Death of Egyptian screenwriter Atef Beshay

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Egyptian screenwriter Atef Beshay passed away on Friday evening after suffering from illness, spending his last days in the hospital where his health deteriorated. Atef Beshay wrote dozens of works for cinema and television, the most famous of which are the series “The Happiness Merchant” (2009) starring the late actor Khaled Saleh, “The Yacoubian Building” (2007) based on a novel by Alaa Al Aswany, starring Lobna Abdel Aziz, Salah Al Saadany, E…