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Year of 2017 is the best for Egypt tourism - official
Date: 2017-12-25 10:31:50 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:13 - ID:7158105
Mohamed Othman, adviser to the tourism minister for Upper Egypt, said on Monday the year of 2017 is the best for Egypt tourism in terms of the number of tourists coming to the two Egyptian governorates of Luxor and Aswan. Despite the hardships ....
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Sharjah book fair's attendance hits record high, says official
Date: 2017-11-10 13:12:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture - SN:7 - ID:7084310
Director of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Ahmed al Amri said on Friday that the 36th session of the fair has broken the attendance record with about 2 million persons of different nationalities attending the event in less than 10 ....
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Veteran singer Shadia leaves hospital after recovery
Date: 2017-11-07 07:02:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:2 - ID:7078359
Egypt’s iconic singer Shadia has been discharged from hospital after she recovered from a brain stroke she suffered days ago. The Musicians Syndicate’s spokesman Tarek Mortada said the veteran singer returned to her home after the clot was ....
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PM orders Luxor archaeological projects to be accomplished
Date: 2017-10-26 08:22:54 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:5 - ID:7058858
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ordered projects to renovate archaeological sites in Luxor to be accomplished. One project is renovating the Rams Road which will be fulfilled as soon as possible upon the premier's directives. Earlier today as ....
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Egypt participates in preparing statement of OECD tourism committee
Date: 2017-10-23 10:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:15 - ID:7053836
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry participated in preparing a statement issued by the tourism committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This came on the occasion of holding a high-level conference of the ....
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Egypt-Sudan cultural cooperation reflects political will 2 of leaders: Namnam
Date: 2017-10-17 16:15:37 GMT - Sudan - Culture - SN:25 - ID:7044718
Egyptian Minister of Culture Helmy el Namnam said Tuesday that cultural cooperation between Egypt and Sudan reflects the political will of both countries' leaders. He explained that Egypt's Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Sudanese counterpart Omar ....
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British writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature
Date: 2017-10-05 15:59:33 GMT - Sweden - Culture - SN:10 - ID:7025459
The Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, the awarding Swedish Academy said as quoted by the BBC . Ishiguro, 62, who is known for novels such as A Pale View of Hills (1982), The Remains ....
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Egypt, Bosnia agree on inking protocol to enhance cultural cooperation
Date: 2017-09-24 16:43:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:23 - ID:7007128
Egypt and Bosnia agreed on enhancing cultural ties via signing cooperation protocol that allows the two sides to exchange troupes . The protocol allows also the two nations to prepare a list of books in various fields to be translated from ....
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SCA: Attempt to rob Egypt's Coptic Museum foiled
Date: 2017-09-14 17:48:39 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:16 - ID:6991347
Security bodies have thwarted an attempt to steal artifacts from Egypt’s Coptic Museum in the Old Cairo area of Mar Gerges, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Amin said on Thursday. The incident occurred when a ....
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Prehistoric Egyptian antiquities showcased at int'l conference in Vienna
Date: 2017-09-14 17:47:52 GMT - Austria - Culture - SN:14 - ID:6991353
Director of the Egyptian Museum Sabah Abdel Razek has reviewed some antiquities, dating back to prehistoric times, that will continue to be showcased at the museum. Addressing the Origins 6 international conference on Predynastic and Early ....
