Egyptian Ministry of Culture
Culture Ministry’s YouTube channel highlights Egyptian musical and film artists with online events this weekend
Culture
January 13, 2021
Culture Ministry’s YouTube channel highlights Egyptian musical and film artists with online events this weekend
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture’s YouTube channel will present a number of Egyptian musical artists from different genres starting Thursday,…
Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
Culture
December 30, 2020
Cairo Opera House cancels end-of-year concerts due to coronavirus
The Cairo Opera House has canceled concerts scheduled for December 30 and 31 in its Cairo, Alexandria, and Damanhour theaters…
Medhat Saleh to perform concert at Cairo Opera House’s open-air theater
Culture
August 11, 2020
Medhat Saleh to perform concert at Cairo Opera House’s open-air theater
Egyptian singer Medhat Saleh will perform a concert at the Cairo Opera House’s open-air Nafoura Theater on August 13. Featuring…
Egypt’s Ministry of Culture establishes 2 open-air theaters
Culture
June 25, 2020
Egypt’s Ministry of Culture establishes 2 open-air theaters
Egypt’s Ministry of Culture is preparing to resume cultural activities starting July 15, or possibly before that date, Minister of…
Women rights organization slams minister’s humiliation of stout employee
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Women rights organization slams minister’s humiliation of stout employee
A women rights organization has condemned remarks made by the culture minister to a ministry employee which the latter described…
Culture ministry to mark birth anniversary of Sayed Darwish
Art news
March 16, 2015
Culture ministry to mark birth anniversary of Sayed Darwish
The Ministry of Culture in Alexandria is celebrating on 20 March the birth anniversary of Sayed Darwish, one of Egypt’s…
17 historical manuscripts stolen, 183 vulnerable to damage and theft
Archaeology
July 29, 2014
17 historical manuscripts stolen, 183 vulnerable to damage and theft
Professor of Medieval History at the University of Zagazig Amr Abdel Aziz sent a number of letters to Sharqiya governor,…
Farouk Hosni’s ‘Cultural Personality of the Year’ award raises eyebrows
Art news
September 13, 2012
Farouk Hosni’s ‘Cultural Personality of the Year’ award raises eyebrows
This week, organizers of the Sharjah International Book Fair announced that their 2012 “Cultural Personality of the Year” award would…
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
The Court of Cassation confirmed Saturday an earlier verdict sentencing a former Culture Ministry official to a year of hard…
Cultivation and Control: Q&A with head of the Supreme Council of Culture
Art news
September 19, 2011
Cultivation and Control: Q&A with head of the Supreme Council of Culture
It seems that some people are now betting on the 1970s generation of intellectuals, promoting independent projects, for “it is…