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The Algerian Ministry of Culture announced, on Friday, the postponement of all major art festivals scheduled for this summer in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a devastating Israeli war since October 7, 2023.
A statement by the Ministry of Culture and Arts said, “In light of the escalation of the horror of the massacres committed by the Zionist criminal forces and the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Culture and Arts decided to postpone all major art festivals that were scheduled for this summer.”
The Ministry of Culture organizes major artistic festivals every summer, attended by major singers inside Algeria and from the Arab world, such as the “Timgad” festival in Batna Governorate (east), and “Al-Kazif” in the capital, Algiers.
The Ministry explained that it “will adapt other cultural and intellectual activities to the solidarity position in support of the Palestinian cause, and strengthen cultural demonstrations aimed at consolidating local popular cultures and the components of national identity.”
The Ministry affirmed that the decision “comes from Algeria’s pioneering and steadfast position in support of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people in their legitimate, valiant and steadfast resistance in the face of Zionist brutality.”
The statement also indicated that the decision is in line with the efforts of the Algerian state, led by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to support the oppressed Palestinian people in their land.
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