Culture
France’s Louvre keeps title as world’s most-visited museum
January 31, 2015
France’s Louvre keeps title as world’s most-visited museum
The famous LOuvre in France received 9.3 million visitors last year, retaining its title as the most-visited museum in the…
Qasim Amin’s ‘The Liberation of Women’ to open at Cairo Opera House
January 31, 2015
Qasim Amin’s ‘The Liberation of Women’ to open at Cairo Opera House
The Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company will take to the stage of Cairo Opera House delivering theatrical performance of Qasim…
Singer Shakira gives birth to second child in Barcelona
January 31, 2015
Singer Shakira gives birth to second child in Barcelona
Colombian pop star Shakira has given birth in Barcelona to her second child, a boy, she said on Friday.A statement…
UNESCO official: Visiting Egypt dream come true
January 29, 2015
UNESCO official: Visiting Egypt dream come true
UNESCO’s General Conference chairman Ping Hao made a tour on Thursday at a number of touristic landmarks in Cairo and…
Apps bring speed reading into the digital age
January 29, 2015
Apps bring speed reading into the digital age
Speed reading has been around for more than half a century, but new apps are bringing the technique into the…
Egypt retrieves stolen artifacts from Spain, France
January 29, 2015
Egypt retrieves stolen artifacts from Spain, France
Egypt has managed to retrieve and claim title to 274 illegally smuggled artifacts from Spain and France, the Antiquities Ministry has…
PM opens Cairo Int’l book fair
January 28, 2015
PM opens Cairo Int’l book fair
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has opened the 46th session of Cairo International Book Fair. The opening was attended by Culture Minister…
Odeon Cinema to show documentary film ‘The Mulberry House’
January 28, 2015
Odeon Cinema to show documentary film ‘The Mulberry House’
Odeon Cinema will screen a special showing next Sunday evening of the documentary film “The Mulberry House” (Bayt al-Toot) at al-Zawya…
Amr Khaled says Rafy Barakat does not portray him
January 28, 2015
Amr Khaled says Rafy Barakat does not portray him
Islamic preacher Amr Khaled said that the hero of his new novel called “Rafy Barakat” does not depict himself, adding…
Anna al-Khamesi wins first prize of al-Alem short story contest
January 27, 2015
Anna al-Khamesi wins first prize of al-Alem short story contest
Anna al-Khamesi won the first prize of the Mahmoud Amin al-Alem short story contest, which was held at the Afaq…