Latest in Tag: Ministry of Culture Highlight
Latest in Tag: Ministry of Culture

Culture Minister celebrates 100th birth anniversary of prominent writer Tharwat Okasha
Renowned author was one of culture symbols in Egypt, Arab world after 23 July 1952 Revolution, says Minister Abdel Dayem

Opinion| Egyptâs Ministry of Culture in face of terrorism
The world is currently fighting a fierce war against ideological and intellectual terrorism. But the most important factor that helps overcome this crisis is awareness and the ability to take responsibility.

Egypt celebrates birth anniversary of renowned theatre actor Naguib El-Rihani
Like Charlie Chaplin, El-Rihani dealt with psychological insight of poorer classes against unjust aristocratic class, criticising aristocracy in sarcastic manner

Culture Ministry to livestream 6 concerts on YouTube on 14-16 January
Programme to include documentary films about iconic Egyptian actors Mahmoud Yassin, Laila Taher

Egypt launches âMemory of the Cityâ heritage tours
âMemory of the Cityâ initiative aims to preserve urban and social history of historical neighbourhoods in Cairo

Culture Minister announces winners of 13th National Theatre Festival
Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem concluded, on Saturday, the 13th edition of the National Theatre Festival, whilst announcing the winners of its competitions.

Beating pandemic boredom: Egyptian Opera House hosts 584 cultural events in 2020
Ministry of Culture launches initiative to broadcast concerts, salons, and creative activities via Internet

Culture Ministry celebrates Christmas on YouTube
Repertoire of international Christmas songs, ballet shows to be performed

Egypt’s Culture Ministry marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebration included an artistic exhibition for the children with disabilities and a musical performance

Ministry of Culture announces schedule for resumed theatrical, musical activities
On Saturday, Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem approved the programme for resuming the theatrical activities in two phases.

Stay At Home: Ministry of Culture to publish free books online for public browsing
The ministry encouraged citizens people not to leave their homes by streaming plays and concerts online every day at 9 pm. Abdel Dayem called to spend the time in self isolation to invest in knowledge and spreading awareness.

Egyptâs Ministry of Culture purchases some of LâOrientalisteâs rare literature gems
Country exterts maximum possible effort to save the treasures that shape the nationâs identity, says Abdel Dayem

Ministry of Culture mourns Bachir El-Sebaie
After a long journey of enriching the cultural scene in Egypt with his translations and chronicles, historian and translator Bachir El-Sebaie passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. The ministry of culture mourned on Monday the veteran historian, stating that he was one of the literature and translation pillars in the country. In …

Ministry of Culture justifies moving 50th Cairo International Book Fair to Fifth Settlement to answer public wave of anger
Fair attracted 4.5 million visitors last year, with 650,000 people going during first 2 days

Ministry of Culture commemorates Gamal Abdel Nasserâs 100th birthday
The Ministry of Culture is to organise a set of cultural events to commemorate the 100th birthday of late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who was born on 15 January 1918. Starting from 15 January and lasting for a week, a series of cultural events will be organised to revive the memory of Abdel Nasser, …

Ministry of culture honours October war heroesÂ
This country managed to build a civilization and to present people good, humanity and teach them ethics; says NamnamÂ

Ministry of Culture donates Naguib Mahfouzâs novels to University of Johannesburg
The collection includes 40 of Mahfouzâs most famous artistic novels that were translatedÂ

Ministry of Culture launches the first opera house in Port Said
The opera house includes a main theatre with 1,200 seats, two big movie theatres that can host up to 500 viewers, meeting and conference rooms, a cafeteria, parking, and a library.

Morgan Freeman occupies local social media
âThis is a documentary not a movie; meaning that the censorship of the Ministry of Culture does not apply to our scripts,â says coordinator

UAE and Egypt sign cultural cooperation agreement
An executive programme for cultural cooperation was signed, allowing for idea exchange
Security forces block âArt is a Squareâ street festival
The shut down comes two weeks after festival organisers of Al-Fan Midan (Art is a Square) struck a deal with the Ministry of Culture to provide funding and facilitate government clearance

A survivor of ârestriction attemptsâ, Al-Fan Midan receives monthly culture ministry grant
Just three months after festival organisers were arrested, accused of violating the Protest Law, Al-Fan Midan has secured funding from the Ministry of Culture

Ministry of Culture presents virtual museums
The ministry of culture tries to provide visitors with museum virtual tours, but the execution requires some more work

Ministry of Culture reinstatement
Saleh: We will remain in the streets until the end of Ramadan

Ministry of Antiquities calls for independence
Ministry launches petition campaign to separate from culture ministry to âsafeguard Egyptian heritageâ

Contemporary dance programme in peril
Independent artist Karima Mansour gives her point of view on Egyptâs art scene.

Ministry of Culture sit-in continues
Protest will continue until a new minister is appointed and controversial decisions are reversed.

The gated sit-in
The sit-in at the Ministry of Culture continues but without the stage and performances of the past few weeks

Culture and lifestyle during Morsiâs reign
A round-up of the events that affected Egyptian culture and lifestyle during the past year.
Alexandria intellectuals’ sit-in attacked
Attack by âthugsâ causes two serious injuries; sit-in abandoned âtemporarilyâ