Ghassan was 36 years old when he died along with niece in a bomb explosion planted in his car in Beirut on July 1972
In Beirut, on July 9, 1972 – Ghassan Kanafani climbed into his Austin 1100 car with his 17 year old niece Lamees, switched on the ignition and triggered a bomb planted by the Israeli Mossad. He and Lamees were killed
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the new dates for the sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi from 3rd to 5th March, 2024.
Held under the theme ‘A Matter of Time’, this edition will gather an exceptional collection of thought leaders
Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (Zayed CHF), and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, has inaugurated the 32nd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has launched the Qalam Creative Writing Programme, offering writing workshops to talented Emiratis to expand their skills and encourage new authors to publish their creative works.
The launch of the programme
Courtyard by Marriott World Trade Centre announced it will commemorate the opening of the prestigious Qasr Al Hosn on 7 December 2018, also the official opening date of this landmark monument which is about to enter into the next phase of its extraordinary history.
Joining the city in celebrating the grand opening of the highly-anticipated
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