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Haifa Wehbe gets best Middle East actress award
Egypt

Haifa Wehbe gets best Middle East actress award

Lebanese actor and singer Haifa Wehbe thanked her fans for their votes, which garnered her the best actress award in…
Bassem Youssef wins silver prize for best host at New York festival
Egypt

Bassem Youssef wins silver prize for best host at New York festival

"El Bernameg", a famous Egyptian satirical TV program presented by Bassem Youssef, has won the silver prize for the best…
Naguib Mahfouz’s Japanese-translated works shortlisted for UAE award
Books

Naguib Mahfouz’s Japanese-translated works shortlisted for UAE award

The Japanese translation of Naguib Mahfouz’s famous trilogy has been shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the translation category,…
LE1 mn Arab innovation awards: Applications open 10 February
Egypt

LE1 mn Arab innovation awards: Applications open 10 February

An Arab foundation has set 10 February as the opening date for applications in the al-Baz competition on innovation. The…
CineMobile Film Festival withdraws ‘Ensan’ award amid intellectual piracy claims
Cinema/TV

CineMobile Film Festival withdraws ‘Ensan’ award amid intellectual piracy claims

The management of CineMobile Film Festival have withdrawn its grand award, earlier given to the film "Ensan," after receiving complaints…
Egyptian poet Negm awarded Prince Claus award
Culture

Egyptian poet Negm awarded Prince Claus award

Egyptian renowned poet Ahmed Fouad Negm has been awarded the Principal Prince Claus Award in recognition for "speaking truth to…
Dubai names al-Azhar Sheikh Islamic personality of the year
Egypt

Dubai names al-Azhar Sheikh Islamic personality of the year

Dubai has named the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Islamic figure of the year.   The decision was approved…
Libyan official decries award for poet critical of Arab Spring
Egypt

Libyan official decries award for poet critical of Arab Spring

A Libyan media official in Cairo has criticized Egypt for giving an Iraqi poet the Naguib Mahfouz cultural award, saying…
Khalil Sweileh receives Naguib Mahfouz prize
Books

Khalil Sweileh receives Naguib Mahfouz prize

Yesterday, Syrian writer Khalil Sweileh received the 14th Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for his novel Warraq al-Hubb (The Scribe…
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