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Lebanese ‘giant of poetry’ Said Aql dead at 102

Lebanese ‘giant of poetry’ Said Aql dead at 102

Lebanese poet Said Aql, whose work was loved by Arab readers but who hated Arabism so much that he invented…
Egypt tops best non-art museums List

Egypt tops best non-art museums List

When you mention the word "museum," most travelers imagine the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the throngs…
Art finds its edge on Italy’s social faultlines

Art finds its edge on Italy’s social faultlines

In a part of Rome few tourists ever reach, the Metropoliz Museum of the Other and the Elsewhere (MAAM) takes…
US best selling books list

US best selling books list

David Baldacci's newest thriller, "The Escape," made the US best-seller list on Wednesday, knocking Stephen King's "Revival" from the No.…
Actress Menna Shalaby joins production of TV series on Jews in 1940s

Actress Menna Shalaby joins production of TV series on Jews in 1940s

Actress Menna Shalaby joined TV series “Haret al-Yahoud” (Jews' Quarter) along with the actor Eyad Nassar, said producer Gamal al-Adl,…
Lebanese critic: Sabah attempted suicide more than once

Lebanese critic: Sabah attempted suicide more than once

Lebanese critic Mohamed Hegazy, who was a close friend to deceased Lebanese singer and actress Sabah, has revealed that she…
Stand-up comedian launches ‘I want theater’ campaign

Stand-up comedian launches ‘I want theater’ campaign

Under the slogan of “I want theater,” Stand-up Comedian Ali Qandil has called for allocating one of the state’s abandoned…
Arab music and cinema great Sabah dies at 87

Arab music and cinema great Sabah dies at 87

Lebanese diva Sabah died Wednesday morning in Beirut, her business manager, Joseph Gharib, told Al-Masry Al-Youm. Gharib said funeral procedures had…
Book review: Explosive belt from the ‘American Neighborhood’

Book review: Explosive belt from the ‘American Neighborhood’

The American Neighborhood is one of the old slums in the city of Tripoli in the northern part of the…
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