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Egypt elected as rapporteur of ISESCO heritage committee
Date: 2013-11-21 10:11:18 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:24 - ID:399056
Egypt was unanimously elected as the rapporteur of the Islamic World Heritage Committee during its fourth meeting in the Yemeni capital, said Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs Mohamed Ibrahim on Thursday. The election came in recognition ....
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Ismailia ancient museum inaugurated after renovations
Date: 2013-11-18 09:01:01 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:23 - ID:393056
Minister of State of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim and Ismailia Governor Ahmed el-Qassas opened late Sunday the ancient mosque of Abbasi after finalizing renovations at a cost of 1.1 million EGP. Qassas said the renovations carried out in ....
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Interpol launches search for Akhenaton's daughter statute
Date: 2013-11-17 12:25:06 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:28 - ID:391755
Chief of the Museums Sector Ahmed Sharaf asserted Sunday that 800 pieces of antiquities, that were stolen from Malawi museum in Menya during the violence acts that took place in the wake of the dispersal of Rabaa al-Adawiya and Al-Nahad sit-ins, ....
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Four Dutch backpackers arrive in Luxor, praise security conditions
Date: 2013-11-17 10:00:55 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:23 - ID:391367
Four Dutch backpackers arrived late Saturday in Isna city, southern the Upper Egypt governorate of Luxor. They came from Libya and are en route to Sudan within the framework of a desert journey of several African states. They first moved from ....
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No decision made on moving antiquities officials in pyramids area- official
Date: 2013-11-15 13:10:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:25 - ID:388411
No decision was made to transfer the director of antiquities in the pyramids area, his deputy and other officials over a recent theft incident, head of the Egyptian antiquities department Mohamed Abdul-Maqsoud said on Friday. A German researcher ....
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Egypt wins seat in UNESCO International Hydrological Program
Date: 2013-11-15 07:51:35 GMT - France - Culture - SN:4 - ID:387813
Egypt won a seat in the executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after snatching 136 votes, Mohamed Sameh, Egypt's ambassador to the UNESCO, said. Egypt won the membership of the ....
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Sarofim Pasha Palace not affiliated to Ministry of Antiquities -- Ibrahim
Date: 2013-11-13 15:33:34 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:39 - ID:385169
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim has denied reports published in newspapers about Sarofim Pasha Palace in Menia. Newspapers of Wednesday claimed that the palace is affiliated with the Ministry of Antiquities. The palace is not even listed ....
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Culture minister invites Mexico to participate in 2014 Cairo Int'l Film Festival
Date: 2013-11-13 15:24:45 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:35 - ID:385152
Culture Minister Dr. Mohamed Saber Arab expressed desire for Mexico to participate in the Cairo International Film Festival to be held in November, 2014. The minister's remarks came during a meeting with the Mexican ambassador to Egypt Jorge ....
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Culture Minister meets NCDA delegation
Date: 2013-11-12 13:49:32 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:29 - ID:383046
Culture Minister Mohamed Saber Arab held a meeting Tuesday with a delegation from the National Council of disability Affairs (NCDA) in Egypt. The meeting took up enabling people with disabilities to be integrated in the society and to have access ....
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Ancient Egyptians organized Olympics 2000 BC: expert
Date: 2013-11-12 12:30:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:20 - ID:382841
Expert archeologist Abdel-Rahim Rehan said ancient Egyptians are the first people who had organized Olympics back to 2000 years BC. "According to a new book 'From The Pharaohs', ancient Egypt's King Ramses I was the first one who ordered these ....
