CAIRO — Paris’ Olympia Theater has hosted the world’s greatest and most famous artists, including Egyptian singers Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez in the 1960s and the 1970s. Another star set to appear in this prestigious venue is Egyptian pop star Hakim, who will give a concert there on Sept. 24.
At a Sept. 9 press conference, Hakim said he was thrilled to receive an invitation from the Olympia Theater to perform there as part of his tour in several European cities, under the auspices of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority affiliated with the Ministry of Tourism.