Highlights and honorees.. What happened at the 2023 Hospitality Festival?

art News The DIAFA Hospitality Festival, in its seventh session, was held at Festival Bay, in Dubai, in the presence of a group of stars from the Arab world. The current session was dedicated to the soul of the late artist Faten Hamama, in honor of her spirit and her being an important artistic icon.

The most prominent attendees and honorees at the Hospitality Festival Details honoring the Stars Hospitality Festival The festival hosted honorees from 18 countries from all over the world: the UAE, America, the United Kingdom, Algeria, India, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Kuwait, France, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan.

The ceremony honored several celebrities from various magazines, most notably the Egyptian journalist Asmaa Ibrahim with the Saqr of the Year Award in Journalism, as well as the artist Hoda Hussein and the singer Carole Samaha.

It also witnessed the honoring of the Iraqi singer Mahmoud Al Turki with the Song of the Year award after the great success of the song “Majnoon Lover,” which exceeded 200 million views on the YouTube video site, as well as the international Algerian singer Soulking. He also honored the Lebanese actress Pamela Al Kik and the Saudi star Ilham Ali.

And the Turkish star Burak Deniz, the actress Nadia El-Gendy and Mona Zaki, as well as the artist Saad Lamjarred, Amir Karara and others.

Hospitality Festival highlights The ceremony was dominated by support for Palestine from the various stars present, whether through songs or expressive words, while no romantic or joyful songs were present, but rather the songs were supportive of Palestine.

Pamela Al-Kakek, the star of the Crystal series, arrived at the Dubai Hospitality Festival by helicopter, and for this occasion she wore a dress completely embroidered with pearls designed by Ted Khoury, and she completed the look with soft diamond earrings and a ring with a large colored stone.

Social media pioneers also circulated a video clip documenting the moment of Pamela Alkik’s reconciliation with her fellow Lebanese artist, Maguy Bou Ghosn , after a dispute for years, as they appeared together during the event, congratulating each other after each of them received an award, and Maguy commented: “God willing, we will have work together.”

While at the beginning of the concert, Carole Samaha performed the song “Childhood,” where she moved away from singing her emotional songs, and also sang the song “The War Will End,” which she released some time ago.

Important words from influential stars during the tribute During the honoring, star Nadia Al-Jundi said in her speech that she was hesitant to attend, but because of the humanitarian initiatives on behalf of the people of Gaza in Dubai, she decided to attend.

Egyptian artist Mona Zaki also expressed her happiness at being honored among world stars from various fields, but she feels sad about what the world is witnessing in the recent period of events in Palestine.

Likewise, the artist Elham Ali, who gave an influential speech at the festival in which she said: “Allow me in conclusion to say a sentence quoted from a novel I published, ‘With the Naked Eye’, which says: No matter how great our pains are, the voice of the call to prayer will rise to call for a new day... We ask God Almighty that the tragedy of Palestine end and that The call to prayer is for them and for us, and may God have mercy on their martyrs.”

Distinctive views One of the most prominent appearances was the artist Hoda Hussein, about whom the audience said, “He is confident in his steps and walks like a king,” as she wore an elegant black dress made of feathers.

Maggie Bou Ghosn, the audience reacted to her appearance, as she attended with her husband, producer Jamal Sinan.

As for the surprise of the festival, it was the appearance of Saad Lamjarred , who was honored by the festival. He appeared with blond hair and a different look, and he dedicated the award to his parents and to the Moroccan King Mohammed VI, saying in his speech, “Thank you very much for this love and appreciation... I am happy to be with you, and may God have mercy on the martyrs of Palestine.”

Turkish Burak Deniz also caught the attention, as he wore an off-white and black tuxedo.

Program presenter Asma Ibrahim also caught attention with her looks, as Asma chose a sleeveless black dress, in a Mermaid design, equipped with a corset, a corset, at the waist, and wide from the knee with red prints, designed by Alexander Mcqueen, and its price reaches 8,500 euros.

Indian influencer Farhana Bodi appeared in an elegant nude dress, completely embroidered with sparkling stones and silver threads, designed by Dodone Avdiu.

During the Al-Diyafa Festival, Iraqi model and fashionista Dima Al-Assadi wore a Reyne dress, consisting of an orange silk satin blouse and a black crepe skirt.

Also, Amir Karara had a distinctive look.