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Saudi Arabia to participate in 50th Cairo Book Fair

Date: 2019-01-21 11:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:37 - ID:7767233

CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Office of the Cultural Attaché of the Saudi Embassy in Cairo announced Monday that the kingdom will organize many activities during the 50th edition of Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF). A number of lectures will be ....

Goethe Institut organizes Cairo Short Stories 2019 contest

Date: 2019-01-21 10:48:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:36 - ID:7767241

CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Goethe Institut and KfW foundation are organizing a writing contest, the fourth, to support young talents in North Africa and the Near East. Themed "Cairo Short Stories 2019", the contest is concerned with young ....

Aviation Ministry takes part in Cairo International Book Fair

Date: 2019-01-21 09:42:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:29 - ID:7767046

CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - EgyptAir will take part in sponsoring the Golden Jubilee of Cairo International Book Fair as the main carrier of the exhibitors and delegations. The fair will take place this year at its new location, Egypt International ....

Kazakhstan keen on participating in 50th CIBF

Date: 2019-01-21 09:31:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:27 - ID:7766904

CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Kazakh Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev said his country is keen on participating in the 50th edition of Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), due to start on Wednesday. In statements to MENA on Monday, the Kazakh ....

PM reviews report on recovery of "Qansuh al Ghuri" manuscript

Date: 2019-01-20 12:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:51 - ID:7765765

CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Sunday reviewed a report on the Culture Ministry's efforts to retrieve the manuscript of Sultan Qansuh al Ghuri. Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayim, in a meeting with the prime minister ....

Culture minister launches "Talents Egypt" project

Date: 2019-01-17 11:31:53 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:32 - ID:7761450

CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayim launched on Thursday a new project titled "Talents Egypt" to discover new talents as one of the main pillars of sustainable development. In statements on Thursday, Abdel Dayim asserted the ....

Culture minister announces Egypt's cultural activities in Africa in 2019

Date: 2019-01-16 14:33:52 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:55 - ID:7760172

CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem has revealed Egypt's cultural map in Africa in 2019 on the occasion of Egypt's presidency of the African Union this year, president Abdel Fattah El Sisi declaration of Aswan governorate as ....

Hawwas: Cleopatra tomb to be unearthed in Alexandria soon

Date: 2019-01-14 13:07:44 GMT - Italy - Culture and Art - SN:53 - ID:7756060

PALERMO, Italy, Jan 14 (MENA) - Visiting Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawwas said excavations at Taposiris Magna, a site west of Alexandria, affirm that the tomb of famous Queen Cleopatra could be discovered soon. Cleopatra was the last active ....

Egypt participates in Belgrade film festival with two movies

Date: 2019-01-13 15:26:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:56 - ID:7754991

CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Serbia Amr el Guweili said Egypt will participate next month with two movies in the Belgrade film festival (FEST), the largest in the Balkan region. The two films are Turab el Mass (Or the diamond ....

11th edition of Arab Theater Festival kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2019-01-10 20:38:39 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:77 - ID:7751667

CAIRO, Jan 10 (MENA) - The Arab Theater Festival's 11th edition kicked off on Thursday evening at Cairo Opera House in Zamalek district near downtown Cairo. Organized by the Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the Arab Theater Institute, this ....