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Asser Yassin Joins Hend Sabry in "Dam ala Nahd" TV adaptation
Yara Sameh Egyptian actor Asser Yassin will once again team up with Tunisian actress Hend Sabry in the upcoming TV adaptation of writer and journalist Ibrahim Eissa's latest novel 'Dam ala Nahd." It marks the first collaboration between the two stars on the small screen and their second in 18 years after the 2007 film "'El Gezira." Mariam Ahmadi is directing the series from a script being adapted by Mohamed Hesham Obeya. "Dam ala Nahd" consists of 15 episodes and is produced by Sadek Al-Sabah. The novel follows Mai El Gebali, who had no idea that her exclusive interview with the "butcher" before his execution would turn her life upside down. With each meeting with the "butcher", he reveals secrets he never confessed before during the investigations. Along the way, El Gebali begins to question everything she'd previously believed in, disrupts her relationships, and puts her life in danger. Yassin was recently seen in the TV series "Alby We Moftaho" and Sabry in the hit Netflix TV series "Finding Ola" Season 2. Yassin, born February 25, 1981, began his career on the stage at the American University in Cairo. He was spotted by Director Khairy Beshara to play his first role in the 2006 TV series "Qalb Habiba", followed by the blockbuster "The Yacoubian Building" in 2007, and landed his first major role in a film "Zay El Naharda" in the following year. In the same year, he got his big break playing a leading role in the film "El Waad" (The Promise), starring opposite legendary actor and superstar Mahmoud Yassin. In 2010, Yassin played the leading role in Daoud Abdel Sayed's film "Messages from the Sea", which earned him the Best Actor award at the Carthage Film Festival and Malmö Arab Film Festival. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan
Hamilton Spectator
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
YASSiN & Sean Terrio Bring Genre-Bending Sound to Sound of Music Festival
From June 12 to 15, 2025, Burlington will be host to the annual Sound of Music (SOM) festival once again. The festival has a long history; it began back in 1980 rather more humbly than its current form, as a marching band parade. Since then, scores of musicians, from big names to local musicians, have graced SOM's stages. On June 15, local artists YASSiN and Sean Terrio will join those ranks, performing on the TD Main Stage at 2:30 p.m. Zack Yassin and Sean Terrio have been releasing music since 2020. They met each other a year earlier by pure coincidence. '[We met at] a local venue in Oakville called the Moonshine Cafe,' Yassin said. 'Sean happened to be singing at an open mic for the very first time, and I happened to be going to see this venue to check out the open mic for the very first time.' 'When I walked in, Sean was singing, and I was like, I have to work with this guy,' Yassin continued. 'Before that, I was writing, producing, and managing a bunch of different artists, whether it was hip-hop artists, country artists, or pop singers. And I finally decided that I wanted to be an artist myself. Then I met Sean, and I had a few songs I knew his voice would sound perfect on, and we started working together.' Terrio said that before taking the stage that night, he had never performed publicly. 'It was really just on a whim,' Terrio said. 'I knew I could kind of sing, and I wanted to at least go to one open mic in my life. I definitely come from a pretty musical family, and I have some musical friends, but ultimately, I was really inexperienced and kind of raw.' Terrio said that he had done 20 years of 'quiet dreaming' before stepping on stage, and that he had to develop the more outgoing side of himself before embarking on this new career. The result of that development, and partnering with Yassin, is a sound that doesn't fit into any one genre. Their sound is soulful and bright, with hints of pop, blues, R&B, and even country. Yassin said that playing SOM for the first time is an exciting prospect. 'I spent my whole life going to the Sound of Music Festival, seeing The Trews, Walk Off the Earth, and so many other artists there,' Yassin said. 'So I'm extremely pumped to be playing it.' The duo put out their debut album Just Try in October of last year. Yassin said the streaming numbers for the album have been a 'slow burn,' but that they have been growing every day. 'We're pretty confident that in time it'll get like the respect that we think it deserves, and people will love it the way we love it, because we really slaved over that thing and worked crazy hard on it,' Yassin said. Yassin hopes that events like SOM will help get the word out about the album even more. The duo operates as independent artists and spoke about the benefits of not being signed to a major label. 