Menna Shalaby receives her first international Emmy Award nomination for her series “Every Week is a Friday”

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - On Thursday, Egyptian artist Menna Shalaby received her first international nomination at the International Emmy Awards for Television Works. Menna Shalaby was nominated for her role in the short crime series “Every Week There is a Friday,” based on the novel of the same name by Ibrahim Abdel Majeed.

Participating in the starring role is Aser Yassin, Sawsan Badr, Khaled Anwar, Arifa Abdel Rasoul, Ahmed Khaled Saleh, Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, Rushdi Al-Shami, Mohamed Hatem, Mai Al-Ghaiti, and directed by Mohamed Shaker. In the Egyptian star's first comment, she wrote on her Twitter account: "Oh God, praise be to You as it befits the majesty of Your face and the greatness of Your power."

On Thursday, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the list of international nominations for the 2021 Emmy Awards. There are 44 nominees from 24 countries, competing in 11 categories at the festival, which was founded in 1949.

“We are very proud of our nominees and the record number of countries,” said International Academy President and CEO Bruce Paisner. “For those who fear the pandemic will slow television production around the world, this is your answer.”

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on November 22, 2021 at a location in New York City to be announced soon.