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          Pop CultureFebruary 28, 2025
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          The sci-fi short story competition is open to writers aged 16 to 30 and entries can be in English or Arabic. Photo: Getty

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          BooksJanuary 30, 2025
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          Katharine Halls has won the the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for her work on Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji's memoir Rotten Evidence. Photo: Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize

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          BooksJanuary 07, 2025
          This strip shows the first appearance of Popeye in the comic. This version of Popeye has now entered the public domain. Photo: EC Segar

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          Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike on December 6, 2023, along with his sister, brother and four of his nephews and nieces. Refaat Alareer / Instagram

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          The winner of the 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation will be announced on January 8. Photo: Banipal Trust for Arab Literature

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