<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Artist Abdel Moneim Amayri apologized for not attending the 2025 Joy Awards ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 18, at the ANB Arena in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Abdel Moneim Amayri: Apologizes for the "Joy Awards"</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Abdul Moneim Amairi apologized to the Chairman of the Entertainment Authority, Advisor Turki Al-Sheikh, for not accepting this invitation, and said that his health conditions prevented him from doing so.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The statement published by Maya Barakat, the public relations officer for Amairi, on her Instagram page, read: “I am publishing this news at the request of the artist Abdel Moneim Amairi, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to His Excellency Mr. Advisor Turki Al-Sheikh, to the General Entertainment Authority, I extend my sincere thanks for inviting me to attend. I announce my deep regret for not attending and accepting the kind invitation, due to a health reason that prevented me from attending one of the most important and successful artistic and cultural events. I am very proud of it.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The statement concluded: I am grateful for the invitation and I reiterate my regret, hoping to meet again. Introduction by Abdel Moneim Amairi</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Abdel Moneim Amayri was assaulted </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1179/790;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/336023b6-2159-4fc4-96a3-2c6e25b5b052.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The artist, Abdel Moneim Amayri, was subjected to a violent physical assault while driving his car in Damascus, which led to his admission to the hospital as a result of losing consciousness and suffering bruises all over his body, according to what his daughter, Maryam, revealed on her Instagram account. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:873/675;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/62ae6be5-fd5f-4f50-9f14-7e25781df20c.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> His daughter posted a video in which she expressed her anger at what happened to her father, and said that he was beaten by an armed man and that no matter what he did and no matter what his mistake was, he should not be treated in this way.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Artists interaction </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:555/372;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/c3df20ff-e9bf-4752-a1dc-28f0fa820d61.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Many artists interacted with Amairi and expressed their sadness and anger at what happened, especially since Amairi is an artistic figure who has value in the artistic community.</p>