No bad blood, says Alameh

Ragheb Alameh has strongly denied that he had a dispute with Egyptian star Amr Diab and described the relationship between the two as "competitive, but not hostile".

The Lebanese singer says his statement earlier about Diab being more successful in cinema than music was merely a personal opinion and that he personally likes many of Diab's songs. When asked during an interview which of the two singers Ragheb's two children prefer, he laughingly said it was Diab.

Meanwhile, Alameh had turned down many offers to sing in and outside Lebanon during Ramadan. The singer said he wanted to spend quality time with his wife and his two children, Khalid and Luay.