Cairo: Concerts kicked off in Saudi Arabia Thursday night after a hiatus of more than a year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The first concert held in Riyadh amid stringent health measures headlined Kuwaiti singer Nabil Shuail and Syrian diva Asala Nasri.
Saudi singing icon Mohammed Abdu is due to perform in a Riyadh concert Friday night.
Special corridors are designated for the entry into the venues and exit of the fans, Al Arabiya TV reported. Kuwaiti singer Nabil Shuail performs at the Riyadh concert. Image Credit: Saudi General Entertainment Authority
Performers undergo coronavirus-detecting PCR tests hours before the start of galas, it added.
The move marks the first concert of the year for Diab and sets the stage for what will seemingly be another busy summer.
In May, the singer posted a picture of himself in the studio with producer Nader Hamdy with the caption cooking something .
Last summer, Diab all but owned the airwaves after dropping a number of hit singles, including
Ya Baladna Ya Helwa, an ode to his homeland that racked up more than 40 million YouTube streams, and
Amaken El Sahar.
The latter came with a beachside video featuring actress Dina El Sherbiny, thus confirming their relationship status.
While Diab is no stranger to Saudi Arabia, having performed large shows in the capital Riyadh, including 2019 s mega music festival MDL Beast, his return to Jeddah will be extra-special as it may well be the first concert held in one of the Gulf s exciting new venues.
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