Veteran Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed passes away, aged 76

Veteran Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed passed away at age 76 after suffering from health problems, his son and film director Marwan Hamed said on Facebook. Hamed wrote over 80 films in his lifetime including Toyor Al Zalam and Omarat Yacoubian.

Hamed’s death received plenty coverage on the airwaves last night: Al Hayah Al Youm (watch: runtime: 1:53), Kelma Akhira (runtime: 1:59), Masaa DMC (runtime: 3:29), and El Hekaya (runtime: 9:10).