Friday 13/June/2025 – 03:34 PM
The artist Ilham Shaheen commented on an incident that was unable to leave the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, accompanied by the media, Hala Sarhan, after the closure of the airspace as a result of the military escalation between Israel and Iran, which led to the suspension of a number of flights in the region.
The actress Ilham Shaheen said in exclusive statements to Cairo 24, that she and the media Hala Sarhan were on their way to Baghdad Airport to return to Egypt, but the flights stopped, forcing them to return to the hotel, pending the improvement of the situation.
She and I and I, Hala Sarhan, were on our way to Baghdad Airport and reviewed Egypt, and for our luck, they closed the airspace to us because of the Israeli war and Iran .. We returned again the hotel and we did not know what we will do.
Ilham Shaheen continued: There is no war in Iraq, but because of the war between Israel and Iran, airspace was closed minutes before we arrived at the airport. We are good, but we do not know we will return when.
The reason for the presence of Ilham Shaheen in Baghdad
The visit was within the activities of the Media Women Festival in Iraq, where Ilham Shaheen and Hala Sarhan participated in discussions about the role of Arab women in the media and art.
Ilham Shaheen expressed her happiness at the meeting of the Iraqi first lady Shahinaz Ibrahim Ahmed, and the exchange of opinions on strengthening relations between Arab countries and the impact of educated women in society.
The artist, Ilham Shaheen, participated in her followers with several pictures of her meeting with the presumption of the President of the State of Iraq, where the artist expressed her happiness with the meeting, which revolved around the influence of women in society and their prominent role in it.
Ilham Shaheen published the photos, through her personal account on the social networking site Facebook, and commented on her: I was honored to meet the first lady in Iraq, Shahinaz Ibrahim Ahmed, the President of the Iraqi Republic, a wonderful meeting in the presidential palace with a group of intellectuals and media outlets from all Arab countries.
