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Culture Minister: Artists free to boycott Israeli film
Egypt

Culture Minister: Artists free to boycott Israeli film

Police turned out in force at the French Cultural Center on Sunday after several Egyptian artists announced plans to demonstrate…
Culture minister vows to quell circus rebellion
Art news

Culture minister vows to quell circus rebellion

Culture Minister Farouk Hosni accused Mohamed Abu Leila, director of the National Circus Authority, of inciting circus performers against the…
Ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt
Egypt

Ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt

After a full year of negotiations, the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) has finally succeeded in bringing an ancient sarcophagus…
Amnesty: Egypt failing in border protection
Egypt

Amnesty: Egypt failing in border protection

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Saturday accused the Egyptian authorities of failing to adhere to international standards of border…
Antiquities bill approved without amendments
Egypt

Antiquities bill approved without amendments

Parliament approved a new antiquities law Monday, rejecting several controversial amendments to the bill proposed by Ahmed Ezz, organizational secretary…
Egypt could face sanctions over sectarianism
Egypt

Egypt could face sanctions over sectarianism

Leonard Leo, chairman of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, told US news channel Fox News Saturday that the…
Fatah insists on Egypt as peace sponsor, Hamas criticizes border wall
Egypt

Fatah insists on Egypt as peace sponsor, Hamas criticizes border wall

In meetings with Egypt's ambassador to the Palestinian Authority, Abu Maher Ghneim, the deputy head of the Palestinian Fatah movement,…
Hamas pledges support for new MB leader
Egypt

Hamas pledges support for new MB leader

Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas government in Gaza, called newly-appointed Muslim Brotherhood (MB) General Guide Mohamed Badie Thursday to…
Parliamentarians clash over antiquities bill
Egypt

Parliamentarians clash over antiquities bill

During Tuesday's session in the People's Assembly, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Ahmed Ezz, the secretary for organizational affairs…
Rights report: Egypt still an “unfree” state
Egypt

Rights report: Egypt still an “unfree” state

Egypt has maintained its position on the list of “unfree” states in the annual report on the state of freedoms…
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