[Auto-translated content] The Arab Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ALECSO) and the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) announce the final list of candidates for the Ibn Khaldun-Senghor Translation Prize at its eighteenth session in 2025, which is an award given annually to the most prominent translations between the Arabic and French languages, celebrating the creativity of translators and their contribution to promoting dialogue between cultures. The jury announces its selection of the final candidates for the award for the year 2025: * Marianne Babou (France) - the novel “L’indesirable” by “Inam Kajah”ji (Iraq), “Gallimard” House (France, 2025); Translation from Arabic to French. * Said Boukrami (Morocco) - The novel “The Philosophy of Obstacle” by Jerome Libere (France), Dar Tashkeel (Saudi Arabia, 2025); Translation from French to Arabic * Stephanie de Gaulle (France) - “je suis ma liberté” by Nasser Abu Srour (Palestine), Dar “Gallimard” (France, 2025); Translation from Arabic to French * Muhammad Qasimi (Algeria) - palestine en éclats”, Selections of Palestinian Women’s Poetry, Dar Al-Manar (France, 2025); Translation from Arabic to French * Abdelhamid Al-Adhari (Tunisia) “Tujan” by Amna Al-Rumayli (Tunisia), Tunis Translation Institute 2024; Translation from Arabic to French. The translations selected for the shortlist are distinguished by the richness and diversity of their topics, covering both the fields of essays and literature. This selection highlights works with diverse orientations: selections by Palestinian poets, an influential novel by an Iraqi writer, in addition to contemplative and interactive articles. These works embody the diversity of literary and intellectual experiences and the depth of communication between Arab and Francophone cultures. As a reminder, the jury consisted of: Bassam Baraka (Lebanon), Abdel Salam Ben Abdel Ali (Morocco), Zahida Darwish Jabour (Lebanon), Fayza Al-Qassem (Yemen - France), Muhammad Mahjoub (Tunisia), and Hanaa Sobhi (Iraq - France). The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at ALECSO’s headquarters in Tunisia, in the presence of jury members, representatives of the two organizations, and an elite group of translation specialists, where the winner will be officially announced.