Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism awards EGP 250k prizes to two young journalists: The third edition of the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism competition this week saw two young journalists awarded EGP 250k each in a ceremony at the Cairo Opera House, the foundation said in a statement (pdf). The foundation, established in 2007 by former Al Ahram editor-in-chief and journalism icon Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, aims to develop youth-driven journalism in the Arab world. The Arab Journalism award was set up in 2016 following Heikal’s death.

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