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Renowned Lebanese director Simon Asmar passes away

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12-09-2019 | 07:28

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Renowned Lebanese director Simon Asmar passes away

Renowned Lebanese director Simon Asmar passed away on Thursday night aged 76 after a long battle with illness.

Asmar’s funeral will be held at St Georges Cathedral in Beirut before being laid to rest in his hometown Ghazir.

Asmar is known for discovering the most celebrities through his TV talent program “Studio al-Fan.”

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