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  • American Hip-Hop Group “Dangerflow” to visit Egypt in mid April

    Date: 2018-04-03 11:54:33 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:7331057

    CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - The US embassy in Cairo said the Dangerflow, an American hip hop group from Miami, is due in Egypt in mid April to present a series of musical performances in Cairo and Alexandria. The Dangerflow is bringing their ....

  • Novelist Ahmed Khaled Tawfik passes away

    Date: 2018-04-02 22:41:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:129 - ID:7330482

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Egyptian novelist Ahmed Khaled Tawfik passed away in the Delta governorate of Gharbia Monday at the age of 56. Culture Minister Inas Abdel Dayem mourned the deceased, describing him as a great novelist who has always ....

  • Egyptian, Arab, foreign troupes participate in Damanhour International Folk Festival

    Date: 2018-04-01 20:52:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:89 - ID:7328114

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) – Lebanese troupe Gaby Shiba will participate in the activities of the 6th round of Damanhour International Folk Festival on Wednesday. Activities of the festival include shows by a number of Egyptian, Arab and foreign folk ....

  • Egypt's culture ministry plans World Heritage Day celebrations

    Date: 2018-03-31 18:44:05 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:66 - ID:7326413

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Culture Minister Inas Abdel Daim has formed a committee to prepare for celebrations of the World Heritage Day on April 18. In statements on Saturday, the head of National Organization for Urban Harmony Mohamed Abou Se'ada ....

  • Arab League preserves cultural role documents -- assistant chief

    Date: 2018-03-31 14:40:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:7326028

    ALEXANDRIA, March 31 (MENA) - The Arab League has exerted a lot of efforts to preserve documents and heritage which reflect its important cultural role, the pan-Arab body's assistant chief Haifa Abu Ghazaleh said on Saturday. Abu Ghazaleh cited ....

  • Culture minister inaugurates Alexandria book fair

    Date: 2018-03-30 16:17:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:56 - ID:7324713

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) – Minister of Culture Enas Abdel Dayem inaugurated on Friday the Alexandria book fair. She was accompanied by chairman of the General Egyptian Book Organization Haitham al Haj Ali. Held at the Alexandria University’s ....

  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina Virtual Museum wins WSIS award

    Date: 2018-03-22 12:32:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:41 - ID:7308639

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 22 (MENA) - The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Virtual Museum (BVM) has been selected among the top five success stories in the field of Information Technology (IT) and communications. World Summit on the Information ....

  • Higher education ministry holds workshop to improve Egyptian universities' international ranking

    Date: 2018-03-22 10:59:31 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:27 - ID:7308528

    CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Essam Khamis, who is also the chairman of the National Committee for International Classifications in cooperation with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) inaugurated ....

  • UNESCO regional workshop wraps up

    Date: 2018-03-20 11:48:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:48 - ID:7305184

    CAIRO, March 20 (MENA) - A regional training workshop organized by the Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO wrapped up work on Tuesday. The event - arranged in tandem with UNESCO - fell within the framework of promoting regional cooperation in ....

  • Egyptian journalist wins Al Owais Award in UAE

    Date: 2018-03-18 13:17:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:70 - ID:7301811

    DUBAI, March 18 (MENA) - Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, an Egyptian journalist, has won the Al Owais Award in honor of 22 years of work with UAE media. Abdel Maqsoud is the first Egyptian to win the award, which is usually granted to UAE intellectuals. ....

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