'It's like people are more interested in our brand over our music, which we completely understand, we want to be entertainers,' Yassin said. 'But with music labels, a lot of the time we've had the experience of like, 'Okay, we'll sign you, but let's change everything about you,' and we don't like that. And I'm a very hands-on person in every aspect of the business.' Yassin said that to him, a label deal is an easy way out. 'It's just a fast pass to what you hope is something grand,' Yassin said. 'But now that's not even guaranteed with labels. So you might as well build your own team and be your own label.' Terrio said that signing with a label would feel like settling at this point. He also said that there are many skills that he wouldn't have learned had he not been forced to as a result of working independently. As YASSiN and Sean Terrio, the two often post comedic videos to their social media pages, many featuring Terrio performing impressions of public figures and celebrities. Yassin spoke about the genesis of this content. 'We're 31 and 30, we're not TikTok people,' Yassin said. 'But as independent artists, we're like, 'We need to figure this out to market the album.' And as we were trying to figure it out, we saw all these other things that other artists are doing on TikTok, like singing your song in your car and stuff like that, but it wasn't working for us. And we finally just said, 'Let's do something that just makes us laugh.'' 'It felt like we were forced, out of necessity, to get ourselves out there more,' Yassin continued. 'And then we realized, 'Oh, we actually love comedy,' and people seem to like it as well.' Yassin said that he and Terrio have always shared a similar sense of humour, so it was very natural for them to be funny on camera and in front of audiences. 'It's so nice not having to force a different online persona to get views,' Yassin said. 'It's literally just us, which we're grateful for.' Terrio said that his family moved around frequently in his youth, and developed ways to entertain himself in between making friends, one of which was impressions. YASSiN and Sean Terrio will be performing at Mills Hardware in Hamilton on June 6, as well as at the Sound of Music festival on June 15. Click here to find links to their music and social media pages. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
New Straits Times
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Yassin: All sorts of feelings were playing in my mind
PUNCAK ALAM: Comedian Yassin Yahya expressed his gratitude upon his arrival in Malaysia at 12.30am on Saturday. Yassin, who had departed from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at 10.30am (3pm Malaysian time), said that the emotions he experienced during the flight were indescribable. "When I was first held in lockup, on the second and third days, I truly felt like I would never return to Malaysia. "Even one day felt like a month, two days felt like two months, and so on. But now, a day feels too short. It feels like only yesterday I went through everything," he said in an exclusive interview with Harian Metro. Yassin, who was detained for six months at the Foreign Nationals Administration and Deportation Centre in Jeddah, initially had no idea how long he would be held there. "I didn't know how long—a year, two, three, or four years? All sorts of feelings raced through my mind at the time," he explained. "So, even when I boarded the plane, I was still sweating. I kept thinking, 'Am I really out?' "When I arrived at KLIA and stepped onto the mainland, my feelings were truly a mix of emotions." Continuing his story, Yassin recounted that he was initially placed in a severely overcrowded temporary lockup. "The temporary lockup was an open area where anyone who had just been arrested, whether Arab or foreign, was mixed together," he said. "I was there for eight days, waiting to see if anyone from the agency would come looking for me. They didn't even know where I was; I had just vanished without a trace, disappeared from the radar." This led to significant worry for his wife, Farah Waheeda. Yassin explained that he was unable to contact her, despite their usual constant communication. "If I disappeared for even a day, she would search for me, let alone something like this. "She would have to answer to people. So, I was hoping the mutawif agency would come and visit." "On the ninth day, they still hadn't arrived, and I was transferred. "By the twelfth day, I thought they had returned home. I knew they were back and assumed they wouldn't still be in Jeddah," he said.
