Acting Culture Minister announces Hani Shaker statue as Cairo Opera opens 34th Arab Music Festival

The 34th Arab Music Festival opened in Cairo, dedicated to late singer Hani Shaker, with officials announcing a statue in his honor.

• Acting Culture Minister Abdel Aziz Qansoua opened the 34th Arab Music Festival and Conference at Cairo Opera House, dedicating the edition to the late Hani Shaker.
• Qansoua announced a statue of Shaker will be erected inside the Cairo Opera House courtyard.
• Shaker's widow Nahla Tawfik thanked President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for his official eulogy of the late singer and received the tribute in his name.
• The festival runs through October 30 with 24 concerts by 91 artists, alongside an academic conference with 35 researchers from 15 countries.