Arab Celebs News

Amr Diab takes on the telly
For the first time in his career, Egyptian singer Amr Diab will star in a TV drama series.

Throughout his career, which spans over 25 years, Amr starred in two films, including the hit movie Ice Cream fi Gleam, but he has never appeared in a drama series. The new series, which will be shown during Ramadan next year, will be produced by Good News production company.

Meanwhile, there were other reports of a suggested crossover from the world of acting. Syrian actress Jumana Murad denied that she was going to venture into music. Jumana performed a song with Emirati singer Abdullah Belkhair on a TV show, which spurred rumours that the actress would be singing her own songs.

However, the actress said she was too busy with her acting career, and is currently working on two projects, a Syrian drama series and a film titled Al Layla Al Kabirah (The Big Night).

Nawal's new Melody

Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoghbi has jumped ship again. The singer left production company Rotana and joined Melody after forfeiting all her rights with Rotana. She also had to return the down payment she had received against what would have been her second album since her return to Rotana two years ago. However, contrary to rumours, the artist has settled with the company without paying any compensation. Nawal, who is still going through divorce proceedings, had to fend off other rumours as well. The singer's representatives issued a statement denying the story about Nawal's house being robbed."No one broke into Nawal's house, and nothing was stolen."

New role for Nancy

Nancy Ajram has one more reason to smile. She has been appointed Unicef's goodwill ambassador in the Middle East and North Africa region, which covers 22 countries. The singer said the appointment was not only a dream come true, but one of the most important aspirations in her life as an artist and mother. She was selected to support the international organisation's causes in the region because of her fame and good reputation, according to a statement released by Unicef.