Art Alert: Cairo Opera House suspends all concerts for seven days

Ahram Online , Friday 23 Jan 2015

The Cairo Opera House joins the national mourning for the Saudi king

Responding to the national mourning announced by Egypt's presidency, the Cairo Opera House announced that it suspends all concerts across all of it's venues, in Cairo Alexandria and Damanhour, for seven days.

The concerts wil be resumed on Thursday 29 January.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi declared a week of mourning in Egypt for Saudi King Abdullah who passed away on Friday, praising him as a just leader who had devotedly defended pan-Arabism and Islam.

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