ABU DHABI / WAM The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has revealed the longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2025 prize. The longlist has been chosen from a total of 124 submissions by a panel of five judges chaired by Egyptian academic Mona Baker. Joining her on the panel are Moroccan academic and critic Said Bengrad, Emirati …

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Consultative Council is set to convene its seventh session on Thursday. The session, part of the council’s activities for the second ordinary session of the eleventh legislative term, will be held at its headquarters in Sharjah under the chairmanship of Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, the council’s Chairman. Following the ratification of the minutes from …

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairman of the Sharjah Executive Council, presided over a meeting of the council, on Tuesday, at the Ruler’s office. In attendance were HH Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of the …