<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The eighth edition of the Zaman Al-Jamil Festival, held Sunday evening in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, honored a constellation of Arab stars, including Ayman Zidan and Wafaa Moussalli, amid a remarkable artistic and cultural presence.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Honoring Ayman Zidan in the good old days </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1280;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/38bf9939-b63e-43ae-a3be-150c6ffa3e85.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Veteran actor Ayman Zidan was honored for his artistic career spanning over three decades, during which he moved between acting and directing, creating characters that will forever remain in the memory of Arab drama, from "The End of a Brave Man" to "Diary of a General Manager." </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:686/386;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e77511dc-48ae-474b-aa2c-6b2e7780cba6.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While receiving the award, Zidane gave a moving speech in which he said: “Whoever was not loyal yesterday will not be able to make tomorrow better. All those who were and still are loyal to yesterday, at the beginning of the ceremony, I started with a group of hours in which I stopped the clock and went back, to return to the so-called good old days. At that moment, I felt intense nostalgia and a pang of sorrow. I said, God willing, one day when we return in the future to the good old days, the nostalgia will remain and the sorrow will go away.” </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:275/183;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/349a4b15-3ac2-4c6c-a35b-690b3b964e25.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added: “This honor is a great honor for me. It is a celebration of the artist’s soul, full of joy and happiness, and a tribute to a beautiful time that we miss and long for the moments of his first passion.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He concluded his speech with a special message to Beirut, saying: “The best thing is that this tribute is taking place in Lebanon, in Beirut, in this city that has always opened its arms to all its loved ones, to all creative people, to all innovators. It is a great honor for me to throw myself into the arms of a city that allows me to embrace it at this moment, the city that is dearest to my heart, Beirut.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Honoring Wafaa Mouselli </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1080;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/4f24e1b7-3c32-4373-86a3-1e041c9ea732.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The honor also included Syrian actress Wafaa Moussalli, who began her artistic career in 1980 and presented roles characterized by a diversity of tragedy and comedy, making her one of the most prominent figures who shaped the Syrian screen.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In her short speech, Moussalli said spontaneously: “Thank you so much for including me in this bouquet whose fragrance reaches the ends of the earth.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Honoring Arab stars </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1416/805;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/0fab79dc-7b41-4470-90ca-a9e075d5d7c8.webp" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> From Lebanon, the festival also honored the great actor Jihad Al-Atrash, media personality Zahi Wehbe, artist Raja Badr, and media personality Lilian Andraos.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Egyptian film "Al Batiniya," starring Nadia El Gendy and Mahmoud Yassin, also received an award. The list of honorees also included Egyptian actresses Aida Riad and Sherine, along with producer Mohamed Mokhtar, in a night that celebrated artistic memory and authentic contributions.</p>