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Wissam Smayra
Wissam Smayra (; born April 8, 1974) is a Lebanese film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the comedy-drama film '' Perfect Strangers'' (2022), as well as being an executive producer on Academy Award for Best Foreign Film nominated '' Capernaum'' (2018). = Early life = Wissam Smayra was born in Beirut, Lebanon on April 8, 1974. His formative years were defined by the harsh realities of conflict as he grew up in war-ravaged neighborhoods. His family home became a casualty of bombings, shaping the backdrop of his upbringing. These turbulent experiences during the war laid the groundwork for his resilience and artistic inclination. Despite the adversity, he found solace in storytelling, a coping mechanism that would ultimately pave the way for his future career as a prolific and diversified director. =Career= TV Commercials After completing his studies in Film in Beirut, Smayra began his career in the advertising industry. He initially served as a cre ... [...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] |
Tara Emad
Tara Emad ( ar, تارا عماد; born 11 May 1993) is an Egyptian actress and model of mixed race. Career Tara Emad is the daughter of an Egyptian father and a Yugoslav Montenegrin mother. Around the age of only 14, She had her first photo shoot with the MENA magazine ''Layalina'', this also lead to her first runway show. Emad participated in Miss Teen Egypt and won the award in 2010. As a result, she entered the Miss Global Teen pageant in the same year in Brasil; Emad was the 1st runner-up and given the title of Teen Queen of Africa. She is studying at the German University in Cairo- Applied Arts & Science. She previously attended school at Port Said Language School in Zamalek, Cairo. She started acting when she was 15 years old. She has been on the cover of more than 50 magazines in Egypt, Lebanon, Montenegro, France, Italy and four times on the cover of Elle Middle East and Marrie Claire Arabia, Vogue Arabia & Italy. Filmography Film * 2016 - ''The 4th Pyramid'' (mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia (Paris)
The Olympia (; commonly known as L'Olympia or in the English-speaking world as Olympia Hall) is a concert venue in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris, France, located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines, equally distancing La Madeleine, Paris, Madeleine church and Palais Garnier, Opéra Garnier, north of Place Vendôme, Vendôme square. Its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine (Paris Métro), Madeleine, Opéra (Paris Métro), Opéra, Havre – Caumartin (Paris Métro), Havre – Caumartin, and Auber (Paris RER), Auber. The hall was opened in 1893 by one of the two co-creators of the Moulin Rouge venue, and saw many opera, ballet, and music hall performances. Theatrical performances declined in the late 1920s and the Olympia was converted into a cinema, before re-opening as a venue in 1954 with Bruno Coquatrix as executive director. Since the 1960s, it has been a popular venue for rock bands. The Olympia was threatened with demolition in the early 1990s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anghami
Anghami ( ar, أنغامي, anɣāmī) is the first legal music streaming platform and digital distribution company in the Arab world. It launched in November 2011 in Lebanon, providing unlimited Arabic and international music to stream and download for offline mode. It is designed for the Middle East and North Africa to provide the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic labels such as Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other independent labels, in addition to international majors labels such as Sony, Universal and Warner Music Group. Anghami is one of the largest digital music ventures in the Middle East, seed funded by MEVP. History The goal of Anghami was to reduce music piracy in the Arab world. The service was meant to serve as an alternative to piracy. Anghami was founded by Eddy Maroun, and Elie Habib in Lebanon, launched initially as a mobile only app with the slogan "The idea is that everywhere you go, you’ll find your music". O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khodr Alama
Khodr Alama, sometimes written as Khodr Alameh or Khodr Alame (Arabic: خضر علامة) (born December 3, 1963) is a Lebanese music executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Backstage Production. He is the brother and manager of Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama. Life and career Alama is a graduate of York University, where he was a Business major. He began a career in the music industry as a guitarist and manager for his brother Ragheb Alama, who had won the Platinum Medal on the Lebanese TV show Studio El Fan in 1980. Khodr was the first to bring music videos to the Middle East with Ragheb Alama's song "Albi A'she'aha". After disputes with record labels at the time of releasing Ragheb's album "Al Hob El Kebeer", Khodr established his own artist management and entertainment company Backstage Production to manage the works of his brother. Backstage Production Alama founded Backstage Production in 1999 and secured deals with Samsung, Mercedes Benz, Persol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman (; born 11 October 1951) is a French singer-songwriter and music record producer. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world. Since the death of Johnny Hallyday in 2017 he has been the highest grossing living French pop rock act. Born in Paris and active in the music scene since 1975, he had a highly successful solo career in the 1980s, and was part of the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones, releasing another string of hits in the 1990s. He also wrote successful albums and songs for many artists, including ''D'eux'' for Céline Dion, which is the most successful French language record to date. He was also part of the Les Enfoirés charity collective from 1986 to 2016, and got his most notable official recognition in the English-speaking world for winning a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997, as a co-author of three tracks on Céline Dion's ''Falling into You''. Despite a voluntary retirement from the music scene in the early 2000s, he remains highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ahmed Malek
