Egyptian composer Hani Farhat has been granted Saudi Arabian citizenship at the "Arab Starlet" concert on New Year's Eve. The award was presented by Turki Al-Sheikh, the head of the entertainment authority in Saudi Arabia who delivered the prize. Farhat expressed joy at the honour and thanked the Saudi authorities for the recognition as well as expressing gratitude to the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman for their leadership. Farhat has collaborated with many Arab singers, such as Amr Diab, Angham, Ahlam, Elissa, Samira Said, Ragheb Alama, Saber Rebaï, Abd al-Majid Abdallah, Latifa, Diana Haddad, Mohamed Abdu, and Rabeh Sager. Farhat has also led the Trio Night orchestra and the Paris Symphonic Orchestra performing in front of the Crown Prince. Journalist Amr Adeeb was also granted Saudi citizenship earlier, announced in his show "El-Hekaya" on MBC Egypt.