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GEM opening
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The Grand Egyptian Museum
11/3/2025 7:22:00 PM
Bazil's Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezes, told Ahram Online that "The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum will powerfully solidify the catalyzing role that culture has always played for Egypt. It is a monumental step that I believe will channel global interest into even greater benefits for the Egyptian people."
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/3/2025 10:54:36 AM
Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, who represented Turkey at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s (GEM) opening ceremony, described the GEM as Egypt’s “fourth pyramid.”
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Opinion
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11/2/2025 1:56:14 PM
The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum is a landmark event for history and culture.
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GEM opening
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The Grand Egyptian Museum
10/30/2025 6:07:29 PM
The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will greatly strengthen Egypt’s position on the global tourism map as one of the world’s largest and most modern archaeological centres, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lubimova, who will represent the Russian Federation at the GEM's inauguration, told Ahram Online in an exclusive interview.
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Books
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News
10/25/2025 6:07:57 PM
The second edition of the Public Prosecution’s International Book Fair in Tripoli hosted an intellectual symposium titled "Libya: An Arab Vision in the Presence of Culture," which drew prominent Egyptian, Arab, and African media figures.
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Egypt
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Society
10/19/2025 10:39:38 PM
The Union of Mediterranean Journalists, in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Culture, announced Egyptian academic Dr Wael Farouk, Director of the Arab Cultural Institute in Milan and Professor of Arabic Literature at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, as the winner of the 2025 Mediterranean International Excellence Award, widely known as the “Mediterranean Oscar.”
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
10/19/2025 1:48:17 PM
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati on Sunday reported a theft at the Louvre in Paris, as the world-renowned museum said it was closing for the day.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/11/2025 12:31:26 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed the importance of close cooperation between Egypt and UNESCO in education, culture, and heritage preservation during a Wednesday meeting with the United Nations body's newly elected director-general, Khaled El-Enany.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/10/2025 6:09:44 PM
Norway’s Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust hailed Egypt as a key regional partner and a pillar of stability amid ongoing turmoil. In an exclusive interview with Al-Ahram, he praised Egypt’s vital humanitarian role in facilitating aid to Gaza and hosting refugees, as well as its growing cooperation with Norway in renewable energy and culture. Aukrust affirmed that Norway values its close ties with Egypt and supports its efforts to promote peace and dialogue across the region.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
10/6/2025 2:15:41 PM
Egyptian-Canadian ceramic artist Basma Osama opened her exhibition Reminiscence: From Memory and Matter last Wednesday, as part of Cairo’s 13th Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF).
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/5/2025 10:23:00 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty underscored on Sunday the Arab World Institute in Paris’s leading cultural role in fostering dialogue between the Arab world and France and in highlighting Arab culture as an essential part of shared human heritage.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
10/3/2025 1:32:38 PM
Egypt's Culture Ministry has planned over 500 events to celebrate the 6 October victory. Carrying the slogan And Egypt Rejoiced, the celebrations will be held throughout the country across all governorates and multiple cultural sectors.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/21/2025 8:08:39 PM
Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Hanno announced Wednesday that Tamara-Haus has won the 2025 Best Practice Award for Preserving Architectural Heritage.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
9/21/2025 12:25:32 PM
Germany's culture minister on Saturday slammed threats by several European countries to boycott next year's Eurovision song contest if Israel took part as politicising a cultural event.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
9/19/2025 3:10:16 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly enjoyed seeing new images of Egypt’s greatest diva
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/18/2025 8:19:02 PM
'From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of the Arab World' is a series by Ahram Online, in partnership with the AMAR Foundation (Foundation for Arab Music Archiving and Research).
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
9/18/2025 10:01:04 AM
Sarah Enany follows the renewed debate about the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Music and dance
9/16/2025 6:07:40 PM
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
9/16/2025 3:57:58 PM
Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hanno announced that 18 March will be celebrated annually as Egyptian Folk Art Day.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
9/15/2025 12:41:39 PM
Spain should boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part, Spanish Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun said Monday, joining other European nations threatening to pull out of the event.
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