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  • Sharjah book fair's attendance hits record high, says official

    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 ....

  • Veteran singer Shadia leaves hospital after recovery

    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 ....

  • PM orders Luxor archaeological projects to be accomplished

    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 ....

  • Egypt participates in preparing statement of OECD tourism committee

    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 ....

  • Egypt-Sudan cultural cooperation reflects political will 2 of leaders: Namnam

    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 ....

  • British writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

    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 ....

  • Egypt, Bosnia agree on inking protocol to enhance cultural cooperation

    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 ....

  • SCA: Attempt to rob Egypt's Coptic Museum foiled

    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 ....

  • Prehistoric Egyptian antiquities showcased at int'l conference in Vienna

    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 ....

  • Wives of 21 ambassadors in Cairo visit Manial palace, museum

    Wives of 21 ambassadors in Cairo visit Manial palace, museum

    Date: 2017-01-31 06:23:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:3 - ID:6434385

    The wives of 21 ambassadors on Monday visited the Manial Palace and Museum in Cairo, the director of the museum said. The visitors inspected the palace and its content and were given a detailed presentation on its history, Walaa Badawi told ....

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