Kimit Misr Festival to activate tourism in Egypt
In an attempt adopted by Egypt s Ministry of Culture to activate tourism, the Cultural Center of Saad Zaglool will hold a festival of Kimit Misr, Egypt s residents group, and aim to activate tourism on Saturday October 22.
Head of the Center Tarik Mamon said the idea is based on discussing one Egyptian culture and the importance of tourist sites in addition to Egyptian habits, books and exhibitions.
He added the festival will introduce the Nubian culture as a model of South Egypt s civilization on Saturday October 22.
An official in the Fine Arts sector, Arfat Ahmed, said the festival aims to activate tourism in Egypt, which currently suffers from recession since the launch of the Egyptian January 25 Revolution. He said they will introduce important tourist sites in Egypt, in addition to marketing handcrafts and creating job opportunities for the Egyptian youth.
Youm7
Video
Spot Lights
AFPTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallies supporters after riot police again clash with thousands of anti-government demonstrators in a second week of nationwide unrest.Three people have died in the protests against Erdogan and his Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP), in power since 2002.Following are the main events of the past days:- May 28: A peaceful local protest
AFPTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing one of the biggest challenges of his decade in power with anti-government protests that critics say have exposed growing discontent with his increasingly authoritarian and conservative agenda.Here are the key events since Erdogan's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) assumed power in the predominantly Muslim but staunchly
AHRAM ONLINEFounders of Egypt’s 'Rebel' campaign, a newly established movement that aims to withdraw confidence from President Mohamed Morsi by collecting citizens' signatures, spoke at an open forum on Wednesday to discuss the campaign, which has recently gone viral online and on the streets.'Rebel' campaigners hope to collect 15 million signatures and hold a mass sit-in on 30 June –
BBC SportWhen it's put to him that he might be the most talented athlete in the world to hold a racquet, a bashful Ramy Ashour admits "that's pretty great".The 25-year-old Egyptian is more than just the current squash world number one - his elastic, unorthodox brilliance and charisma could be the key to squash breaking out beyond its four walls and regaining a place on the wider sporting
