The week in Arabian showbiz (Dec 13 - 20)
- 1/11
Egyptian actress Layla Elwi attended the closing ceremony of Dubai’s International Film Festival.
- 2/11
Saudi director Haifaa al Mansour won the DIFF best film award in the Arabian Horse category for her film ‘Wajda’.
- 3/11
Egyptian actor Amr Waked won the DIFF best actor award in the Arabian Horse category for his part in the movie “Last Winter”.
- 4/11
Kuwaiti singer Shams attended the DIFF closing ceremony.
- 5/11
Saudi young actress won the DIFF best actress award for her role in “Wajda”.
- 6/11
Kamal al Makhouty won the DIFF best director award for his Moroccan production “Khoya”.
- 7/11
Director Yari al Qalqili won the DIFF best documentary film award.
- 8/11
Egyptian comedians Bassem Youssef and Ahmed Mekki take part in a sit in outside the Egyptian presidential palace, where they protested against President Mohamed Mursi’s policies.
- 9/11
Egyptian singer Amr Diab performs in Abu Dhabi in the presence of English superstar David Beckham and U.S tennis champion Serena Williams.
- 10/11
Egyptian legendary actor Adel Imam attends the funeral of composer Ammar el Sherei.
- 11/11
Actor Mohamed Heneidi pasy respect to El Sherei.