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Ragheb Alama
Ragheb Alama ( ar, راغب علامة born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanese singer, dancer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Award. Alama's fame came after Studio El Fan followed by yearly albums and number-one hit singles such as "Ya rait" (''If Only''), "'Aan Jad" (''Seriously'') and "Alby Asheq'ha" (''My Heart Adores Her'') which was the first Arabic song in history to be made into a music video. Alama continued his success into the 2000s with the release of his chart-topping albums ''Saharony El Leil'' (2001), ''Tab Leh'' (2002), ''El Hob El Kebeer'' (2004) and ''Ba'asha'ak'' (2008), the latter which earned the artist the Platinum certification from Virgin Megastores for its record sales. One of his recent albums ''Seneen Rayha'' (2010) saw the artist team with Starbucks for its release and sale, making him the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world (see Berytus). The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 massive explosion in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Idol
''Arab Idol'' is an Arabic television show, based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media and recorded in Beirut, Lebanon. The first season premiered on 9 December 2011. The show was broadcast worldwide on MBC 1 and simultaneously aired on LBC. The second season debuted on 8 March 2013, the third season on 5 September 2014, and the fourth season on 4 November 2016 on MBC. Background ''Arab Idol'' is the successor of a previous pan-Arab rendition of the Idol series called '' Super Star'', which aired on the Lebanese Future TV for 5 seasons, beginning in 2003. MBC 1 expressed desire to revive the show in a revamped version. The concept is still the same: ten young contestants from all over the Arab world are selected after many auditions, and perform songs on stage in front of a live audience and the judges on the main weekly show every Friday. Then there is a 24-hour time period during which the viewer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung
The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ''Samsung'' brand, and is the largest South Korean (business conglomerate). Samsung has the eighth highest global brand value. Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group, and JoongAng Group. Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include Samsung Electronics (the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Mercedes-Benz AG produces consumer luxury vehicles and commercial vehicles badged as Mercedes-Benz. From November 2019 onwards, Mercedes-Benz-badged heavy commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) are managed by Daimler Truck, a former part of the Mercedes-Benz Group turned into an independent company in late 2021. In 2018, Mercedes-Benz was the largest brand of premium vehicles in the world, having sold 2.31 million passenger cars. The brand's origins lie in Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's 1901 Mercedes and Carl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first internal combustion engine in a self-propelled automobile. The slogan for the brand is "the best or nothing". Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hublot
Hublot () is a Swiss luxury watchmaker founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. History A scion of the Italian Binda Group dynasty, best known for making Breil watches, Carlo Crocco left the company in 1976, to start a watch company. Moving to Switzerland he formed MDM Geneve and set about designing a watch that he named the Hublot after the French word for "porthole". The watch that he created featured the first natural rubber strap in the history of watchmaking. It took three years of research to create the strap. Despite failing to attract a single potential customer on the first day of its debut at the 1980, Basel Watch Fair, the watch quickly proved to be a commercial success with sales in excess of $US2 million in its first year. The Jean-Claude Biver era Crocco, preoccupied by his own design work and many activities for the Hand-in-Hand Foundation, a charity helping deprived c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haret Hreik
Haret Hreik ( ar, حارة حريك) is a mixed Shia and Maronite Christian municipality, in the Dahieh suburbs, south of Beirut, Lebanon. It is part of the Baabda District. Once an agricultural village, Haret Hreik lost its rural identity due to the wave of refugees from Southern Lebanon who settled in the town and made it another urban neighborhood of Dahieh. On 3 September 1985, during the War of the Camps, gunmen from Amal killed thirteen Palestinian civilians in Haret Hreikh. Haret Hreik is located northeast of the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport and north of the towns of Laylake and Bourj el-Barajneh, west of Hadath and south of Chyah. The town is the headquarters of the Shia group Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes destroyed the headquarters and civilian homes in July 2006. 2006 Lebanon War The area was largely destroyed during the 2006 Lebanon War. It was estimated that close to 200 buildings were destroyed in the town during the first week of Israel's attack on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahla Sawt
