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‘Egyptians at the Alps, Swiss at the Pyramids’ book ceremony at Bibliotheca Alexandrina

‘Egyptians at the Alps, Swiss at the Pyramids’ book ceremony at Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center, in collaboration with the Coptic Studies Center, will organize on Sunday an inauguration ceremony…
Book Talk: A painting inspires Eyre’s ‘Viper Wine’

Book Talk: A painting inspires Eyre’s ‘Viper Wine’

Hermione Eyre's "Viper Wine" begins in 1632 with Lady Venetia Digby, a famous court beauty -- the A-list celebrity of…
Letters by author Harper Lee to be sold at auction

Letters by author Harper Lee to be sold at auction

An archive of six typewritten letters by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee could sell for up to $250,000…
Al-Seera Al-Hilaliya museum opened in Qena

Al-Seera Al-Hilaliya museum opened in Qena

Culture Minister Abdel Wahed al-Nabawy opened on Saturday Al-Seera Al-Hilaliya museum in Abnoud village, Qena in anniversary of 40 days…
Top US selling-book list

Top US selling-book list

"The Girl on the Train" ousted James Patterson's "14th Deadly Sin" from the No. 1 spot on the U.S. bestsellers…
First Nubian dictionary released in Saudi Arabia

First Nubian dictionary released in Saudi Arabia

Nubians are celebrating the launch of the first alphabetical dictionary of their ancient language in Saudi Arabia. The dictionary, prepared by…
Arabesque Festival honors Om Kalthoum

Arabesque Festival honors Om Kalthoum

Egyptian Ambassador to Paris Ihab Badawy has attended the 10th Arabesque Festival for Arab World Art, which honors Om Kalthoum…
Top selling-books in US

Top selling-books in US

Nora Roberts' "The Liar" knocked "The Girl on the Train" from the No. 1 spot on the US bestsellers list…
Naguib Mahfouz’s favorite cafes

Naguib Mahfouz’s favorite cafes

The friendship between Awad Bahr, the manager of Ali Baba cafe, and the deceased Nobel-laureate Naguib Mahfouz started when Bahr…
Germany’s Guenter Grass, author of ‘The Tin Drum’, dies at 87

Germany’s Guenter Grass, author of ‘The Tin Drum’, dies at 87

German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of "The Tin Drum", an epic treatment of the Nazi era, died…
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