Books
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to house Heikal papers
February 18, 2019
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to house Heikal papers
Hidayat Taymour, widow of veteran journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, signed the final agreement on Sunday with the director of Bibliotheca…
Cairo International Book Fair may differ this year
February 1, 2019
Cairo International Book Fair may differ this year
As everything has its own pros and cons, the 2018 Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) succeeded to attract about five…
Guide to Cairo International Book Fair 50th edition
January 23, 2019
Guide to Cairo International Book Fair 50th edition
The 50th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair will be taking place from Wednesday, January 23 until February 5 in…
‘Brex-lit’: Social tensions inspire British novelists
January 6, 2019
‘Brex-lit’: Social tensions inspire British novelists
With Britain’s decision to leave the EU exposing fault lines across society, fiction writers are responding with an increasing…
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
December 13, 2018
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly…
Egypt, UAE, KSA to build world’s largest digital library
December 9, 2018
Egypt, UAE, KSA to build world’s largest digital library
Egypt will cooperate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to build the largest…
“World’s largest book sale” comes to Middle East at giant hangar in Dubai
October 18, 2018
“World’s largest book sale” comes to Middle East at giant hangar in Dubai
DUBAI (Reuters) – A gargantuan touring book sale that touts itself as the world’s largest is making its first stop…
World leaders ignore rights in China: censored author Yan
August 29, 2018
World leaders ignore rights in China: censored author Yan
Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to…
Cairo International Book Fair kicks off
January 27, 2018
Cairo International Book Fair kicks off
Egypt Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem and her Algerian counterpart Izzzedin Mayhoubi inaugurated on Saturday the 49th Cairo International Book…
YouTubers share recommendations for Cairo Book Fair
January 22, 2018
YouTubers share recommendations for Cairo Book Fair
In a compact room, no more than three square meters in size, with a backdrop of walls covered plastered by…