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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky named TIME Person of the Year
World
December 7, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky named TIME Person of the Year
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been named as TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year. The 44-year-old, a former comedian, actor, writer…
Egyptian writer May al-Telmissany awarded French Order of Arts and Letters with knight rank
Egypt
November 11, 2021
Egyptian writer May al-Telmissany awarded French Order of Arts and Letters with knight rank
The Egyptian writer May al-Telmissany announced, a few days ago, that she had been awarded the French Order of Arts…
Egypt feminist writer Nawal Al-Saadawi dies at 90
Egypt
March 21, 2021
Egypt feminist writer Nawal Al-Saadawi dies at 90
Egyptian feminist author Nawal al-Saadawi has passed away on Sunday at age 90 after struggling with illness. Saadawi had made…
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
World
August 6, 2019
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in…
Daughter of Naguib Mahfouz donates his coat to Naguib Mahfouz Museum
Culture
July 16, 2019
Daughter of Naguib Mahfouz donates his coat to Naguib Mahfouz Museum
Om Kalthoum Naguib Mahfouz presented her father’s coat as a gift to Egypt’s Culture Ministry which will be showcased in…
Google celebrates birthday of famed author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik
Culture
June 10, 2019
Google celebrates birthday of famed author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik
To celebrate his 57th birthday on Monday, 10 June, Google has honored late Egyptian author and physician Ahmed Khaled Tawfik…
US playwright, ‘king of comedy’ Neil Simon dead at 91
Culture
August 27, 2018
US playwright, ‘king of comedy’ Neil Simon dead at 91
Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar…
Second series of controversial drama on Muslim Brotherhood in casting
Cinema/TV
August 8, 2016
Second series of controversial drama on Muslim Brotherhood in casting
Screenwriter Wahid Hamed has announced that preparations are underway to start filming the second series of a 2010 television drama…
Prominent writer Alaa al-Deeb passes away at 77
Books
February 19, 2016
Prominent writer Alaa al-Deeb passes away at 77
Writer Alaa al-Deeb passed away in Maadi Military Hospital on Thursday evening at the age of 77. The funeral will be…
Q&A with Juan Carlos literary award winner: The prize was a surprise
Books
December 23, 2015
Q&A with Juan Carlos literary award winner: The prize was a surprise
Writer Soad Suleiman, who won the Juan Carlos Spanish award for short stories, said the prize was a surprise to…