Renowned Egyptian writer Ghitani dies at 70

Renowned Egyptian novelist and journalist Gamal al-Ghitani died Sunday at a hospital in Cairo where he had been in a coma for more than three months, his wife said.

Ghitani, 70, was originally admitted to Al-Galaa military hospital after he faced difficulty in breathing. “He died this morning,” Ghitani’s wife, Magda al-Gendi, told reporters.

His funeral was scheduled to be held at Cairo’s Sayyida Nafisa Mosque later Sunday, state media reported