Omar Khairat’s concert rescheduled for March 11, 12

CAIRO - 26 February 2020: On its official Facebook account, the Arts Center of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced postponing Omar Khairat's concerts, after declaring a state of general mourning for the death of former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak.

“It was decided to postpone the concerts of the musician Omar Khairat previously scheduled for Feb. 27 to be on March 11 and the concert scheduled for Feb. 28 to be on March 12, with the same ticket sold in the same specified seating places. Those wishing to return tickets must go to the library's ticket counter, no later than March 10,” said the official statement

On a different context, megastar Amr Diab also postponed the concert he was set to perform, due to the state of general mourning in the country for the death of former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, who passed away on Feb. 25 at the age of 91.

Amr Diab’s concert is rescheduled to be held on Feb. 29, according to a statement made on his official Instagram account. The concert will be held in Al-Manara Arena in the Fifth Settlement district.

On Feb. 25, the Cabinet, the Armed forces and the Presidency issued statements mourning the death of the former president.

"The presidency deeply mourns former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, as he served the country as a commander, and a hero of the great October War. Mubarak was commander of the Air Forces during the war that restored dignity and pride to the Arab nation," the presidency said in a statement, extending condolences to his family.