New Straits Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Yassin's detention ordeal: Slept standing up in lockup, returns with only clothes on back
KUALA LUMPUR: Popular Malaysian comedian Yassin Yahya, a member of the beloved group Senario, has finally spoken out about his six-month detention in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Returning to Malaysia last week after his release from the Foreign Nationals Administration and Deportation Centre, Yassin clarified that his arrest was not drug-related but stemmed from his unwitting possession of prohibited items. In a special podcast episode of 'Darkcast' titled "Special Episode - Yassin Yahya, guilty or ???" with Saiful Apek, broadcast on YouTube's Gitu Gitu Studio, Yassin recounted the harrowing experience. He explained that his journey to perform Umrah, his first, was a spontaneous decision after an offer to sponsor 25 artistes. "I was excited and thought this was the time," he shared, describing the dilemma he faced with existing work commitments. A conversation with his mother, who had just prayed for one of her children to perform Umrah, solidified his decision. However, a tight schedule meant he had little time for proper preparation. "I only prepared by studying on YouTube for a short time," he admitted. The unfortunate incident unfolded upon his arrival in Jeddah on Oct 27 last year. Prior to his eight-hour flight, Yassin, seeking a way to smoke during his journey, purchased cigarette papers, a grinder, and a pack of cigarettes at the airport. It was the grinder, bearing a symbol deemed prohibited in Saudi Arabia, that triggered his detention. "Arriving in Jeddah, my bag was scanned during the flight to Madinah. The customs officer saw something and ordered me to open my bag," he recalled. The officer, holding the grinder, immediately identified it as a suspicious item. Despite Yassin's explanation that they were for cigarettes and his offer to undergo a urine test, he was taken to a room, where he and his belongings were thoroughly searched. He recounted his frustration at the communication barrier and his instruction to his mutawif to proceed without him. Subsequently, Yassin was taken to the police station for questioning, but to his dismay, he was not released. "After the interrogation, they closed the searched bags and I thought they wanted to send me back to the group of pilgrims," he said. Instead, he was handcuffed and taken to a police station in a jeep. "I wonder what I did wrong. If I think about it, the symbol issue wouldn't be a crime. If I had done wrong, I would have been arrested in Malaysia. I really don't know about the laws there." Cut off from contact, Yassin found himself in a police lockup in Jeddah, where he spent ten days in dire conditions. "The conditions in the lockup were quite sad. The first time I slept standing up because the floor was full," he revealed, describing how he eventually found a spot to sleep in front of a toilet door. On Nov 5, Yassin was transferred to the Foreign Nationals Administration and Deportation Centre in Jeddah. He was finally able to contact the Malaysian consulate in Jeddah, who eventually facilitated a brief, albeit interrupted, call with his wife. An online court hearing on Nov 19 saw him sentenced to six months. "I admit my mistake. I told my wife, it was my mistake to bring something with a prohibited symbol, maybe I overlooked it. "This is a lesson, I want to say that if you go to someone's country, be careful. Don't bring items with prohibited symbols," he said. Upon his release last week, Yassin made the decision to return to Malaysia with only the clothes on his back, leaving all his belongings behind in Jeddah. "I left all my belongings in Jeddah as beautiful memories," he stated, explaining that recovering them would have extended his stay by another month, which he couldn't bear. He secured an emergency certificate as he had no other documents. Despite the ordeal, Yassin expressed no regrets, describing his six-month detention as a "study period" that offered invaluable life experience. "Alhamdulillah, this is not 'death and rebirth', but it is the next opportunity, and I have completed my studies at the university in Jeddah," he reflected. His overwhelming desire to reunite with his mother, wife, and children drove his swift return. He extended his gratitude to both the Jeddah and Malaysian consulates for their crucial assistance throughout his ordeal.
The Star
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Jailed comedian confirms returning home for Aidiladha
COMEDIAN Yassin Yahya (pic) has confirmed that he will be returning to Malaysia before Hari Raya Aidiladha. The member of the comedian group, Senario, said he is still in jail in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but he added that he would be boarding a flight before June 6. 'Wait for my return to Malaysia. God willing, I'll be back very soon,' Utusan Malaysia reported him as saying. Yassin shared this latest update during a live session on TikTok via the account of his close friend, Rifkarl on Sunday. Saiful Apek & Yassin Yahya Senario - Gegar Vaganza 8 (GV8) 2021 It is understood that his wife, Farah Waheeda Maharidan, 46, and their child are also in Jeddah to accompany him during his return home. During the 30-minute session, Yassin answered various questions from fans, including how he has been during his time there. The 47-year-old also said he would be appearing in the theatre production titled Muzikal Lawak Bangsawan: Mimpi Tuanku @ Senariounion at the Panggung Bangsawan Melaka on June 28. Previously, it was reported that Yassin had been serving a six-month prison sentence in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, since October last year for possession of a prohibited substance – cannabis. He is expected to be released earlier than scheduled for good behaviour. > The daily also reported that actress and social media personality Siti Elizad has hit back at netizens who criticised her husband, Shamsul Baharin Abdul Rahman, claiming he cannot provide her with a luxurious lifestyle. Elizad, whose full name is Siti Elizad Mohd Sharifuddin, said that while her life may not appear lavish to some, she is happy in her own way. 'Stop saying ridiculous things about my husband. What looks ordinary to you is extraordinary to me,' she said. Elizad said this in a post showing photographs of the couple during a motorbike convoy while celebrating her 41st birthday on Sunday. 'Our little home, meals at rest stops, RM80 hotels, laughing throughout the bike ride, taking boat rides. Those things already make me grateful,' she said. The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
