A state of great sadness overshadowed the artistic community in Egypt in particular and the Arab world in general, after the announcement of the death of the Egyptian artist Dalal Abdel Aziz, who died at the age of 61 due to severe complications that she suffered after her recovery from the Corona virus, which had infected her in late April The last time, she was transferred to the intensive care unit.
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This painful and violent news came as it followed the death of her husband and the love of her life, the late star Samir Ghanem, who also died last May due to complications that afflicted him as a result of being infected with the same virus, although Donia and Amy Samir Ghanem were keen to hide the news from their mother in order to Her condition does not get worse.
However, as befits a legendary love story, the beloved caught up with her first and last dream knight, leaving behind their two daughters in a state of shock, amid everyone's calls for patience and solace.
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A year since the departure of Rajaa Al-Jeddawi
Samir Ghanem and Dalal Abdel Aziz were not the only two stars that the artistic community lost due to the spread of the Corona pandemic that shook the world, but there are many other celebrities who left behind a great void that others may not fill.
Among these is the Egyptian star Rajaa Al-Jeddawi, who worked as a model, then worked as an actress for 62 years, during which she presented nearly 300 artworks, before fate brought her to become the first artist to die from the virus, as she died in June 2020 after a struggle with the virus throughout Approximately a month and a half, as she was infected with it while filming the series "The Game of Oblivion", which was shown in Ramadan before last.
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Covid-19 "chasing" Egyptian stars
Among those who also died, the artist Hadi El-Gayar, who was famous for his role in the play "The School of Rioters", was the first to leave the Egyptian stars this year, specifically last January.
It is reported that his last work was the series "Sk Ala Banatak", which was released in 2018.
The pandemic also missed the able artist, Youssef Shaaban, last February, and he had contracted the virus during filming in Lebanon, leaving behind a huge balance of series and films that he presented for 50 years.
Also, the able artist, Muhammad Rihan, whose last work was the series “Mousa” by Muhammad Ramadan, and the series “Naguib Zahi Zarkash” by Yahya Al-Fakharani, and a show within the last Ramadan race.
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As for the artist, Fayek Azab, he died after a double and severe struggle with the Corona virus on the one hand, and the rare “Marsa” disease (Staphylococcus aureus infection) on the other hand.
During his career, Azab presented more than 260 works of art, which varied between films, series and plays, and was known for his skill in the field of comedy.
Among the stars of the second grade, actress Sawsan Rabie, who previously participated with the artist Adel Imam in the films "At the Wazir's Gate" and "Keep in Mind from Your Mind", died.
The actor and theater director Fahmy Al-Khouli, and the musician Gamal Salama, who used to play the keyboard in Umm Kulthum's troupe, also passed away, before he later assumed the leadership of the National Ensemble for Folklore.
As well as the Iraqi actress "Nadia Al-Iraqiya", who has long lived in Egypt and was famous for her comedic roles, and despite the shortness of her scenes, she has always succeeded in leaving her mark on the audience, which made everyone regret her departure.
The most prominent deaths of Gulf stars as a result of Corona
Of course, the stars of the Arab Gulf were not spared the artistic loss of those who passed away as a result of infection with the virus, and Saudi Arabia had a share of the global dose of grief as well, as the famous composer Talal Bagher died, which struck the heart of the Gulf and Arab artistic community in the killing, and from Kuwait the Kuwaiti artist Mashari left Al-Balam, who afflicted the Gulf fans immediately after his death, while the news came heartbreaking to his family, so that they decided to appoint a lawyer to demand the opening of an investigation into the circumstances of the death, especially after his father’s statement that the cause of death was that he was given the vaccine while he was infected with Corona without his knowledge, which caused him to Relapse, before he died after being injected with cortisone.
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— Lawyer Hussein Bin Shaibah (@Lawyer_Hussain) March 13, 2021
Lebanon's bleeding continues
As for Lebanon, the great loss it suffered in recent years continued, as the Lebanese musician Elias Rahbani, who left behind an artistic legacy that will be immortalized in history, made his loss heavy for the entire Arab world.
Lebanon is losing the third giant of the Rahbani family, the great musician Elias Rahbani.
An honest, loving and creative artist in every sense of the word, and a person does not repeat his nature, his talent and his immortal works... God have mercy and all my condolences to your generous family pic.twitter.com/qmDgz8sLXD
— Elissa (@elissakh) January 4, 2021
In the field of acting, the comedian Jean Khudair, who started his career in the seventies, and the able actor Michel Tabet, who left behind nearly 40 films, 2,600 television episodes, and two thousand dubbing episodes, along with many plays, died in light of his apparent efforts to raise the status of art. The Lebanese after he headed the Syndicate of Theater, Film, Radio and Television Actors in Lebanon for a not short period.