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  • Egypt establishes new department for archaeological coordination with Africa

    Egypt establishes new department for archaeological coordination with Africa

    Date: 2013-06-16 15:59:24 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:25 - ID:158144

    CAIRO (MENA) - Minister of State for Antiquities Ahmed Essawi ordered the establishment of an Egyptian-African coordination department to magnify the Egyptian role in African states, especially riparian ones. In statements Sunday, Essawi said ....

  • Intellectuals continue sit-in for 11th day

    Intellectuals continue sit-in for 11th day

    Date: 2013-06-15 15:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:17 - ID:156707

    CAIRO (MENA) – Intellectuals and artists continued Saturday their sit-in outside the Culture Ministry for the 11th day running, calling for sacking Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz. More people arrived at the ministry Friday to show solidarity ....

  • Anti-culture minister protest continues for 8th day

    Anti-culture minister protest continues for 8th day

    Date: 2013-06-12 12:17:32 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:19 - ID:151757

    CAIRO (MENA) - For the eighth day in a row, a number of artists and intellectuals continue their sit-in, calling for the resignation of Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz. The protest is held at the ministry premises in the Nile district of ....

  • Three soldiers injured in Culture Ministry clashes

    Three soldiers injured in Culture Ministry clashes

    Date: 2013-06-12 10:26:17 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:2 - ID:151423

    Egypt-Accident Three soldiers injured in Culture Ministry clashes CAIRO (MENA) - As many as three police soldiers were injured during clashes Tuesday between supporters and opponents to Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz in Cairo, the Health ....

  • Islamists end their protest outside culture ministry

    Islamists end their protest outside culture ministry

    Date: 2013-06-11 19:36:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:65 - ID:150969

    CAIRO (MENA) - Scores of Islamists ended on Tuesday their protest outside the headquarters of the culture ministry, where they clashed with opponents of newly-appointed Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz. After what was termed as withdrawal of ....

  • Clashes erupt between supporters, opponents of culture minister

    Clashes erupt between supporters, opponents of culture minister

    Date: 2013-06-11 18:54:28 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:60 - ID:150897

    CAIRO (MENA) - Fierce clashes erupted on Tuesday in the vicinity of the culture ministry between supporters and opponents of newly-appointed Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz. The two sides threw stones at each other, leaving a number of people ....

  • Culture minister denounces rumors about Egyptian manuscripts

    Culture minister denounces rumors about Egyptian manuscripts

    Date: 2013-06-11 18:30:55 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:55 - ID:150857

    Egypt/Document/Culture Culture minister denounces rumors about Egyptian manuscripts CAIRO (MENA) - Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz has denounced what he called campaigned rumors about Egyptian manuscripts, urging all to live up to their ....

  • Egypt, Poland to cooperate in antiquities fields

    Egypt, Poland to cooperate in antiquities fields

    Date: 2013-06-11 17:52:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:44 - ID:150779

    CAIRO (MENA) – Egypt's Antiquities Minister Ahmed Essa met on Tuesday with Polish Ambassador to Egypt, the first meeting between the two sides. The two sides discussed ways of advancing cooperation in the fields of antiquities, especially in ....

  • Intellectuals protest enters its 2nd week, with no glimmer of hope

    Intellectuals protest enters its 2nd week, with no glimmer of hope

    Date: 2013-06-11 11:31:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:16 - ID:149952

    A sit-in by intellectuals outside the Culture Ministry's headquarters in Cairo's Zamalek district will enter on Wednesday its second week with no glimmer of hope to resolve the crisis with Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz. The sit-inners ....

  • Senior official of Culture Ministry resigns for blurring policy

    Senior official of Culture Ministry resigns for blurring policy

    Date: 2013-06-04 09:41:40 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:4 - ID:139318

    A senior official at the Ministry of Culture has resigned for obscurity surrounded the newly-appointed minister's policy. Dr. Kamelia Sobhy, head of the foreign cultural relations, tendered Monday her resignation to Culture Minister Alaa Abdul ....

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