Actress Amalia Abi Saleh Dies after Battle with Illness
Lebanese actress and comedian Amalia Abi Saleh, who was in a coma after a long battle with illness, died at dawn at Bahman hospital in Beirut. She was 68.
In June last year, several hospitals refused to admit cash-strapped Abi Saleh for lacking social security. She was suffering from a respiratory tract infection.
Her case became known only after fellow actress Lilian al-Nemri posted a Facebook message calling for those concerned to interfere and help Abi Saleh after her health deteriorated.
She is known for her roles in several of Ziad Rahbani’s plays and also for starring in the “Al-Moallima Wal Ustaz” series back in the 1980s.
The facebook plea worked after thousands of shares on the social networking site.
Nemri later updated her post thanking caretaker Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil into agreeing on her hospitalization to get the proper treatment.
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