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New museum planned for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital

New museum planned for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities signed a cooperation protocol with Almasa Group for the establishment of a new museum in the…
Musicians’ Syndicate stops dealing with pop singers

Musicians’ Syndicate stops dealing with pop singers

The Egyptian Musicians’ Syndicate put into force on Sunday the decision to stop dealing with pop singers who sing in…
Hend Sabry becomes the first Arab woman judge at Venice Film Festival

Hend Sabry becomes the first Arab woman judge at Venice Film Festival

Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabry has become the first Arab woman to ever sit on the judging panel for the world’s…
Daughter of Naguib Mahfouz donates his coat to Naguib Mahfouz Museum

Daughter of Naguib Mahfouz donates his coat to Naguib Mahfouz Museum

Om Kalthoum Naguib Mahfouz presented her father’s coat as a gift to Egypt’s Culture Ministry which will be showcased in…
Gun ‘that ended Van Gogh’s life’ goes under hammer

Gun ‘that ended Van Gogh’s life’ goes under hammer

The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself goes under the hammer at a Paris…
Photos: Arab Image Foundation stuns audiences with online archives from Egypt and Middle East

Photos: Arab Image Foundation stuns audiences with online archives from Egypt and Middle East

The Arab Image Foundation (AIF), a Beirut-based NGO, has launched an online platform amassing around 25,000 vintage, rare photographs out…
China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens

China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens

The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in China opens on Saturday, featuring more than 100 works — many of them…
Strike over staff shortage shuts Louvre in Paris

Strike over staff shortage shuts Louvre in Paris

Staff at the Louvre in Paris went on strike Monday, forcing the museum to close and disappointing tourists hoping to…
Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study

Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study

Leonardo da Vinci may have suffered traumatic nerve damage that left him with a “claw hand”, impairing his ability to…
Free entry to military museums, sites in Sinai Liberation Day: Army

Free entry to military museums, sites in Sinai Liberation Day: Army

Egypt’s military spokesperson Tamer al-Refeai said that the army would open the military museums and sites for free entry on…
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