<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Director Rasha Sharbatji denied circulating news about her preparation to direct a series about the life of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Rasha Sharbatji denies this news</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/1879;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e3461093-ea81-487f-947c-092b95ec344f.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rasha posted a story on her Instagram account, saying: “Recently, news has spread on social media that I am working on a series that tells the life story of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.” </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:960/540;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e3933c76-f633-44c1-bd00-ddcce133b645.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rasha continued: “I would like to clarify that this news is incorrect and no project of this kind has been initiated at the present time, but this does not mean that such ideas will be ruled out in the future.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sheritji concluded: “Now I am working on preparing to start the series “City Kitchen” so that it will be ready for showing in Ramadan 2026.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Rasha Sharbatji and the dispute with Iyad Najjar</span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:640/960;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/0d599007-78cb-430e-8eab-5c5b77975710.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the "Kalima" podcast with journalist Wissam Kanaan, Rasha said that there was a dispute between her and the director of "Claquette" company, Iyad Najjar, noting that the dispute was "not personal", and that the company owed a sum of money from the first part of the series "Broken Bones" that she believes she deserves, while the director believes otherwise. She confirmed that the company insisted on her directing the second part, but she refused and saw that the project was not appropriate. She added: The experience proved that my point of view was correct, and technically I do not see that I agree with Iyad Najjar, and I cannot work with him again.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Participation in "September Breezes"</span> </h4><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1080/1350;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/7f002e31-77e3-4d5d-9eeb-ee55d8371490.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sharbatji added that her participation in the series "Nasemat Ayloul" came as an artistic response to the criticism directed at "Walad Badiaa" due to its violence and cruelty. She added: "I wanted to tell people to look at this village and this sweet family... I love artistic diversity."</p>