Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab wore a velvet, cust...


  • Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab wore a velvet, custom made Nicolas Jebran dress. Can't fault it. Photo / AFP
    Lebanese singer and actress Maya Diab wore a velvet, custom made Nicolas Jebran dress. Can't fault it. Photo / AFP
  • Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak opted for Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Photo / AFP
    Jordanian actress Saba Mubarak opted for Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Photo / AFP
  • Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos wears an embellished gown by Rabih Edris. Photo / AFP
    Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos wears an embellished gown by Rabih Edris. Photo / AFP
  • Sticking with the velvet theme, French-Egyptian model and actress Elisa Sednaoui wore a bold blue design by Saudi ready-to-wear designer Arwa Al Banawi. Photo / AFP
    Sticking with the velvet theme, French-Egyptian model and actress Elisa Sednaoui wore a bold blue design by Saudi ready-to-wear designer Arwa Al Banawi. Photo / AFP
  • Syrian actress Nesreen Tafesh opted for a glimmering, full-skirt gown by Lebanese designer Sadek Majed. Photo / AFP
    Syrian actress Nesreen Tafesh opted for a glimmering, full-skirt gown by Lebanese designer Sadek Majed. Photo / AFP
  • Egyptian actress Yusra wears Beiruti designer Antoine Kareh. Photo / AFP
    Egyptian actress Yusra wears Beiruti designer Antoine Kareh. Photo / AFP
  • Egyptian actress Nelly Karim wears Egyptian label Kojak Studio. Photo / AFP
    Egyptian actress Nelly Karim wears Egyptian label Kojak Studio. Photo / AFP
  • Tunisian actress Dorra Zarrouk wears Georges Hobeika. Photo / AFP
    Tunisian actress Dorra Zarrouk wears Georges Hobeika. Photo / AFP
  • Elisa Sednaoui opted for Chanel for her second red carpet appearance. Photo / AFP
    Elisa Sednaoui opted for Chanel for her second red carpet appearance. Photo / AFP
  • Lebanese actress Diamand Bou Abboud was an Oscars star last year thanks to The Insult, and for this festival closer to home she opted for a design by Lebanon's Sandy Nour. Photo / AFP
    Lebanese actress Diamand Bou Abboud was an Oscars star last year thanks to The Insult, and for this festival closer to home she opted for a design by Lebanon's Sandy Nour. Photo / AFP
  • Legendary Egyptian actress Nadia El-Gendy wears Hany El-Behairy (known for his go-big-or-go-home wedding dresses). Photo / AFP
    Legendary Egyptian actress Nadia El-Gendy wears Hany El-Behairy (known for his go-big-or-go-home wedding dresses). Photo / AFP
  • Egyptian actress Bushra Rozza wears Lebanese designer Ziad Nakad. Photo / AFP
    Egyptian actress Bushra Rozza wears Lebanese designer Ziad Nakad. Photo / AFP
  • Tunisian actress Fatma Nasser wore a dress by Antoine Kareh, but the real star of the show is her Azza Fahmy necklace. (Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy has been honing her craft since 1969.) Photo / AFP
    Tunisian actress Fatma Nasser wore a dress by Antoine Kareh, but the real star of the show is her Azza Fahmy necklace. (Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy has been honing her craft since 1969.) Photo / AFP