CAIRO Marquis Haynes Jersey , Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Embassy in Cairo launched on Thursday the 2016 Sino-Egyptian Culture Year which marks the 60th anniversary of joint diplomatic relations.
""The Chinese-Egyptian cultural year is a mean to intensify the already strong cultural ties,"" The Minister of Culture Helmy al-Namnam told Xinhua.
The announcement came during a press conference at Egypt's National Archive and Documents House in Cairo.
""We will hold cultural events in both countries throughout this year. Our cultural events will tour China, and the Chinese events will be held everywhere is Egypt,"" the minister said.
Marking 2016 as a cultural year was the fruit of agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi during their meeting in Beijing in December 2014.
""It is also meant to celebrate six decades of the two countries' biletral diplomatic relations,"" the minister said.
Egypt was the first Arab and African country to recognize the the People's Republic of China.
China and Egypt are among the oldest human civilizations and their relations have deep roots back in history, he added.
The cultural year will boost friendly ties and enhance mutual understanding and future development between the peoples of the two nations Ian Thomas Jersey , the minister said.
For his part, Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy Qi Qianjin said that the Chinese-Egyptian cultural exchange has always been rich and expanding.
""Since the start of the mutual diplomatic relations, China and Egypt have signed tens of cultural agreements that are meant to enable fruitful cultural exchange,"" he said.
Qi added that Egypt embraced the first cultural Chinese center outside the borders of China, adding that Egypt has been the link between China and the Arabs countries.
More than 100 cultural events will be held throughout the cultural year, with China alone holding more than 60 activities covering music Rashaan Gaulden Jersey , folkloric dance, cinema, literature, food, seminars and exhibitions.
The Egyptian minister said that artists from China and Egypt will perform in the huge opening ceremony of the cultural year in Luxor later this month.
During his meeting with Sisi in Beijing in December 2014, Xi Jinping decided to elevate the bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
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LOS ANGELES Devin Funchess Panthers Jersey , Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal's new film "Nightcrawler" beat the horror film "Ouija", taking the first place at the North American box office race this weekend.
"Nightcrawler" which imagines a dark world of sketchy freelance video crew, racing after news on the deserted streets of nighttime Los Angeles, debuted at 2,766 locations with 10.91 million U.S. dollars in estimated ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada. That was just an eyelash above "Ouija" which was on track to sell 10.9 million dollars in tickets.
"Nightcrawler" received a 94-percent recommendation on RottenTomatoes. The first night movie goers gave it a "B-" rating. The film attracted largely older, male crowds: an estimated 66 percent of moviegoers were older than 25. Men made up 56 percent of the audience.
Brad Pitt's World War II film "Fury" was third with an estimated 9.1 million dollars in sales in its third week of exhibition. It has grossed over 60.4 million dollars since released.
With Halloween falling on a Friday Shaq Thompson Panthers Jersey , total box-office of the Top 12 earned an estimated 81.9 million, which makes it one of the lowest weekends of the year.
Rounding out the top 10 films this week, as reported by the studios and gathered by Rentrak, were "Gone Girl" (8.8 million dollars), "The Book of Life" (8.3 million), "John Wick" (8.1 million) James Bradberry Panthers Jersey , "St. Vincent" (7.8 million), "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day" (6.5 million), "The Judge" (3.4 million) and "Dracula Untold" (2.9 million).
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump onFriday accused Qatar of funding terrorism "at a very high level Daeshon Hall Panthers Jersey ,"urging the Gulf Arab country to stop the funding.
"The time had come to call on Qatar to end its funding -- theyhave to end that funding -- and its extremist ideology in terms offunding," Trump said at a joint press conference with visitingRomanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Rose Garden.
Trump also called on all other nations to immediately stopsupporting terrorism, but he did not name the other countries.
The U.S. president's remarks came amid a diplomatic row in theMiddle East.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) and Egypthave cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing it ofsupporting terrorism. Libya Taylor Moton Panthers Jersey , Yemen and the Maldives followed suit.Qatar has rejected the accusations as "unjustified" and"baseless."
Earlier Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also urgedQatar to be "responsive to the concerns of its neighbors," addingthat "Qatar has a history of supporting groups that have spannedthe spectrum of political expression, from activism toviolence."
At the same time, Tillerson noted that the emir of Qatar hasmade progress in halting financial support and expelling terroristelements from his country. But he urged the emir to "do more" and"do it more quickly."
The top U.S. diplomat also called on Saudi Arabia, the UAE Curtis Samuel Panthers Jersey ,Bahrain and Egypt to ease the blockade against Qatar.
"The blockade is hindering U.S. military actions in the regionand the campaign against the ISIS," Tillerson said, using anacronym for the extremist group Islamic State.
It is also impairing U.S. business activities in the region andbringing about humanitarian consequences, he said. Enditem
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