<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Syrian artist Mona Wassef received significant recognition during her participation in an arts and cultural event held in Damascus, where she was honored by Syria's Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Hind Qabawat. The event, held at the University of Damascus Auditorium last Sunday, was titled "Syria of Hope" and was attended by a group of Syrian and Arab artists, as well as government officials. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:315/513;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/e02763b7-e860-4905-a75d-b625fb2dd350.png" width="315" height="513"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);"><strong>A hand kiss from the Minister to Mona Wassef</strong></span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a touching moment, UR Drama posted a video from the ceremony on Instagram showing Minister Qabbat sitting next to actress Mona Wassef, then kissing her hand in a gesture of appreciation and respect.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> This coincided with the artist being awarded the title of "World Ambassador of Peace" by the World Organization for Human Rights, in recognition of her long artistic career and cultural contributions. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:327/506;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/2679326c-e837-45d0-bb09-5249474be6a8.png" width="327" height="506"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You can follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/celebrity-ads">celebrity</a> <span style="background-color:unset;font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">news,</span></span> announcements <span style="background-color:unset;font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">, and all their</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar/features/exclusive-content">exclusive content</a> <span style="background-color:unset;font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">only through the Special app, which is</span></span> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbsial.com/ar">a social media app</a> <span style="background-color:unset;font-family:inherit;font-size:16px;"><span lang="ar">with unique features. 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She recently starred in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/mona-wassef-speaks-english-and-salaf-dreams-of-acting-in-ramadan">the series "Roxy Nights</a> ," which aired during Ramadan 2025 and told the story of the making of the first Syrian film.<br> She also appeared in other works, including “Under the Seventh Earth,” and previously appeared before the public in “Close Your Eyes” and “Taj,” in addition to her famous participation in all parts of the series “Al Hayba.”</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="background-color:unset;color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);font-family:inherit;"><span lang="ar">Mona Wassef's last wish: A funeral worthy of her</span></span> </h3><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:898/673;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/bd4a09f6-f4d6-4867-976d-3ce686df8802.jpeg" alt="Mona Wassef responds to rumors of her death: It's a matter of time" width="898" height="673"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In previous statements on the “Al-Mukhtar” program, Mona Wassef spoke frankly about her final wish, noting that she doesn’t care about honors as much as she hopes to receive “a funeral worthy of her.”<br> “I always wonder, because of my terrible ego, will I ever have a funeral like Hatem Ali’s?” she said with striking frankness, referring to the late director who passed away in 2020 and was buried with a large and impressive attendance.</p>