She wore the Lebanese flag as huge earrings and bracelets. She also sported a very special sexy T-shirt: A khaki top with military designs and a portrait of newly elected president Michel Sulaiman. This is how Haifa Wehbe chose to pay tribute to the head of state and to celebrate the new peace in Lebanon.
The beautiful singer performed in a Beirut concert organised to relaunch tourism and revitalise the economy after months of paralysis. Haifa's concert attracted thousands of
people who carried portraits of both the beautiful star and the new president.
A duet will be included on her new album which will be released soon. Haifa chose to sing with Lebanese-Canadian singer Karl Wolf, who said that “singing with Haifa
Wehbe was like realising a dream of mine. I was very happy when I put my voice to the song in a studio in Cairo. Haifa is one of the most important stars in the Arab world."
Wolf, who launched his own album in Dubai recently, will perform in Beirut in mid-July.
Happy days
The beautiful life of Dominique Hourani
She is young, beautiful, rich, famous and… pregnant. Since she married an Austrian millionaire of Iranian origin, Lebanese singer Dominique Hourani is leading an easy life.
She was seen in Monte Carlo with Prince Albert of Monaco at the most expensive hotel in the area, the famous Hotel de Paris. Dominique was singing in one of the hotel's
ballrooms during a reception organised by the Friends of Lebanon association. The event was a fundraiser for needy Lebanese children. During the ceremony, an auction
was organised and dresses signed by Lebanese designer Elie Saab were sold.
A week later, Dominique was on the red carpet at the Cannes film festival. Dominique, who is not an actress, was the special host of Chopard jewellers. Expecting a baby
girl in mid-summer, she wore a beige dress with a slip on her belly, showing her skin and pregnancy — so that Angelina Jolie will know that she is not the only pregnant star
who walked the red carpet on the French Riviera.
Fun in the sun
Rida Butros enjoys some much-deserved me-time in Mexico
Lebanese singer Rida Butros took a nice vacation recently. She went to Mexico with her parents. She then flew to the United States where she is spending time with her
sister, former singer Nina, who left showbiz when she got married.
Rida will be back in Beirut by the middle of this month. Launching her new album is among her projects when she gets back.
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Egyptian artist and Star Academy finalist Hani Hussain filmed his second music video in Lebanon. The song is titled Hob Omri (The Love of My Life) and the video was directed by Bassem Mognieh. This is the second time that the Egyptian singer has worked with Mognieh. The shooting of the romantic video clip took just one day.
In Egypt, Hani, who is a singer as well as an actor, just finished the shooting of the movie Adrenaline.
May Hariri,queen of Petra
Lebanese singer May Hariri finished preparations for her new album containing songs in the Lebanese, Egyptian and Gulf dialects. She will soon launch one of the album's
songs titled Usbuh (A Week). This song is in the Gulf dialect. It was written by Ali Al Khawar, composed by Fahd Nasser and arranged by Mohammad Saleh.
May shot the Usbuh video clip under the direction of Hussain Deaybess. The shooting took place in Jordan, in Petra and Wadi Rum, in three days. In the video May plays
the queen of Petra.
Najwa Sultan signs with EMI
Lebanese artist Najwa Sultan has signed a contract with EMI Music. The international company will produce and distribute her new album. Najwa said that she is happy with
this new arrangement and that it is an opportunity for her to enter new markets in Europe and America.
One of the songs on the album is in the Gulf dialect. Titled Ehtijaj (Protest), it was written by Emirati poet Salem Saif Al Khalidi and composed by Bahraini artist Aref Al
Zayani, who is known for his work with the singer Ahlam.
After signing with EMI, Najwa flew to Canada where she spent ten days and had two performances in Toronto and Montreal. Najwa will return to Beirut in order to launch her
new album. For this she will go on a tour that includes Egypt, Syria, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
