This time, on April 16, it’s honoring the legendary novelist Naguib Mahfouz. The initiative, titled Mahfouz in Our Hearts, is a clever play on his name (Mahfouz literally means “preserved”) and aims ...

On one side was President Mohammed Naguib, who proposed to stay in power by counterrevolution: disbanding the military council (R.C.C.) in favor of a civilian alliance with the oldtime politicians.

Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Investment Holding, predicted that the price of gold would reach US$5,000 per ounce within a year or two. The Egyptian billionaire indicated ...

Nobody by Algerian author Ahmed Taibaoui. Winner of the 2021 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, the book tells the story of an elderly caregiver and explores themes of social neglect, loneliness, ...

Born in Cairo in 1919, a contemporary of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, Abdel Kouddous also enjoyed a long career in journalism. He was editor at the daily paper Al-Akhbar and editor-in-chief of the ...

For close to a quarter century, Diwan has been changing bookselling culture and expanding the narrative on publishing and social-intellectual engagement. Dina Ezzat documents the feat. On Tuesday ...

It’s an invigorating listen for punk fans and anyone seeking a jolt of unfiltered honesty in their playlist. “Palace Walk” by Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was the first ...