Category: CULTURE
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Alexandria’s ancient sites face extinction due to stalled renovation
Eighty percent of the province’s sites, meanwhile, have not been touched by conservators for tens of years. Archaeologists have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the whole history of Alexandria is threatened with extinction, especially since the only UNESCO-registered ancient Coptic site, the Abu Mina archaeological zone, may be removed from the organization’s world heritage record due…
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18th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thematics of the Documentary Festival include: – Human rights – Financial crisis and “antidotes” – Politics – Refugees – Images of Greece – Personalities – Art – Architecture – Revealing stories about the environment – Collective memory – Aspects of history – Next Door People – Searching for answers In addition there will a department…
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Egypt’s Popular Annual Book Fair Promotes Reading Culture With New Initiatives
In addition to inviting Bahrain as its guest of honor and hosting a total of 850 publishers in the famous “Soor Al-Azbakeya” location, the book fair was used as a launch pad for governmental initiatives and the introduction of recently published authors. In addition to hosting a total of 850 publishers – including 50 foreign…
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Egypt’s soprano Fatma Said wins prestigious Dublin Int’l Singing Competition
Egyptian soprano Fatma Said has won this year’s Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition in Dublin, coming ahead of baritone William Davenport, (2nd prize, USA), soprano Adriana Gonzalez (3rd prize, Guatemala) and soprano Anna Anadarajh (4th prize, UK). The results were announced on Thursday during a special gala that included six finalists. The competition is named…