Books
Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches Abdel Rahman al-Abnudi Prize for 2019
October 13, 2019
Bibliotheca Alexandrina launches Abdel Rahman al-Abnudi Prize for 2019
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) announced on Sunday that it has launched the Abdel Rahman al-Abnudi Prize for Slang Poetry and…
“MO SA-LA-LA-LALAH” book published, presenting political view on Salah
June 20, 2019
“MO SA-LA-LA-LALAH” book published, presenting political view on Salah
Al-Ain publishing house published on Thursday Egyptian journalist Hamdy Rezq’s book “MO SA-LA-LA-LALAH,” recounting the biography of Liverpool’s Egyptian striker…
Video: Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
April 18, 2019
Video: Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
At St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, the silence in the library is broken only by…
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…