Faten Hamama

Farah is happy that she will be honoured with the Faten Hamama Award for excellence in cinema at the film festival. "I am grateful to them for this honour. It is a great thing to get international recognition. It's not a big deal for me. However, it feels good that people love my work," said Farah

Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, an Arab film icon and actor Omar Sharif's former wife, died on Saturday at the age of 83, their son Tarek Sharif told AFP.

Farah is happy that she will be honoured with the Faten Hamama Award for excellence in cinema at the film festival. "I am grateful to them for this honour. It is a great thing to get international recognition. It's not a big deal for me. However, it feels good that people love my work," said Farah

Egyptian actress Faten Hamama, an Arab film icon and actor Omar Sharif's former wife, died on Saturday at the age of 83, their son Tarek Sharif told AFP.