Actor Bassel Khayyat expressed condolences to fellow actor Qusai Khoury on the news of his father's death. Khoury announced the sad news on his Facebook page, adding details about the funeral and condolence times. The actors have worked together on the film "Al Sorab". The film, starring several well-known Arab actors, tackles important real events that have occurred in the region in recent times. "Al Sorab" is directed by Ahmed Nader Jalal, written by Omar Abdel Halim and stars Ahmed El-Sakka, Asser Yassin, Dya’a, Hend Sabry, Ahmed Hatem, Qusai Khoury, Amr Abdel Gelil, Mostafa Fahmy, Karim Fahmy, Sherif Mounir, Mona Zaki, Mahmoud Abdel Moghny and Islam Gamal.