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Byblos – Nalsi Jibril Younis:
More than 10,000 people took part in the concert of international artist Martin Garicks at the Byblos International Festival, where restaurants, cafes, amusement parks and the old market were filled with people. On the stability of the city.
The Byblos municipality police in Byblos kept all the details day by day, which facilitated the work of the mbades and art lovers and vigilance, and organized the traffic to facilitate the traffic.
A Dutch group withdraws
In response to the cancellation of the Laila project, the Dutch Within Within Temptation announced in a statement that they did not wish to present its concert at the International Byblos Festival, in solidarity with the Layla project.
"We decided with great regret to cancel our ceremony at the Byblos International Film Festival, in solidarity with the Layla project and in favor of freedom of expression," she said in a statement released. on his Facebook page.
"We discovered that another group called Laila Project had been canceled for security reasons after religious fanatics threatened to cancel their ceremony.
"Regardless of the fact that the Lebanese authorities are currently unable to ensure the safety of the artists to work in peace, we have decided to cancel our offer in Byblos, in solidarity with the Layla project and in favor tolerance and freedom of expression. "
It should be noted that there were strong objections within Within Temptation as well as the publication of photographs of Christian religious beliefs. The call to communicate on August 7 and 9, during which were organized the Temptation and the Temptation Project, Byblos International.
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"After the withdrawal of the Dutch group, the former deputy Fares Said commented:" The incident of the Leila project, and later the Dutch group, placed Jubail outside the Lebanese and international tourist map. His return requires efforts and years for the municipality, parliamentarians, the festival committee and others. Evaluate and appreciate what has happened in the respect of all. "
In the same context, the parish priest of the Maronite diocese of Beirut, Mgr Michel Aoun, spoke on behalf of all the faithful of the diocese, in particular those who have expressed their sorrow to touch the sanctuaries and the confiscation of the symbols of the most High Christian Faith by the Laila Project, General of State Security, Major General Tony Saliba and their badistants in both directions, for their active and fruitful cooperation with the statement issued by Monday's Archbishop 22 July 2019 in which we asked the competent authorities and the international committee of Byblos The project "Laila Project" because of the content of some songs that touch the religious and human values and are exposed to the Christian holy places.
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