Ahla is a village and Union council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ahla is situated on the southern bank of ''Lower Jhelum canal'', about 9 km from Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin (Urdu and pa, ) is a city in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. It has exellent agricultural land ... city. It is located at an altitude of 202 metres (666 ft) from the sea level. Ahla is headquarters of Union council Ahla. It has a railway station by its name, located almost 3 km from the village. References Villages in Mandi Bahauddin District Union councils of Mandi Bahauddin District Union councils of Punjab, Pakistan {{MandiBahauddin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donia Samir Ghanem
Donia Samir Youssef Ghanem ( ar, دنيا سمير يوسف غانم; born 1 January 1985) is an Egyptian actress and singer. She is the daughter of actor Samir Ghanem and actress Dalal Abdel Aziz; and sister of Amy (Amal). Donia graduated from MSA University and began her artistic life in 2001 when she was 16. She had her first role in a TV show called "Justice has many faces" ( – Lil Adala Wogouh Katheera). Acting career Donia participated in two TV shows when she was a child. She attracted attention while acting in an Egyptian series called "Justice has many faces." Her first appearance in a film was in 2005 with the comedian Mohamed Henedi. Through appearances in various Egyptian talk shows, Donia stood out for her mimicry of other Arab singers. Her most famous imitation was of Ahlam's voice singing Myriam Fares's song. Her first song was called "Far2 el Sen". She was a judge on the 4th season (2015) of '' The X Factor Arabia'' along with Elissa and Ragheb Alama R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elissa (singer)
Elissar Zakaria Khoury ( ar, إليسار زكريا خوري; born 27 October 1972), commonly known as Elissa ( ar, إليسا), is a Lebanese recording artist. She is one of Lebanon's most famous singers, and one of the best-known artists in the Arab world. She has been among the highest-selling female Middle Eastern artists since 2005. In 2005, she became the first Lebanese singer to receive the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist, an award that she received again in 2006 and 2010. She has currently sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Elissa is also one of the richest celebrities in Lebanon, with a reported estimated wealth of over $40 million. As of 2019, Elissa has over 50 million followers on social media. In 2018, Elissa appeared as a judge on '' The Voice: Ahla Sawt'', the Arab edition of ''The Voice''. Early life Elissa was born in Deir Al-Ahmar to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother from Wadi al-Nasara. She has three brothers Ghassan, Kamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The X Factor (Arabic TV Series)
''The X Factor Arabia'', originally aired on March 26, 2006 with the title ''XSeer Al Najah'' (meaning Elixir or Essence of Success) is the Arab version of ''The X Factor''. The Arabic-language version of the program also created by Simon Cowell has a similar format to the British version, in that there are judges who each have a team of contestants to mentor and compete with each other for the X Factor title. The 14-episode first series was broadcast in 22 Arabic-speaking countries. In its debut, it was known as being one of the most watched programs on television and was produced and supported by Rotana, one of the largest production companies in the Arab World. The winner of ''XSeer Al Najah'' earned a chance to sign with Rotana. However, with the continuing success of the rival pan-Arab series ''Star Academy'' on Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC), ''XSeer All Najah'' lost most of its pan-Arab appeal and was discontinued after season 2. In 2012, the Egyptian TV channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian Highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and partly the Caucasus Region (Transcaucasia). The region is considered to be separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to its northeast, while South Asia lies to its east. Twelve seas surround the region (clockwise): the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez, and the Mediterranean Sea. Western Asia covers an area of , with a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan El Shafei
Hassan El Shafei ( ar, حسن الشافعي; born 9 October 1982) is an Egyptian record producer and media personality, el-Shafei was distinguished by his modern style in choosing music. He also cooperated with important names in the music world from all the Arab countries. He was known in Egypt for being a music producer and won the best music producer award at the Middle East Music Awards in 2009. Biography Winner of the Middle East music award for Best Music Producer in 2009 and DG magazine's award for Best Music Arranger in 2007 and 2009, 28-year-old Hassan El Shafei is on a rocking roll. With memorable number one hits to his name, El Shafei has produced and arranged for Amr Diab, Hossam Habib, Angham, Sherine, Abdel Mejid Abdallah and Nancy Ajram. His unique music productions have quickly gained popularity in the Middle East, Europe and the US And after founding his own record label – The Basement Records – El Shafei now has his sights set on revolutionising the way mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
