Culture
Italy restores Pompeii villa as EU funding deadline looms
March 25, 2015
Italy restores Pompeii villa as EU funding deadline looms
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story. The…
Chicago artist marks centennial of Armenian killings with Guernica-size work
March 25, 2015
Chicago artist marks centennial of Armenian killings with Guernica-size work
One hundred years after the mass killing of Armenians, a Chicago artist has created a monumental painting to honor the…
Story of Jewish-Egyptian poet tangibly relays pleasure and pain
March 24, 2015
Story of Jewish-Egyptian poet tangibly relays pleasure and pain
Celebrated Egyptian poet Joyce Mansour was a woman of the Nile and a French-speaking, Jewish poet that expressed her hidden…
More paintings missing from Culture Ministry’s museums
March 24, 2015
More paintings missing from Culture Ministry’s museums
"Nun", a famous painting by the leading portrait artist Ahmed Sabry is among the numerous valuable works of art, which…
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
March 24, 2015
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
Egypt and France have signed a cooperation agreement for the conservation of antiquities at a number of museums in Cairo,…
Khaled Youssef: I will make movies again once Egypt is stabilized
March 23, 2015
Khaled Youssef: I will make movies again once Egypt is stabilized
Film director Khaled Youssef said he would make movies again once Egypt is stabilized, stressing his love for cinema. Talking to…
Amitabh Bachchan in Cairo as festival’s honorary guest
March 23, 2015
Amitabh Bachchan in Cairo as festival’s honorary guest
Indian cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan is expected in Cairo at the end of March as a honorary guest in an…
Disappearance of decades-old memorial painting stirs controversy
March 23, 2015
Disappearance of decades-old memorial painting stirs controversy
A decades-old painting glorifying the construction of Egypt’s High Dam back in the 1960s has now been declared missing, triggering…
‘Bakkar’ to return in Ramadan
March 22, 2015
‘Bakkar’ to return in Ramadan
After seven years of screen absence, the popular cartoon “Bakkar” will be broadcasted on the Egyptian TV during the holy…