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Antiquities minister to hold press conf. Friday to review UNESCO's mission
Date: 2014-01-29 14:26:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:47 - ID:527306
State Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim will hold an international press conference on Friday at the Islamic Art Museum to shed light on the tasks of a UNESCO technical mission in Egypt. The UNESCO mission will arrive here on ....
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Artists protest against Cairo bomb attacks
Date: 2014-01-29 08:27:49 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:9 - ID:526421
A number of artists and intellectuals staged a protest Tuesday in front of Cairo security directorate condemning a bomb attack that took place on Friday. The protesters deplored the attack which left six died and destroyed the façade of the ....
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Antiquities ministry to establish fund to preserve heritage
Date: 2014-01-28 17:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:50 - ID:525793
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim agreed to a proposal of the Finance Ministry to establish a fund aiming at preserving historical buildings. A bank account would be opened under the name "rescuing Egyptian heritage fund," to receive donations ....
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ُEgypt ready to run for UNESCO world heritage elections
Date: 2014-01-28 15:17:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:37 - ID:525552
State Minister for Antiquities Affairs Mohamed Ibrahim announced that the ministry has been preparing for the UNESCO world heritage committee elections in 2015. The ministry is going to create a huge tome including all Egyptian ancient wonders to ....
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Egypt hops N.Korea to participate in Cairo film festival
Date: 2014-01-27 10:41:58 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:41 - ID:522887
Egypt's Culture Minister Saber Arab hopes North Korea would participate in Cairo International Film Festival and the International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts. During a meeting with the North Korean ambassador in Cairo, Arab voiced ....
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Destroyed artifacts to be displayed at special department of Islamic art museum - minister
Date: 2014-01-26 15:43:36 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:31 - ID:521787
The Antiquities Ministry is currently collecting the artifacts of the Islamic Art Museum, which was destroyed by the bombing that targeted Cairo Security Directorate on Friday morning, said State Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Sunday. The ....
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Minister says Umayyad jug not destroyed in museum damage
Date: 2014-01-26 11:49:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:18 - ID:521249
Egypt's antiquities minister stressed on Sunday that the centuries-old jug of Marwan ben Muhammad, the last Umayyad caliph, was not damaged in the Friday's car bombing that wreaked havoc on Cairo’s renowned Islamic Art Museum. Mohamed Ibrahim, at ....
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UNESCO offers 100,000 dollars to re-built Islamic Art Museum
Date: 2014-01-24 18:51:09 GMT - France - Culture - SN:62 - ID:518399
Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO Mohamed Sameh said on Friday that the UN-supported organization will provide Egypt with 100,000 dollars to rebuilt the Islamic Art Museum and restore its items. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has issued an ....
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UNECSO condemns destruction to Islamic Art Museum
Date: 2014-01-24 17:00:22 GMT - France - Culture - SN:48 - ID:518168
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed on Friday grave concern about the damage to Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art, following the reported explosion of a car near the Police Security Directorate, which is located at Port Said Street ....
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Islamic art museum to be evacuated: antiquities minister
Date: 2014-01-24 14:56:20 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:40 - ID:517841
The Antiquities Ministry started on Friday evacuating the Islamic Art Museum from its items after the terrorist attack that targeted the nearby Cairo Police HQ earlier today. The explosion destroyed windows of the building and all niches, not to ....
