CULTURE

News about culture and cultural heritage

April 21, 2016

Three Greek photographers on Thomson Reuters team to win Pulitzer Prize

Three Greeks are among the photography staff of Thomson Reuters, which was awarded on Monday a Pulitzer Prize in the Breaking News Photography category, “for gripping […]
April 6, 2016

Greek-Cypriot author Georgiou wins 2016 European Literature Award

Greek Cypriot author Antonis Georgiou has received the ‘European Literature Award’ for 2016 for his book titled ‘An album of stories’, originally title: ‘Ena alpum istories’, […]
March 27, 2016

On Alexandria’s Fouad Street, some have a longing for the elegant past

Along Fouad Street, a Costa coffee shop near old buildings with Italian and French architecture reminds Egyptians that commercial ventures threaten to erase traces of Alexandria’s […]
March 26, 2016

Alexandria’s ancient sites face extinction due to stalled renovation

Archaeological sites in Alexandria are facing ruin, with renovation projects by the Antiquities Ministry covering 13 ancient Islamic, Coptic and Jewish monuments stalled due to a […]