The 45th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival, which was scheduled to take place next month, has been postponed in solidarity with Palestine.
The 2023 event has been initially set to take place from November 15 to 24. No new date has been announced yet.
The festival, which is the oldest running film event in the Middle East and Africa, announced its decision Wednesday on Instagram with the following statement: “Minister of Culture Dr. Neven El-Kelany has decided to postpone the 45th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival, which was scheduled to take place from Nov. 15 to 24. The new date for the festival will be determined later.”
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On Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin, declared a three-day mourning period over the victims of the Israeli attacks on Gaza's Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, in addition to lowering all flags over the tragic event.
The deadly attack led to a tragic toll of hundreds of innocent Palestinian casualties, marking yet another sorrowful chapter in Gaza's history. In the first hours after the blast, a Gaza civil defence chief said 300 people were killed, while health ministry sources put the figure at 500.
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