prize
Damietta Governorate wins UNESCO prize for women empowerment project
Society
October 29, 2021
Damietta Governorate wins UNESCO prize for women empowerment project
The Damietta governorate won a UNESCO prize for its women empowerment project. “Damietta Governorate’s winning of the UNESCO prize is…
El Gouna Film Festival draws to a close Friday
Cinema/TV
October 30, 2020
El Gouna Film Festival draws to a close Friday
The fourth annual El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) is coming to a close on Friday, ending strong with a screening…
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…
Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 mn
World
March 25, 2019
Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 mn
A maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya’s Rift Valley has won the…
CAF names Mohamed Salah best African footballer of 2018
Egypt
January 9, 2019
CAF names Mohamed Salah best African footballer of 2018
Egyptian football legend Mohammed Salah won the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Best African footballer of 2018 prize for…
Pope Tawadros donates prize money to build mosque, church in New Administrative Capital
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Pope Tawadros donates prize money to build mosque, church in New Administrative Capital
Pope Tawadros II has announced that he will donate the prize money from the “Award of the Unity of Orthodox People”,…
Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab becomes first Arab woman to win UN prize for culture
Art news
March 31, 2017
Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab becomes first Arab woman to win UN prize for culture
Egyptian-Lebanese visual artist Bahia Shehab has become the first Arab woman to ever receive the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture for…
Lego arm for disabled kids wins digital innovation prize
Science
February 11, 2016
Lego arm for disabled kids wins digital innovation prize
A prosthetic arm made of Lego that disabled children can customise to their own needs won the grand prize at…
Emmylou Harris, Evelyn Glennie win 2015 Polar Music Prize
Art news
March 10, 2015
Emmylou Harris, Evelyn Glennie win 2015 Polar Music Prize
US country legend Emmylou Harris and Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie have won Sweden's Polar Music Prize, organizers said Wednesday. The musicians…
Naguib Mahfouz’s Japanese-translated works shortlisted for UAE award
Books
February 26, 2015
Naguib Mahfouz’s Japanese-translated works shortlisted for UAE award
The Japanese translation of Naguib Mahfouz’s famous trilogy has been shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the translation category,…