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Artist Ubaidhi Al-Johar holds an original pressing of "Min Ghair Leih," a song by late composer Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab that he performed during a tribute concert at the Opera House festival, declining to commit to future reissues of the rare recording.
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Ubaidhi Al-Johar — The musician confirmed to Okaz that he retains an original disc of "Min Ghair Leih" within his personal music collection, part of his archive of works by Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab. Al-Johar performed the piece at a tribute concert held on the Muhammad Abdo Arena stage during Riyadh Season, revisiting his artistic career.Hamad Al-Kulaib publishes debut book — Writer and media figure Hamad Al-Kulaib released his first book, "Wajhat Nazar," compiling selected newspaper articles published over several years across Saudi publications including Okaz, Al-Wiyam, Sahm, and Ahwal. The collection presents reflections and perspectives on human affairs, society, and life transformations drawn from multiple angles.Arab Observatory for Translation concludes Saudi cultural program in Algeria — The Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission concluded a cultural program accompanying Saudi Arabia's role as guest of honor at the 2026 Algeria International Book Fair with a seminar on the Arab Observatory for Translation's role in documenting translation movements. Dr. Abdel-Hakeem Al-Sinan led the session, outlining the observatory's work in partnership with the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science to track translation flows and support researchers and translators.Abdel-Latif Al-Madani honored by Gulf Cooperation Council — The Bahraini academic and researcher Dr. Abdel-Latif Al-Madani received recognition from the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the documentation and research category during the 2026 Gulf Creators Honors ceremony held in Manama. Al-Madani, a regular Okaz columnist, initiated a project in 2010 to document social life in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.Coming Up:
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