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Latest in Culture
Azbekeya Book Market launches independent book fair
Social media calls to boycott 50th Cairo International Book Fair, head instead toward “alternative book fair”
From alcohol to sugar: words with Arabic roots
Stolen Karnak temple relief returns to Egypt from London
Relic depicts cartouche of King Amonhotep I, was found while being auctioned
SFSD announced shortlisted nominees for 14th edition of its Cultural award
Winners will be announced at its annual ceremony on 25 January at Cairo Opera House
Tutankhamun’s belongings wonders seven foreign countries in 2019
France exhibition will kick off from 23 March to 15 September 2019
Looted colonial art: Is there the political will to return pilfered artifacts?
Louvre enters new year with record number of visitors
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Music, architecture, books and film: A 2019 culture preview
Plovdiv: European Capital of Culture struggles to come of age
‘Lost in Time’: reviving passé fashion
Capturing US Egyptologist, project aims to restore Egypt’s fashion legacy
Holocaust satirist Elgar Hilsenrath dies at 92
January traditions in Europe
Meet man behind admitting ‘Al-Aragouz’ to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
‘File is result of 18-year-effort in which I spent documenting this art, rescue it from vanishing’: Bahgat
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Sawiris Cultural Award to announce shortlist on 25 January
Prize launched in 2005 to recognise, encourage excellence in literary works of Egyptian emerging, established writers
Dinner for One: Germany's cult British classic to air on UK TV for first time
‘Teatro’ revives Egyptians’ most beloved superstars
I wanted people to smile once their eyes rested on statues, which would not have happened unless they blindly loved displayed characters: artist
China’s BeiDou is going global, challenging GPS’ dominance
Company plans to launch 12 more satellites by 2020
Bauhaus at 100: Cultural heritage up close
Just how is too much? Provocative moments in culture in 2018
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Last book of Saad Zaghloul’s diaries sees light
Life of Egyptian revolutionary still holds secrets no one knows of
Ministry of Culture justifies moving 50th Cairo International Book Fair to Fifth Settlement to answer public wave of anger
Fair attracted 4.5 million visitors last year, with 650,000 people going during first 2 days
Do not wait for achievements, focus on content: Refky
Artist’s passion for Islamic arts, architecture clearly reflected in her paintings
German museums 'willing to return' looted colonial objects
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to purchase rare documents in Hassan Kamy’s library
Books to be moved to Alexandria once family proves their ownership of them
August Sander: Chronicler of everyday life
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As coal ends in the Ruhr, a cultural renaissance hits full steam
Matrouh named Egypt’s 2019 culture capital
The conference organised by the General Authority for Culture Palaces, will last until 21 December.
Nitro-glycerine: novel revealing terrorist side of national political activism
Novelist dug down to origin of terrorists killing others under fake claim of heroism
Belongings of Hassan Kamy’s Library to be sold, donated
Library contains some original copies of rare publications which do not exist elsewhere
Spacetoon Group brings back Baby Shark to Middle East
After causing a huge phenomenon with millions of children followers worldwide, Spacetoon Group, the Leading Company in the field of edutainment in the MENA, has recently announced its partnership with Pinkfong, the children’s educational brand of SmartStudy, a South Korean educational entertainment company, to bring Baby Shark to the Middle East. Baby Shark is currently …