Finally, after months of denial and secrecy, prominent Syrian singer Asalah Nasri has tied the knot with Egyptian director Tareq Al Arian in Cairo. The couple held a private ceremony amidst an intimate group of close friends and family members.

Earlier last week Tareq welcomed Asalah at the airport upon her return from Dubai where she maintains a residence, in addition to her home in Egypt. The main purpose of her trip to Egypt was to finalize her marriage to Al Arian.

Asalah’s public relations office has launched a website and issued a press release, distributed to Arab media, to publicly deny all allegations made by her ex-husband Aiman Al Thahabi.

Aiman accused Asalah of being a “traitor” and a ruthless woman. He also accused her of being “selfish” and “an unfit mother,” describing her as the type of person who is willing to desert all those that matter in her life for the sake of her freedom.

Aiman has tried numerous times to win back Asalah’s love, attacking her viciously after she appeared with Al Arian.

The singer was recently in Beirut to film a new music video for the song "Asfa" (Sorry) under the direction of Salim Turk from Lebanon.

The story of the clip revolves around a woman, played by Asalah, whose husband has betrayed her. She discovers that he is having an affair with another woman, catching him red handed in bed with his mistress on the couple’s wedding anniversary.


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