes historical landmarks in fear of potential unrest
Date: 2013-08-14 14:19:11 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:27 - ID:241191
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry decided on Wednesday to close all sites of historical landmarks, including the Giza Pyramids Plateau, the Egyptian Museum and the Alexandria Museum as of 2pm in fear of potential unrest. This is a precautionary ....
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BA chief awarded Calouste Gulbenkian prize
Date: 2013-07-24 16:53:22 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:24 - ID:214155
Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Ismail Serageldin received the prize of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, based in Lisbon, which is awarded annually to an individual or institution whose thoughts or actions make a decisive contribution to ....
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New culture minister reinstates Inas Adbel Dayem as Opera chief
Date: 2013-07-17 16:38:16 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:25 - ID:204820
CAIRO (MENA) - Newly-appointed Minister of Culture Mohamed Saber Arab reinstated Inas Abdel Dayem as the head of the Cairo Opera House on Wednesday. It was the first decision he took since assuming office today. She was dismissed in May ....
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Ministry of Antiquities employees want their ministry to remain independent
Date: 2013-07-11 13:49:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:13 - ID:196957
Ministry of Antiquities employees do not want their ministry to be merged into another entity, wishing that it would remain as independent as it has been for sometime. The employees' trade union, under Abdel-Khaleq Darwish, sent a memo to ....
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Ongoing incidents did not affect workflow on existing projects - Antiquities ministry
Date: 2013-07-10 17:36:05 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:30 - ID:196044
CAIRO (MENA) - The ongoing situation in Egypt did not affect the workflow on existing projects, said Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Amin. In statements Wednesday, Amin said that he is following up the workflow in ....
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Egyptian museum receives visitors normally - council
Date: 2013-07-08 13:14:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:38 - ID:192691
CAIRO (MENA) - The Egyptian Museum received visitors on Monday as usual despite protests and rallies in nearby Tahrir Square, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Antiquities Moustafa Amin said. He added that more army personnel and ....
