To Samir Farid, writing from Cannes, this has been one of the most rewarding rounds of what remains the world's most impressive film festival

Amal Chourchi Catta discovers the magic of Anatolia

Popular novelist Paulo Coelho's presence in Egypt this week proved positively sensational, with thousands of young people flocking to a handful of venues, notably Al-Sawi Cultural Centre, in what resembled a pop music parade. Gamal Nkrumah managed to have a few words with the Brazilian star

On arriving in Cairo, the phenomenally best-selling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho first landed in the offices of the literary journal Akhbar Al-Adab -- where Rania Khallaf caught up with him