British writer Len Deighton, who has died at 97, created the sardonic working-class spy played by Michael Caine in the 1965 Cold War film “The Ipcress File”. Deighton “passed...
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) concluded its participation in the London Book Fair (LBF), which was held recently at...
Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay much attention to celebrities. With one key exception:...
Christina Applegate’s memoir is not a safe, prim thing. It’s raw and angry, lyrical and funny, and more than a bit dangerous —...
Currently in its 28th edition, the Dubai International Holy Quran Award continues to attract some of the most beautiful Quranic voices from around...
Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has announced the Sultanate of Oman as Guest of Honour...
Award-winning Indian writer Arundhati Roy said Friday she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over jury president Wim Wenders's comments that he...
As part of its vision to strengthen awareness of the Arabic language and deepen engagement with its scientific and intellectual heritage, the Arabic...
The other day the author Sara Levine asked me to meet her at a dog beach in Evanston. I didn’t have a hard...
The House of Wisdom (HoW) in Sharjah welcomed Alberto Fernando Santos, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Culture, in the presence of Sheikh Fahim...
