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Legendary Egyptian actress Soheir Al Bably, renowned for her theatrical and cinematic performances, died on Sunday at 86.
In a statement by Soheir Al Bably’s son-in-law, Reda Taima, the actress was admitted to an intensive care unit in Egypt days ago and had fallen into a diabetic coma.
Born in 1937 in the Damietta Governorate of Egypt, Al Bably grew up in Mansoura, capital of the Dakhalia Governorate. Her talents for acting and music became evident at a young age and she was encouraged by her father to join the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts as well as the Institute of Music.
Al Bably began her career at a young age and during the peak of Egypt’s golden age of cinema. Her earliest film credits include the 1957 drama Ighra (Temptation) by celebrated Egyptian director Hassan Al Imam. She starred in the film alongside Lebanese singer Sabah and Egyptian actors Shukri Sarhan and Zaki Rostom. That same year, Al Bably starred in another, more somber film Sara’ Ma’ Al Hayat (Strugg
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Great Syrian Revolt
1925–27 uprising against French rule in Mandatory Syria and Lebanon
This article is about the Syrian revolt against French colonial authorities in the 1920s. For the current conflict in Syria, see Syrian civil war.
The Great Syrian Revolt (Arabic: الثورة السورية الكبرى), also known as the Revolt of 1925, was a general uprising across the State of Syria and Greater Lebanon during the period of 1925 to 1927. The leading rebel forces initially comprised fighters of the Jabal druser State in southern Syria, and were later joined by Sunni, Druze and Shiite and factions all over Syria. The common goal was to end French occupation in the newly mandated regions, which passed from Turkish to French ledning following World War inom.
The revolt was a response to the repressive policies of the French authorities beneath the Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, which divided Syria into several occupied territories. The new French administration was perceived as prejudic
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