Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Fri 14, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble.
Sun 16, 8pm: Abdel-Wahab songs performed by the National Arab Music Ensemble.
Thurs 20, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.
Al-Azhar (...)
Ethiopia's parliament postponed a national census for a second time on Monday, citing security concerns but potentially undermining logistics for the first election under reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Ethiopia is due to hold a national vote (...)
Ethiopia's prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday to meet the chief of Sudan's Transitional Military Council in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has followed the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
“Prime Minister Abiy (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has ordered the health minister to intensify efforts to share with African countries Egyptian expertise in the health sector.
This came during a meeting with Health Minister Hala Zayed to review Egypt's (...)
The customs and traditions of world countries vary, and each country has its own unique customs, which become part of the culture of the people and creates their own characteristics. We will be shedding light on some of the African customs in (...)
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Thurs 30, 9.30pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble performs Umm Kolthoum songs.
Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
Every Sunday, (...)
The African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) — the largest free trade bloc in the world — has at last become a reality.
“The African continent has taken a giant step towards prosperity and sustainable development as 22 countries, including Egypt, ratify the (...)
Ramadan Highlights
Amir Bashtak Palace
Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187
Sat 18, 9.30pm: The Arab Singing Youth concert features a group of the golden voices, conducted by maestro Medhat Abdel-Samiaa.
Thurs 23, 9.30pm: Classical music by Al-Nour wa (...)
Amir Taz Palace
27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 02 2514 2581
Tues 14, 9.30pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini (religious chanting) School troupe performs religious songs.
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Thurs (...)
The aim of the new president of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, is to strengthen cooperation and partnership with Egypt, based on the common goal of promoting sustainable development to improve the living standards of Egyptian citizens, through (...)
The 7th International Drums and Traditional Arts Festival (20-27 April)
For the first time, Reda Folk Arts troupe, Circus and the National Folk Arts troupe will participate in this edition. For the first time, one of the activities of the festival (...)
The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) will complete the launch of the 4MW solar power plants in Eritrea by next October.
An official at the AOI told Daily News Egypt that the organisation will establish two stations with a capacity of 1 (...)
Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
Every Sunday, 7.30pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla (...)
President of the Emirates Policy Centre (EPC), a leading Emirati think tank, Ebtessam Al-Ketbi was in Cairo this week to take part in the launch of a project at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on the future of the Middle East.
The (...)
D-CAF's 8th edition (29 March-21April)
Greek Campus
28 Falaki St, Bab Al-Louk, Cairo, Tel 010 90322400
Fri 19, 8pm: Contributing fresh and creatively-mixed genres and sounds to D-CAF's music programme this year, these three emerging Egyptian artists (...)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, discussed bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between Egypt and Eritrea with his Eritrean counterpart Othman Saleh in Cairo on Wednesday.
During the meeting which was attended by Yamani Gabre, (...)
Cairo Contemporary Music Days 7th edition (13-16 April)
The seventh edition of the Cairo Contemporary Music Days is organised by the European Egyptian Contemporary Music Society (EECMS).
This year's festival will celebrate the Danish Contemporary (...)
D-CAF's 8th edition (29 March-21April)
The Greek Campus
28 Falaki Street, Bab El Louk (Entrance on Tahrir Street), Downtown Cairo
Fri 5, 7pm: American folk band The T-Sisters are bringing their Indie-American folk sound to Cairo, courtesy of (...)
Lia Giovanazzi Beltrami and Marianna Beltrami's film, Alganesh, follows four Eritrean refugee camps in Ethiopia, following years of deadly conflicts between the two countries. It is an hour-long Italian-Ethiopian documentary.
Fleeing Eritreans faced (...)
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Fri 22, 8pm: Awtar Quartet concert.
Sun 24, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble performs songs of late singer and composer Abdel-Wahab.
Thurs 28, 8pm: Arab music concert features singer Ghada (...)
The 8th edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) was announced by Ahmed El-Attar, D-CAF's Artistic Director and Performing Arts Curator on Sunday in a press conference.
During the conference, Attar has highlighted how the festival (...)
The 7th India by the Nile Festival (5-17 March)
This annual cultural festival will be held in Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said. IBN, the biggest international festival in Egypt, provides the Egyptian audience a keen flavor of India's spirited (...)
The 7th India by the Nile Festival (5-17 March)
This annual cultural festival will be held in Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said. IBN, the biggest international festival in Egypt, provides the Egyptian audience a keen flavour of India's spirited (...)
(4-16 March)
This year, the festival comes to the audiences in three cities, Cairo (7-15 March), Alexandria (4-5 March) and Menya (16 March), presenting shows that incorporate object, puppet, black, physical, musical theatres and modern dance across (...)
