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House approves 2 coop. programs with S. Korea on cultural heritage

Date: 2025-04-29 18:54:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:53 - ID:11158777

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved draft presidential decrees nos. 117 and 118 of 2025 regarding the minutes of discussions between the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the Korean National Heritage ....

BA's director congratulates author Samir Nada for winning IPAF

Date: 2025-04-26 15:49:35 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:9 - ID:11153665

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 26 (MENA) - Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Ahmed Zayed congratulated on Saturday Egyptian author Mohamed Samir Nada for winning the18th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). Nada was one of six ....

Egypt’s Dar Al-Maaref honored at Abu Dhabi Int'l Book Fair

Date: 2025-04-26 14:46:55 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:36 - ID:11154010

ABU DHABI, April 26 (MENA) - The 34th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is set to honor Egypt’s Dar Al-Maaref as part of an initiative to recognize historic pioneers of Arab publishing. The edition is being held from April 26 to ....

Culture min. to MENA: Major Egypt-UAE joint cultural projects underway

Date: 2025-04-26 12:11:28 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Culture and Art - SN:24 - ID:11153831

SHARJAH, UAE, April 26 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hano on Saturday said that Egypt and the UAE are working together on three major cultural project that will represent a milestone in the cultural field. In an interview ....

Arab Producers Union to develop strategic plan for Ramadan drama season

Date: 2025-04-25 19:42:10 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:50 - ID:11153406

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - Arab Producers Union President Ibrahim Abu Zekri announced that meetings are currently underway with Egyptian and Arab producers to develop a strategic plan for the upcoming Ramadan drama season. He told MENA that the ....

Culture Minister: We are keen on maintaining constructive, cultural partnership with the UAE

Date: 2025-04-24 13:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:30 - ID:11151906

SHARJAH, April 24 (MENA) - Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hano asserted the ministry's utmost keenness on maintaining constructive, cultural partnership with the UAE. The move is meant to promote bridges of communication between the coming ....

Egypt, Qatar sign 'LoI' marking launch of Egyptian-Qatari Cultural Year 2027

Date: 2025-04-21 20:10:37 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:44 - ID:11148222

CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The Ministry of Culture has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) Qatar's National Committee for Cultural Years, marking the launch of the Egyptian-Qatari Cultural Year 2027. Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hanno and Sheikha Al ....

Egyptian, Qatari ministers discuss preparations for joint Cultural Year 2027

Date: 2025-04-21 16:50:01 GMT - Qatar - Culture and Art - SN:30 - ID:11148007

DOHA, April 21 (MENA) - Egypt’s Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hano on Monday discussed with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani ways of boosting cooperation and preparations for the Egypt-Qatar Cultural Year ....

Culture min. probes joint cooperation with Moroccan counterpart in Rabat

Date: 2025-04-18 20:14:21 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:32 - ID:11144469

CAIRO/RABAT, April 18 (MENA) - Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hanno reviewed Friday with his Moroccan counterpart Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid ways to promote joint cooperation. The two sides met on the margins of Hanno's visit to Rabat to participate ....

Egyptian actor & comedian Soliman Eid passed away at age of 63

Date: 2025-04-18 07:37:02 GMT - Egypt - Culture and Art - SN:5 - ID:11143751

CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) - Egyptian actor and comedian Soliman Eid passed away on Friday morning at the age of 63. Scriptwriter and lyricist Ayman Bahgat Kamar announced the news on his Facebook page. In the late 1980s, Soliman Eid began his ....