Ahmed Malek, also known as Ahmad Malek, is an Egyptian actor. Career Malek starred in Mohamed Diab's '' Clash'', which opened the Un Certain Regard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Other roles include ''Sheikh Jackson'' (2017), '' Hepta: The Last Lecture'' and '' La Tottfea El Shams''. He had his first English-speaking role (also speaking Dari, Pashto and Badimaya, an Aboriginal Australian language) in the 2020 Australian film '' The Furnace''. For his role he was nominated for the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Malek appeared in the 2022 film '' The Swimmers'', dramatising the lives of Yusra and Sarah Mardini. In 2023, Malek played the role of Musa in the BBC One miniseries ''Boiling Point The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor. The boiling point of a liquid varies depending upon the surrounding envir ...''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhafer L'Abidine
Dhafer L'Abidine ( ar, ظافر العابدين, also spelt Dhaffer L'Abidine, Zafer El-Abedin and Dhafer El Abidine; born 26 November 1972) is a Tunisian actor and former professional football player. Biography Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from Birmingham School of Acting. He starred in Sky One's ''Dream Team'', BBC's ''Spooks'' and ITV's ''The Bill''. He also starred in '' "The Mark of Cain"'' as Omar Abdullah and in A Hologram for the King. He became famous in Tunisia after he played the role of "Dali" in a Tunisian series called "Maktoub". He later went on to participate in dramas in the Arab world, notably in Egypt, the UAE and Lebanon including shows and series such as "''Taht Al Saytara"'', ''" Prince of Poets"'', and "''Arous Beirut"'' Film *'' Mark of Cain'' *''Children of Men'' (2006) *'' The Da Vinci Code'' (2006) *''The Gems Merchant'' *''The Hunt Feast'' *''Marie la Fille de Son'' *''Le Rendez-Vous'' *'' Sex and the City 2'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdeslam Ouaddou
Abdeslam Ouaddou ( ar, عبدالسلام وادو; born 1 November 1978) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Club career Ouaddou was born in Alnif, Morocco. He started his footballing career quite late, at the age of 21. In the summer of 2001, Ouaddou was signed by newly promoted Premier League club Fulham for £2 million, on a four-year contract. However, Ouaddou did not settle in England and spent the last two years of his contract on loan at Rennes, before joining the French club permanently once his contract expired. In summer 2006, Ouaddou signed for Olympiacos. After disappointing appearances with the team, he was relegated to the bench. On 7 December 2006, he asked Olympiacos to release him free because he felt homesick and had some family problems. The club's directors agreed and Ouaddou will return to France. On 1 January 2007, the opening day of the January transfer window, Ouaddou joined Valenciennes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein Fahmy
Hussein Fahmy ( ar, حسين فهمي; born 22 March 1940) is an Egyptian actor. He worked in the film and television industry for more than 50 years, specializing in film directing and appearing in over 100 film, television, and theatre productions. He graduated from UCLA with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. Academically he continued to teach at the Academy of Arts (film institute) for twelve years. A leading movie star and the first UNDP Regional Goodwill Ambassador for the Arab States in 1998, Hussein Fahmy is noted for his humanitarian effort. He has worked hard to convey to his audience in the Middle East important human development issues. His contract ended before the Lebanese situation in 2006. Early life and career In March 2007, Fahmy was named the first Special Olympics Ambassador for the Middle East North Africa Region. In this role, he will work to create awareness and encourage all members of the community to be involved in the movement. He was also appointed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriam Fares
Myriam Fares ( ar, ميريام فارس , ; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and entertainer. Personal life Fares, born in Kfar Chellal, Sidon District to a Maronite Christian family, married a Lebanese-American businessman Danny Mitri in a Cyprus ceremony in August 2014. They have two boys born in February 2016 and October 2020. Controversy Fares has often been criticized for her "provocative" style of entertainment, especially her choice of wardrobe, and hair style, creating accusations of imitating Colombian pop star Shakira. Cyber attack In 2015, she was amongst several famous Christian celebrities within the Arab world targeted by extremist cyber trolls for celebrating Easter. In an interview with , she stated that she was a supporter of civil marriage and was not against interfaith relationships. Discography Studio albums * ''Myriam'' (2003) * ''Nadini'' (2005) * ''Bet'oul Eih'' (2008) * ''Min Oyouni'' (2011) * ''Aman Aman may refer to:Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
