Mona Zaki to Receive Career Achievement Award at El Gouna Film Festival 2026
The Egyptian star will be honoured at the festival’s ninth edition, celebrating a remarkable career spanning more than three decades across film, television, and theatre
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Sally Rooney’s stand on Palestine is brave and humane
The Normal People author’s determination to support Palestine Action, even if it means that her books are withdrawn from sale in the UK makes a mockery of Britain’s terrorism laws
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Sally Rooney's books to be withdrawn from sale in UK over Palestine Action support
Bestselling author has expressed support for the direct action group the UK government banned as a terrorist organisation
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Egyptian villager’s chance find reveals giant Ramesses II statue
An Egyptian villager’s chance discovery led archaeologists to uncover two colossal statues of Ramesses II, earning him an Umrah pilgrimage.