This is a statement given by a responsible source from the company who also added that Warda was supposed to arrive to Egypt in the upcoming days in order to start shooting the video in various streets in Cairo, but after events have escaladed between Egypt and Algeria after their football match, and the musicians’ syndicate’s decision to boycott all Algerian musicians, as well as the decision taken by Ashraf Zaki to shun all Algerian festivals, Rotana realized that it would be almost impossible to shoot any videos for its Algerian singers in Egypt.

“Adett Sana” witnessed Warda’s collaboration with Egyptian poet Awad Badawy, the composer Amgad Al-Oteify, and the sound engineer Yasser Anwar; she recorded it just a few days prior to the first football match between Egypt & Algeria that was held in Cairo, during which, she confirmed she’ll be cheering for her home country’s team.

Abu Aouf asserted that all juries of all participating categories have done their work in complete honesty and transparency unbinding to any interference or external influence, thus, the trophies were given to the winners as previously decided by the juries.

On the other hand, none of the Algerian delegation that were present at the inauguration ceremony attended the closing of the CIFF, and it’s not known whether its due to a common decision to leave Cairo after the results of the match in Sudan, or they simply sensed the awkwardness and seriousness of how the situation would be.

Heneidy confirmed his full solidarity with the decisions taken by the artistic syndicates in Egypt to boycott the Algerian festivals, as well as ending all forms of collaborations with the artistic enterprises there. He also declared that it’s the least that can be done after what some Algerians have done to Egypt and Egyptians lately, either by assaulting the Egyptian fans in Sudan or what followed afterwards from verbal abuse as bad mouthing the Egyptian cinema and assaulting its honest stars saying that he couldn’t imagine Algerian artists would follow such shameful behavior.

The star also expressed his joy that his movie will be released in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, simultaneously with its Egyptian release, saying that he knows how these countries love, appreciate and respect the Egyptian cinema and its artists.

Heneidy’s “Amir Al-Behar” is written by Youssef Ma’aty and directed by Wael Ihsan, it stars –alongside Heneidy- Yasser Galal, Sherry Adel, Ragaa Al-Geddawy, Lotfy Labib, and many others; the film’s production budget exceeded 15 L.E million and Heneidy seeks to maintain the status he reached with his last movie “Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda” which was the turning point that got him back as a hit after a 5-year-old struggle with his movies plunging in the box office.

The Moroccan leading singer’s latest album, “Ayyam Hayati” (Days of My Life), faced many obstacles. This, and fees below what she expects are behind her split with the record company.

There was one video from the album for “Hobb May’ous Menno” (Hopeless Love) which was shot under the direction of Hady Al-Bagoury.

A new single is underway it seems, as Said is meeting with lyricist Ayman Bahgat Qamar and arranger Tareq Madkour. It will be a self-funded project, including the video.

This may extend to the entire album if she finds a good distributor.

A duet to bring Said and Cherine together is yet to be hatched. This latter has reportedly turned down a duet with cheb Faudel.

Said is making no secret of her Grammy dreams. But said a wannabe Grammy winner must be present in the Western music scene.

The album may include a song written by late composer Kamal Al-Tawil and legendary poet-lyricist Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudi.

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Outrageous places to say "I do"

Their actual marriages may last no longer than they take to consummate. Yet, living in a world where Brangelina, Bennifer and TomKat have become staples in the general population’s lexicon, it’s no surprise that we look to celebrities for tips on everything – beauty, fashion, and particularly weddings – especially since, when it comes to a bash, the rich and famous spare no expense. And although our notable idols could have their pick of wedding locales – from Scottish castles to private islands in the Mediterranean – many of them opt for hotel soirees for a number of reasons, first and foremost convenience.

“The opulence of a hotel is already there. The bride and groom don’t have much setting up to do in terms of having a reception,” says Laura Schreffler, senior writer at celebrity weekly OK! Magazine. “It’s all laid out, and the hotel workers will generally take care of everything for them so they don’t have to do much planning.”

