Restoring an Al-Mawed Video Ad From 1974

Abdel Halim was optimistic until the last days of his life.

Hind Abi Al-Lamaa, her fans called her... "Hayati"

Boulevard of Stars

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The first joint interview between the great artists Talal Maddah and Mohammed Abdu

By May Serbey Chehab | on Nov 17, 2024

The first joint interview between the great artists Talal Maddah and Mohammed Abdu took place with the editor-in-chief of “Al-Mawed” and “Nora” magazines, Mohammed Badih Serbey, in Riyadh.The cover featured ...

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An Al-Mawed collection from the past

By May Serbey Chehab | on Jun 26, 2024

This image was taken in the late 1970s at Al-Mawed's offices in Beirut, showing numerous issues of that era whose covers were beautifully representative of entertainment and cultural celebrities of that ti...

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Restoring an Al-Mawed Video Ad From 1974

By May Serbey Chehab | on Mar 09, 2024

On the 23rd anniversary of Al-Mawed, the late editor-in-chief of Al-Mawed magazine, Badih Serbey produced a promotional film where the stars browse Al-Mawed through its old and new issues, in addition t...

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Good Morning Lebanon

By May Serbey Chehab | on Nov 22, 2023

Today is the 80th anniversary of Lebanon's independence, and on this day forty-one years ago, issue 1024 of Al-Mawed magazine was published in 1982 on the 39th anniversary of Lebanon's independence. ...

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Badih Serbey lives in the memory of his loved ones

By May Serbey Chehab | on Oct 05, 2023

Although 29 years have passed since his departure, Badih Serbey still resides in memory and hearts. On October 6, the anniversary of his departure, the pains of sadness are mixed with the joy of memories, an...

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An unfinished melody from the musician of generations for Najat Al Saghira

By May Serbey Chehab | on Oct 01, 2023

When I interviewed the musician of generations, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, in 1991, fate wanted it to be his last interview. During it, we talked about a variety of topics, and I remember that I asked him a questi...

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The departure of Najah Salam

By May Serbey Chehab | on Sep 28, 2023

Najah Salam has departed, and with her departed one of the last jewels of singing in the beautiful artistic era. A human being, an artist, a singer, exceptional in melody, in singing, in kindness, in digni...

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Hind Abi Llama, her fans called her... "Hayati"

By May Serbey Chehab | on Sep 24, 2023

The late star Princess Hind Abi Llama was one of the most beloved stars to the Lebanese and Arab audience. She began her artistic career in Lebanese TV where she worked as an assistant to director Antoine Re...

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The nightingale was optimistic until the last days of his life.

By May Serbey Chehab | on Sep 10, 2023

The Nightingale was a title given by Badih Serbey to the legendary Abdel Halim Hafez in the 50s. Halim was delighted with the title and sent him a telegram to Beirut asking for permission to use the tit...

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From The Heart

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Sherihan was born more than once

By May Serbey Chehab | on Nov 17, 2024

Her stardom did not fade for her to regain it in a few minutes, but in moments she brought the audience back to the sweet nights of the riddles, proving that despite the years of separation she is still the ...

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Alia Al-Solh is from the Al-Istiqlal family

By May Serbey Chehab | on Apr 26, 2023

She gave the national conscience its meanings, drew its features, embodied it, protected it, raised its word, and was an extraordinary ambassador for it in the corners of the world. She saw the birth of Leba...

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Women don't need flowers

By May Serbey Chehab | on Mar 31, 2023

Women in my country do not need flowers, praise, or compliments for their excellence on happy occasions, while a thousand arguments are presented to them to undermine every legitimate demand and obtain a los...

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I am scared

By May Serbey Chehab | on Mar 16, 2021

I'm scared... Women in my country say it, and in their hearts there is a pang that cries out to their consciences, but many decision-makers have become deaf and their hearts have hardened. I'm scared... Ever...

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The twenty-sixth anniversary of the passing of my father, Muhammad Badi' Sarbiyeh

By May Serbey Chehab | on Oct 06, 2020

Today marks the 26th anniversary of my father's passing.Badih Serbey: ...It is said that with the days, sorrows recede, and memories shrink, snatched away by the whirlpool of life...but with him, all the rul...

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Anyone who walks the streets of Beirut today will be shocked by the extent of the destruction and devastation.

By May Serbey Chehab | on Aug 08, 2020

Anyone walking the streets of Beirut today will be shocked by the horror of the destruction and devastation... tears for the loved ones who fell as martyrs or for those who were injured or lost... the traged...

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From Hollywood

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Agreement between the Writers Syndicate and the studios management to end the strike

By Georges Doss | on Oct 04, 2023

A wave of unrest is prevailing in the United States of America, coinciding with an economic recession and inflation in prices, in addition to the thefts witnessed by shops that America has never known before...

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Hollywood paralyzed as Screen Actors Guild strike

By Georges Doss | on Jul 15, 2023

The Hollywood art sector is paralyzed after the Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers announced that negotiations had reached a dead end with production companies and studios,...

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Golden Globe Awards bought by investor Todd Boehly

By Georges Doss | on Jun 17, 2023

Hollywood and the movie industry have been shaken up after wealthy investor Todd Boehly bought the Golden Globe Awards. He owns several movie magazines including Variety and Reporter, as well as several hote...

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Hollywood Writers Guild strike paralyzes film production

By Georges Doss | on Jun 15, 2023

The Writers Guild in Hollywood announced a strike and a severance of its members, demanding a wage increase, after negotiations between it and the studios broke down. The Writers Guild announced that no agre...

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The Oscars went smoothly.

By Georges Doss | on Mar 31, 2023

This year's Oscars ceremony shook off the repercussions of the Corona virus that swept the world in recent years, and returned to wear its most splendid outfit, as this year's ceremony was filled with major ...

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International star Brad Pitt to Al-Mawed magazine: I will not look back because the past is gone and will not return

By Georges Doss | on Dec 01, 2019

I never said I would retire from acting. I am completely cured of my alcohol addiction. Before I start shooting any movie, I go on a diet, and when I finish shooting, I go back to pizza. I'm not the one who ...

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