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Al-Araby
CAIRO – Veteran Egyptian actor and director Mohamed Sobhi has been involved in a war of words with Saudi Arabia’s Entertainment Authority after refusing to perform in the kingdom. The row initially began when Sobhi said he had been belittled after the authority described him as an “entertainer”, and has sparked a heated debate on social media for days now. In a phone interview with Egypt’sEl-Hadath satellite TV channel broadcast on 29 January, Sobhi said he had been offered $4,000,000 in exchange for performing his play ‘Kheebetna’ (Our Failure) as part of the Saudi Festival of Joy Awards 2022…