Ragheb Alama attacks Lebanon's leaders: "They burned the country and stole the people"

The Lebanese star, Ragheb Alama, expressed his "hate for Lebanon's leaders," saying that "sectarian leaders burned the country, stole people's money and the future of youth, and deprived citizens of medicine, water and electricity."

He said during an interview with "Sky News Arabia", behind the scenes of his concert on the island of Cyprus on the occasion of Eid al-Adha: "I hope that evil will go and good will come, and our role as artists is to make people happy, but since evil people have ruled this world, we see them spreading diseases and waging wars, while Our role is to spread peace and love, and our mission is to put a smile on everyone’s face.”

Commenting on an incident that took place during the ceremony, where a child ran towards him and gave him the Lebanese flag, Ragheb Alama said: "When that little girl gave me the Lebanese flag, she reminded me of every Lebanese child who is currently oppressed, because of the sectarian leaders that rule the country."

He continued: "Young people are displaced outside the country, and there is no longer a future for the children of Lebanon in their country, so I wanted through this girl to send a message to the whole world, that we love Lebanon and die for its soil, water, air and mountains, but we hate its leaders, and children should They know that these leaders are the ones who destroyed their future."

He continued: "Lebanon's leaders consider Lebanon their property, and if we talk and shed light on what they did in Lebanon, they portray us as if we hate it, but in fact these sectarian leaders are the ones who hated Lebanon, and loved nothing but themselves, and only liked to see evil eyes burn Lebanon." .

He added, "This is our country and it will certainly return, and its leaders will go to the dustbin of history, and neither these leaders nor their electronic armies will be able to intimidate us, because we will keep talking about what they did, what they destroyed, how they burned this country and stole people's money and the future of youth, and how they deprived people of medicines and hospitals. water, and electricity.”

Alama went on to attack his country's leaders, saying: "They think that they have the legitimate authority. Yes, they have the legitimate authority, but it is forged, and they are the ones who destroyed Lebanon, and this is my opinion of them for a long time. And a thousand no."

On the other hand, Ragheb Alama revealed his latest artwork and keeping pace with the artistic technological revolution, by presenting works that keep pace with "Metaverse" and "NFT", and said: "I chose the character that I will appear in this virtual world, and we will present music in line with it. We'll see how our songs, which the fans loved, can be in this world as well."

He continued: "We cannot remain spectators in front of this technological development, and I will not hide from you that I did not fully understand it completely, as it was our beginnings when we became acquainted with the world of the Internet."

And about his upcoming newness in the world of art, he said: “I am preparing a song that is expected to achieve great success, which is titled “Form Six”, and I filmed it with director Ziad Khoury in the style of a video clip, which was composed by Mahmoud Khayami, and the words of Nader Abdullah, and distributed by Toma ".

And about the most prominent “deadlocks” he faced in his career, which reached its fortieth year this year, he said: “The monopoly is undoubtedly, I fought one of the most powerful companies, and one of the most powerful televisions because I refused the monopoly, but I knew how to deal with this issue, and it remained the difficult number, I say thank God anyway."

The Lebanese artist returned in time, to comment on what the experience of working in air conditioning repair taught him, when he traveled to Iraq due to the outbreak of the civil war in Lebanon, to support his father, who was suffering from harsh financial conditions. He said: "This experience taught me how to be a responsible man."

He added, "I was at a young age, and when I saw my family suffering financially during that period, I took a position to support my father, and the most important lesson I learned from her is not to give up, and this is what keeps me going today."

And whether he transferred that experience to his children, he said: “I told them about this experience because I am proud of it, and perhaps my children found that the world was comfortable in front of them since their birth, but I wanted them to know that this was not available to everyone, because their father worked hard to secure a decent life for them.”

He went on to talk about his pride in his children, saying: "Today I see my son Khaled working from seven in the morning until seven in the evening in the business world, and Louay also started making his way in the world of modeling and jewelry."

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