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Multimedia works vie for Britain's 2018 Turner Prize for art

Multimedia works are vying for Turner Prize

London - DPA
Four multimedia works are vying for Britain's most prestigious award for art, the 25,000-pound (32,000-dollar) Turner Prize, the winner of which will be announced late Friday.The shortlisted works include a human rights collective's... Read more
Germany's Bundestag approves co-financing Egypt's new Minya Museum

The German Bundestag

Cairo - MENA
The German Bundestag has approved allocating a sum of €10 million to co-finance the furnishing of Minya’s Akhenaten Museum, Egyptian Ambassador to Germany Badr Abdel Aati said on Friday.Abdel Aati said in a statement to MENA that the move is... Read more
Bosra City restores its historical splendor and starts to receive its visitors again

Bosra al-Sham City

Daraa - SANA
War-ravaged Daraa province has restored its position on world tourism map and Bosra al-Sham City with its archeological amphitheater and castle restored their historic splendor and started to receive their visitors again.... Read more
Rehabilitation of al-Buzuriyah archaeological Souq to preserve its aesthetic features

Rehabilitation of al-Buzuriyah Souq

Damascus - SANA
With tireless and rapid efforts, the works of maintenance and rehabilitation of al-Buzuriyah Souq (the seeds market) are continued for preserving the aesthetic features of this old Damascene market.Al-Buzuriyah (the Arabic word for herbs... Read more
Engraving in Minya quarries could reveal how ancient Egyptians moved stone blocks

How ancient Egyptians managed to move stone blocks during Khufo period.

Cairo - MENA
A French-British archaeological mission from the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology and the UK's Liverpool University have discovered ancient engravings alabaster quarries in Tel El-Amarna that could help reveal how ancient ancient Egyptians managed... Read more
Egypt's antiquities minister receives Chinese VP, Prince Sultan at Luxor Temple

Egypt's Minister of Antiquities and Chinese Vice President in Luxor Temple.

Cairo - MENA
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Khaled El-Enany received Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud at Luxor Temple on Thursday. Wang expressed his admiration... Read more
Syria participates in the international forum of Dialogue of religions in Moscow

The international forum of Dialogue of religions in Moscow.

Moscow - SANA
The fourth international forum of Dialogue of religions opened its activities in Moscow under the title “The Religion and the Digital Society.” A Syrian delegation, Representatives from different spectrum of 19 states and official figures, experts in... Read more
Russian Church chides remarks by Constantinople patriarch on Ukrainian autocephaly

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

Moscow - TASS
The Russian Orthodox Church was puzzled and saddened by recent ‘strange’ statements from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople who said that the Russian Church would have to put up with autocephaly for Ukraine, Chairman of... Read more