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Radi: "Roots Revival" a message of twinship to those who lived in Egypt

Date: 2018-04-30 15:37:59 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:77 - ID:7377382

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - The "Roots Revival" initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi during his visit to Cyprus in November which aims at carrying out week-long events is the first of its kind, Presidency Spokesman Bassam Radi said in ....

Egypt's Assiut, USA Purdue universities mull scientific cooperation

Date: 2018-04-30 13:58:24 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:59 - ID:7376970

ASSIUT, Egypt, April 30 (MENA) - An academic delegation from Purdue University of USA and the Institute of International Education (IIE) visited Assiut University on Monday to discuss means to boost cooperation and fund projects in several fields ....

Egypt clinches 3 out of 14 awards at 19th Arab Radio Festival in Tunis -- official

Date: 2018-04-30 11:40:31 GMT - Tunisia - Culture and Art - SN:36 - ID:7376542

TUNIS, April 30 (MENA) - The head of the Egyptian delegation and a jury member at the 19th Arab Radio and Television Festival, Ismail Shishtawi, said that Egypt clinched three out of the 14 awards presented by the festival. In statements to MENA ....

Egypt clinches 1 gold, 2 silvers in 19th Arab Radio &TV Festival in Tunis

Date: 2018-04-30 11:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:34 - ID:7376317

CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - The National Media Authority (NMA) won three awards at the 19th Arab Radio and TV Festival held at the City of Culture in Tunis on April 26-29 . The NMA won a gold prize in a radio documentary competition for "Madinat Al ....

France FM impressed by GEM’s Ramses II Statue

Date: 2018-04-29 21:10:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:96 - ID:7376032

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday he is impressed by the statue of Ramses II, ancient Egypt's greatest ruler, which has been recently moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) overlooking the Giza ....

French FM asserts readiness to support Egyptian Grand Museum project

Date: 2018-04-29 20:26:05 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:92 - ID:7375858

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) – French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian visited on Sunday the Egyptian Grand Museum where he met with the museum’s head Tarek Tawfik. France is ready to contribute to this great project, the minister said. Earlier, Le ....

SCRF highlights strength of relation between filmmakers, novelists

Date: 2018-04-26 13:51:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:7370403

SHARJAH, April 26 (MENA) - The 10th edition of Sharjah Children's Reading Festival (SCRF) sheds light on the strength of relation binding filmmakers and novelists. This came during a symposium titled "Animated Tales" that was held as part of the ....

Culture min. arrives in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2018-04-25 16:50:40 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:60 - ID:7369460

RIYADH, April 25 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Saleh al Awwad received on Wednesday Egypt's Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem, upon her arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Both ministers are ....

SBA chairman to MENA: Egyptian-UAE cultural ties 'distinguished, effective'

Date: 2018-04-24 12:55:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:58 - ID:7367007

SHARJAH, April 24 (MENA) - Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) Ahmed al Amri described Egyptian-UAE cultural ties as "distinguished and effective". In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Amri said Egypt is always at the forefront of any ....

Cairo Opera House delegation in Riyadh for 1st time

Date: 2018-04-23 18:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:87 - ID:7366097

RIYADH, April 23 (MENA) – An artistic delegation of Cairo Opera House arrived in Riyadh on Monday to hold two shows for the first time in Saudi Arabia. The 45-member delegation was received by the staff of the Egyptian Embassy in Saudi Arabia and ....