<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">After winning the Best Artist award at the Joy Awards in Saudi Arabia, artist Assala decided to celebrate in her own way.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Assala dedicates “Forbidden” to the audience</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A day later, Assala announced her readiness to release her new song, titled “Forbidden.” Assala posted the song on her social media accounts and commented, saying: “In celebration of the Joy Award, which I have been waiting for and wishing for, to be honest, and which has many meanings for me, all of which are beautiful. I wanted to give you the most precious thing I have, my voice, in a song in which I created a new character for you, taking risks with a performance that you are used to seeing me in.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:700/500;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/3d01735c-6a6b-4927-8e75-ea06fcb3160b.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Assala added: "Because the song inspired me to perform and I went on a childhood journey with it, I want you to be with me on this journey and live together these good feelings and hold on to them, so that we may return to being little children, even if it is as old as the song that I loved so much, and I hope that you love it as much as I do."</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);"><strong>Asala tops social media</strong></span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:600/338;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/cd399442-c536-4d39-8f31-097d0674b4d4.png" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Assala topped social media after winning the award during the Joy Awards ceremony. The award was presented to her by her fellow countrymen Moatasem Al-Nahar and Rasha Bilal. Assala dedicated her win to her husband Faeq Hassan, saying: “I dedicate this award to my partner and husband, he is responsible for all my success.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:980/654;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/eb11158d-21dd-461b-b804-208b4e5fc74a.png" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> She expressed her pride in the award, stressing that she will strive to achieve more successes to always live up to her audience's expectations.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);"><strong>This is the date of Asala's return to Syria</strong></span> </h4><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1920/1240;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/ec8b70ca-cc3e-4613-9888-3412fe4fa83b.jpg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On the lavender carpet, upon entering the concert, Assala expressed her happiness to be with a group of artists from her country, and said that she hopes to see Maxim Khalil, Samer Al-Masry, Duraid Lahham, and Amal Arafa, and said, “I miss them all, and I even miss Basem Yakhour.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Regarding the date of her return to Syria, Assala said, “Very soon, but I am preparing to make the return commensurate with the longing.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>