<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Social media users have been circulating a video clip from the Arab Satellite Channels Festival, showing Egyptian actor Ahmed Abdel Aziz ignoring a handshake with Kuwaiti media personality Halima Boland after a brief interview.<br> The scene, which quickly went viral, sparked mixed reactions, with some calling it embarrassing, while others felt it may have been an unintentional act. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:856/490;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/6473ce97-a2d1-42b2-aad9-75dccea44031.jpg" width="856" height="490" alt=""></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The audience recalls a similar previous incident.</span></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The controversy didn't stop at the final clip. Followers recalled a previous incident involving actor Ahmed Abdel Aziz, when he avoided shaking hands with a young man at an arts seminar. This incident sparked a controversy at the time, forcing him to clarify the situation and justify it by saying he was busy. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:674/485;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/a509ecdb-9815-44a8-8cfb-c3ba9826210b.jpg" alt="" width="674" height="485"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/halimas-secret-arab-world-stars-praise-halima-bolands-career"><span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-size:١٫٠٠em;">Halima Boland's</span></a> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-size:١٫٠٠em;">comment</span> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-size:١٫٠٠em;">on ignoring the handshake</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:١٫٠٠em;">In her first response, Halima Boland clarified that Ahmed Abdel Aziz "did not intend to ignore me and perhaps did not notice," stressing that she handled the situation with a sporting spirit and a smile.</span><br> <span style="font-size:١٫٠٠em;">She added that she respects and appreciates the artist, noting that she is a fan of Egyptian art and is extremely grateful to the Egyptian public.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-size:١٫٠٠em;">Halima Boland wins the Excellence Award</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:١٫٠٠em;">On the sidelines of her participation in the festival, the Kuwaiti media personality expressed her happiness at receiving the Excellence Award as the best media personality and social media influencer in the Gulf, which she considered the crowning achievement of her media career.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-size:١٫٠٠em;">Ahmed Abdel Aziz between clarification and continued controversy</span></h2><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:١٫٠٠em;">The Egyptian artist has previously confirmed in previous statements that he does not intentionally ignore his fans, and that his busy schedule or occasional haste can lead to misunderstandings.</span><br> <span style="font-size:١٫٠٠em;">However, the repetition of these situations always puts him in the crosshairs of criticism, and divides the public between those who justify his actions and those who consider them unjustified neglect.</span><br></p>