Egypt: Actor Omar Sharif is laid to rest in Cairo

Family, friends and fellow Egyptian stars were among those  who paid  their last respects on Sunday to the 83-year-old Egyptian born Hollywood actor Omar Sharif, who died of a heart attack on Friday.

A religious ceremony was held at a mosque in a Cairo suburb after traditional prayers, Sharif’s coffin was driven to the Sayyeda Nefissa cemetery to the south of the Egyptian capital.

Sharif will be remembered worldwide for his acclaimed roles in films like ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia’.The actor, who also built a reputation as an expert bridge player, had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

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