NNA - "The media community in Lebanon was surprised that the organizers of Amr Diab's concert set conditions for journalists who wanted to cover his concert in Beirut, as this contradicts the freedom of opinion and expression that we are fighting for, and it also violates the Lebanese constitution and the laws enshrined pertaining to freedom of expression," the Lebanese Press Club said in a statement this morning.

In this regard, the Press Club demanded a public apology from artist, Amr Diab, and from the organizers of the concert to the Lebanese press.

The statement also called on the Minister of Information, Ziad al-Makari, to "take a stand on what happened to prevent the recurrence of such practices that have nothing to do with Lebanese culture."

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