CAIRO - The newly appointed Cairo Opera House chairman has stressed that his main task is to protect the institution from any outside influence and to promote opera, concerts, fine arts and related activities.
"I will follow the footsteps of my (...)
A contemporary definition of calligraphy is ‘the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skilful manner'.
But in the Indian exhibition being held in the Cairo Opera Grounds, one can see how calligraphy has also become a tool of (...)
In 1930, Damanhour City in el-Beheira Governorate in the Delta got its first opera house. And, in 2013, Damnhour has now got the First International Damanhour Festival for Folk Arts.
The festival, that opened late on Sunday in Damnhour Opera House, (...)
An Indian traveller is currently on a visit to Egypt, giving Egyptians something they really are in dire need of these days: happiness!
Happiness! How and where can we find it please?!
"It's just inside yourself," explains Somen Debnath, who was (...)
With the participation of 25 artists from around the world, the Fifth Luxor International Painting Symposium kicked off on Sunday.
The international symposium this year includes ten Egyptian artists, five artists from other Arab countries and ten (...)
With all the scientific and cultural advancement in the world today, still we find ourselves unable to answer many questions about the universe we live in. It is still also difficult for us to define the relation between this universe and us.
Some (...)
If you're thinking of visiting Seoul, you probably have images of skyscrapers, hi-tech industrial concerns and bullet trains.
But, once you get there, you will find yourself charmed by a heritage that goes back thousands of years, with old palaces, (...)
SEOUL - Music and arts lovers have a lot of choice when visiting a country like South Korea. But if your schedule is a tight one, you ought at least to witness ‘Nanta', a non-verbal performance integrating traditional Korean ‘Samulnori' rhythm with (...)
A solo flight round the world may be a dream for many people. Perhaps some of them are looking for danger or pleasure, while others want to be famous and others still are simply inquisitive. But for 40-year-old commercial pilot James Berisha from (...)
What's the largest flower in the world? Where can we see the largest lizards? Where are jockeys not horse riders?
The answers to such questions and many others take us to a place where Egyptian writer and journalist Samy Rateb spent four years and (...)
As a diplomat, her appointment to head the Indian Cultural Central in Cairo was professionally a special post.
But now, after more than four years in Egypt, where she has witnessed a turning point in the history of this country, it turns out to have (...)
While some Egyptian fans feel a bit frustrated that the Egyptian movie ‘After the Battle' has returned home empty-handed from the official Cannes competition, others see that getting as far as Cannes is quite an achievement in itself.
After the (...)
EGYPT - In the normally jammed Egypt streets, Mohamed Mabrouk, a civil servant, used to take nearly an hour to reach his work, about 20km from his home. However, the recent fuel shortage, in addition to the strike by the workers in Cairo's Public (...)
CAIRO - With the presidential elections soon to kick off, Egyptians find themselves in a state of indecision, something that they have never experienced before, with everyone asking each other whom they are going to vote for.
All the talk now is (...)
CAIRO - Nearly a year has passed since the eruption of a revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptians have been admired for their peaceful revolt and their determination to create a new democratic state, based on the principles of law, (...)
CAIRO - Giving young people a role in active politics and policymaking is a dream the young Egyptians are still struggling to achieve. However, one of the India's youngest parliamentarians sees that this isn't at all easy, as it requires patience, (...)
CAIRO - If a famous author of dramatic works were to write an imaginary story about a revolution about to happen in Egypt, critics would describe him as a writer with a wonderful imagination. But if he were going to write a non-fictional story, he (...)
CAIRO - As I visited China for the first time, one thing I was on the lookout for was the 'Made in Egypt' label. I wondered where, if I did indeed find it, it would be.
The answer came to me faster than I expected. The day after I arrived in (...)
BEIJING - A recent Arabic-speaking competition for Arabic-language students in China highlighted China's great interest in Arab culture and also charted the future for the relations between the two cultures.
The large number of participants and the (...)
CAIRO - While many people in Egypt and outside are beginning to ask many questions about the future of this country, one man who looks to holy books for inspiration assures everyone that we mustn't be afraid.
"You have to dismiss your fears; this (...)
CAIRO - While Egypt heads towards real democracy, of course it is facing many obstacles and challenges. How can we guarantee a free and transparent voting process?
How can we encourage a large silent majority who have refrained from the political (...)
CAIRO - The 10th World Wind Energy Conference (WWEC 2011) and Renewable Energy Exhibition kick off Monday at the Arab League premises in Cairo.
The international conference, which promotes the development of wind energy throughout the world, is (...)
CAIRO - The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo begins celebrating the Italian Language and Culture Week on October 16.
The Director of the Italian Institute, Patrizia Raveggi, says that the Italian week this year will be very special as it (...)
CAIRO – One hundred years have passed since the death of Egyptian leader Ahmed Orabi, the Egyptian Army officer who led the first Egyptian revolution in 1880 against the rule of the Khedive Tawfik.
Some historians think of Orabi as a national hero, (...)
CAIRO - For 30 years, the policies of Egyptian governments towards Sinai caused people to raise their eyebrows. The development of Sinai has been astonishingly slow, especially for Egyptians who have paid dearly for this precious piece of Egypt to (...)