Concerts of pro-Assad singers cancelled in Syria

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Concerts by singers Mohamad Iskandar and Hossam Jneed have been cancelled in Syria after residents of Homs tore down promotional posters over the artists’ alleged support for the Assad regime. One of the musicians later apologised publicly.

The concerts of several singers accused of supporting the regime of deposed president Bashar al-Assad have been cancelled this summer in Syria. People in Homs ripped down posters advertising performances by artists Mohamad Iskandar and Hossam Jneed, denouncing their previous links with the regime. One of the musicians later publicly apologised.