Int'l festival for childhood kicks off

CAIRO - 21 November- Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi attended on Thursday the opening of the international festival for childhood that will run till November 25.

The event is organized by the Youth and Sports Ministry under the sponsorship of Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli.

Some 22 countries are taking part in the event that coincides with UN celebrations of World Children's Day in November.

Delegations from Poland, Romania, Mexico, Ukraine, France, Bangladesh, India and Sudan are taking part in the festival.

The celebration, which was held on the theater of the Youth and Sports Ministry, includes a number of art shows featuring the culture of each of participating country