It ranged between seasons of culture, art, and shocking events

2022 Achievements and crises that haunted Arab stars

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Despite the atmosphere of optimism, hope, and general expectations for the best that constantly accompany the beginning of each new year, the year 2022 seemed to be a year full of contradictions, full of transformations. The Arabs, who were stopped by general disappointments in 2022, had good news all the time, after it included a series of calamities, shocks and crises that a wide spectrum of the Arab public raced to keep pace with, so its changing links stopped us for a while.

Major events

In terms of major Arab festivals and artistic events, the beginning of the year 2022 witnessed the holding of the “Djoy Awards” ceremony, the largest concert in the Middle East, which was organized by the General Entertainment Authority as part of the activities of the Riyadh season in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, to bring together the most famous foreign and Arab stars, where the ceremony was attended by More than 200 Arab and international artists, many of whom were honored with important awards.

The “Hala February” festival also returned in 2022, to establish itself as one of the largest festivals in Kuwait, after it was postponed last year due to the spread of the Corona pandemic, carrying many surprises and distinguished events, and the participation of many art stars from the Gulf region and the Arab world.

Seasons of art and culture

From last May to June, and after an absence of two years, the Jeddah Season 2022 kicked off to present to its visitors, over a period of 60 days, approximately 2,800 activities that included international exhibitions, Arab and international plays, as well as Arab and international concerts and an interactive artistic experience, which culminated in various marine entertainment programs and events and performances. Amazing fireworks.

As for the month of October, the third season of the “Riyadh Season” was launched, carrying the slogan of the Kingdom’s pride “above imagination”, to enter its opening ceremony in the Guinness Book of Records list for the most ceremony in which fireworks are launched from drones, while the many activities that included it included, A list of various entertainment and artistic shows, plays and concerts in which the most famous Arab stars participated, including Muhammad Abdo, Abdullah Al-Ruwaished and Asala Nasri, in addition to a series of distinctive cultural activities.

Not far from Riyadh, the UAE National Day concerts this year brought together the most famous stars of art who revived this happy national occasion this year with entertainment activities and cultural performances that extended over three days to include different regions and Emirati theaters full of joy, to the rhythms of a number of stars, including Faisal Al-Jassim, Yara, Diana Haddad, Fouad Abdul-Wahed, Shamma Hamdan, Fayez Al-Saeed, Muhammad Al-Shehhi, Hussein Al-Jasmi, Dalia Mubarak, Aida Al-Minhali, and others.

And before the end of 2022, the “Saudi Idol” program was launched, which highlights the discovery of singing talents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in a new partnership between the Entertainment Authority and the “MBC” group, at a time when its jury included a group of Arab stars, they are Aseel Abu Bakr, Ahlam, Asala Nasri, and Majed Al Mohandes.

Outstanding accidents

On the other hand, the news of Arab artists in 2022 ranged between the news of the crises that reached the corridors of the courts, and the experiences of parties and happy events whose news flooded social media platforms.

Speaking of the most important and largest crises, the news of the Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab topped the headlines of the Egyptian and Arab media in 2022, after the artistic community led by the star lived through a successive series of crises, with which her personal life and her family and psychological struggles became the “daily bread” of the Arab art press. Starting from the news of her separation from her husband, the artist Hossam Habib, to her various accusations against him of fraud, fraud and assault, and the winds of widespread controversy that accompanied the artist's psychological crises and her and her husband's move to sue each other, leading to the news of their reconciliation and their waiver of all cases.

However, the wave of dramatic events did not end for the artist, as Arab public opinion quickly plunged into endless controversy, linked to her drug use and hospitalization after accusing her brother of assaulting her, and the accompanying news of her suffering from severe depression, leading to the great shock, which The star concluded a career full of events and surprises, which is her return again to Hussam Habib and the announcement of their marriage contract.

For her part, the news of the Egyptian actress, Menna Shalaby, filled the world and occupied people in 2022, after announcing that the Egyptian security authorities had arrested her on charges of drug possession and referred her to criminal trial to punish her for obtaining the essence of narcotic cannabis in cases other than legally authorized, and then transferring her to a court. Criminal Court in Cairo, to start the trial of Menna Shalabi.

Technical calamities

And not far from the wave of successive problems and crises, the experiences of the news of the painful withdrawal of a number of artists were devoted to the biggest shocks of the year 2022, and the most cause for sadness, as the news of the death of the Lebanese artist, George Al-Rassi, following a terrible traffic accident on the Syrian-Lebanese border, when he returned from a concert performed by the artist. In Syria, some of the most painful artistic tragedies of the year.

Another piece of news shook the artistic community deeply this year, which is the disappearance of the Egyptian presenter, Shaima Gamal, in mysterious circumstances that were revealed after the days of the Egyptian Public Prosecution, which issued a statement that included the details of the death of the presenter, revealing that the person accused of murder was her husband, based on the statements of a closely related eyewitness. In the family, who directed the burial site of the wife's body 20 days after her disappearance, giving details of this terrible incident, according to the statement of the Egyptian Public Prosecution.

And after the announcement of the suspension of the Lebanese actress, Stephanie Saliba, and her release based on Lebanese and European investigations related to cases of financial corruption and embezzlement of public funds, it was announced that the artist’s property would be seized until the completion of the investigations and the final decision on the case, which Saliba explained in a video clip she posted on her page on the means of communication, her complete innocence. The accusations and distortion attributed to her.

Musk and joy

Amidst a warm family atmosphere, and within a narrow family framework, the Emirati artist concluded the events of 2022 with news of joy and surprises of engagement, celebrating with family and companions, his marriage contract, which the star announced with a tweet on his account, in which he devoted an extended wave of euphoria, optimism and shared enthusiasm that crossed the borders of the Emirates to reach The Arab world.

• Sherine Abdel Wahab topped the headlines of the Arab media with the story of her divorce and her subsequent return to Hossam Habib.

• The arrest of the Lebanese actress, Stephanie Saliba, in financial corruption cases, was a prominent event in the artistic community.

• The news of the arrest of actress Menna Shalaby on charges of drug possession shocked her large fans in the Arab world.

• The disappearance of the presenter, Shaima Jamal, and her death was a prominent event in which the media was preoccupied.

• The death of artist George Al-Rassi in a horrific traffic accident that was a tragic event in the artistic community in 2022.

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