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‘Ma Waraa al-Tabea’ series part two to not be shown on Netflix: director
Art news
October 13, 2022
‘Ma Waraa al-Tabea’ series part two to not be shown on Netflix: director
The second season of the Egyptian horror ‘Ma Waraa al-Tabea’ (Paranormal) series is in the making but will not be…
Netflix’s first original Egyptian series is ready
Cinema/TV
July 18, 2020
Netflix’s first original Egyptian series is ready
Director Amr Salama announced that the filming of the series “Ma Waraa al-Tabeea” (The Paranormal) wrapped up on Saturday, July…
Netflix to host adaptation of Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s ‘Paranormal’ series
Cinema/TV
May 27, 2019
Netflix to host adaptation of Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s ‘Paranormal’ series
The official website of the Netflix Network has announced its collaboration with producer Mohamed Hafezy and director Amr Salama to…
Omani writer Jokha Alharthi wins 2019 Man Booker International Prize
Middle East
May 23, 2019
Omani writer Jokha Alharthi wins 2019 Man Booker International Prize
Omani writer Jokha Alharthi won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for her novel “Celestial Bodies” in which she talks…
Ahmed Mourad’s ‘Diamond Dust’ play shows at Falaki Theatre this week
Culture
December 23, 2017
Ahmed Mourad’s ‘Diamond Dust’ play shows at Falaki Theatre this week
Adapted from the novel Diamond Dust (Torab al-Mas) by Ahmed Mourad, a film following the ordeals of a young sales…
Steven Spielberg appoints a director for ‘Micro’
Art news
April 8, 2017
Steven Spielberg appoints a director for ‘Micro’
Norwegian Joachim Ronning will direct the adaptation of Micro, a novel that was left unfinished by Michael Crichton when he…
Translating ‘The Yacoubian Building’ into Hebrew stirs controversy
Books
April 3, 2016
Translating ‘The Yacoubian Building’ into Hebrew stirs controversy
The Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot announced the recent printing of Alaa al-Aswany's "The Yacoubian Building" in Hebrew. The celebrated novel,…
Jamaican Marlon James’s Bob Marley novel wins Man Booker prize
Art news
October 14, 2015
Jamaican Marlon James’s Bob Marley novel wins Man Booker prize
Marlon James became the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker fiction prize on Tuesday for "A Brief History of…
Novel about female sex addiction wins Moroccan book prize
Books
September 29, 2015
Novel about female sex addiction wins Moroccan book prize
Franco-Moroccan novelist Leïla Slimani won the Mamounia literary price for her novel "In the Garden of the Ogre", which delves…
Bahaa Taher’s novel to be turned into TV series
Cinema/TV
July 27, 2015
Bahaa Taher’s novel to be turned into TV series
Author Bahaa Taher Wahet al-Ghorub's novel, "The Sunset Oasis", which obtained the Booker Prize in 2008 will be turned into…