Picking a location is just the first step in the wedding planning process, and celebrities go about it in many different ways, whether they leave it all in a professional’s hands or decide on somewhere that’s close to their hearts.

“A lot of times people will choose destinations because they’ve never been there before – that’s one way to do it,” Rosie Amodio, editor of InStyle Weddings, reveals. “Other times it’s a place that they just absolutely love, or another experience might be just because certain places are great at pulling off weddings. It’s more about personal taste and what specifically [the bride and groom] are looking for.”

But with hundreds, often thousands, of hotels to choose from in any given country, not to mention access to all the extravagant accoutrements one could desire, how are celebrities to even begin to choose where to say their vows? Many factors play a part, the experts say, yet the prime ingredient is elemental: privacy. Whereas lesser-known stars trying to work their way up the hierarchy of fame may revel in the thought of hosting a wedding covered by every media outlet known under the sun, those who have already reached the top tend to value low-key affairs.

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“In terms of weddings, I think the first thing celebrities really look for is privacy. And if it’s not full privacy, it’s the ability to have some control over what is seen. I think that’s definitely at the top of their list,” comments Amodio. “With Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, there was quite a bit of media attention surrounding the wedding even though it was in Italy, but it still was nothing like it would have been had it taken place in a Hollywood hotel.”

Adds Schreffler, “Most of the bigger stars tend to go for remote location – somewhere incredibly beautiful that is sort of untouched, as if you were the first to discover it.”

Finding such an untapped spot is difficult, but not impossible.

“People like Angelina Jolie, if she were ever to get married, travel so much and explore parts of the world that are not really touched,” Schreffler explains. “That’s her thing – to go where people need help. She had her last baby, Shiloh, in Namibia, so she might get married in Africa, for example – somewhere unspoiled that’s very hard to get to.”

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International locations have always been fashionable: David Bowie and Iman jetted off to Italy more than a decade ago for their wedding. As one might expect, California is another focal point for weddings of all tastes: From vineyards in Napa to elegantly restored five-stars in West Hollywood, the Golden State has every option one could dream up. In particular, LA’s Hotel Bel-Air remains a constant draw for those like Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman who are in a hurry to head to the altar.

Not far north of LA, ritzy Santa Barbara continues to be a hotbed of wedding activity, as does California’s neighbor Mexico, which has become increasingly popular as a wedding destination.

“For people who live in California, Mexico is just a hop, skip and jump away. It’s like Martha’s Vineyard is to New Yorkers,” Amodio says.

Holding a wedding at a single-resort island or, more broadly, hotels in tropical locales is another growing trend – whether it’s somewhere far off the radar, like the South Pacific, or as nearby as Barbados, where Tiger Woods and his wife, Swedish model Elin Nordegren, celebrated their 2004 nuptials.

Other laid-back duos like Kenny Chesney and Renee Zellweger, whose short-lived marriage was made official in St. John, and Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, who fended off the paparazzi in the Turks and Caicos, took to the Caribbean when the time came to say “I do.”

Once a remote location has been pinpointed, finding a hotel equipped to handle a high-profile event is vital, as is the hotel’s resume of previous functions of a similar magnitude.

“The most important things [in a celebrity affair] are privacy and security,” says Mindy Weiss, LA-based celebrity wedding planner. “It’s crucial that the hotel has dealt with high-end and celebrity clients and has the highest regard for client confidentiality.”

After the first two requirements – finding a remote location and booking a private venue – are met, the final step is to ensure that couple and location are a good match.

“In general, whether you’re a celebrity or not, you just want to find a place that’s really compatible with your personality. I think the hotel route is a really nice one because hotels can afford any type of experience,” Amodio says. “You can have a more regal experience, like holding it in a castle hotel, or it can be a more secluded island in Fiji where you get married. Hotels are very equipped for destination weddings and have systems to bring in whatever you want. They’re just sort of all-in-one in a lot of ways.”