The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have decided to reschedule their annual meetings - initially scheduled for October 2021 in Morocco - a year later due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the IMF said in a release on Thursday

The Spartan Court by Abdelouahab Aissaoui, The Russian Quarter by Khalil Alrez, The King of India by Jabbour Douaihy, Firewood of Sarajevo by Said Khatibi, The Tank by Alia Mamdouh and Fardeqan – the Detention of the Great Sheikh by Youssef Ziedan have today been announced as the shortlisted works for the 13th International Prize for Arabic Fiction, IPAF

A group of the world’s most respected Islamic scholars, faith leaders joined by experts from governments, and representatives of civil society organisations signed today a new charter to build global peace, based on tolerance and religious freedom.