Lebanese actor Assaad Rachdan announced on his Twitter account that he is stepping away from the artistic scene and has made the decision to leave. He wrote in a tweet: "They have succeeded, and I will leave.. I won't look back, I will regret nothing, no history, no geography, no childhood or youth, I will devote myself to my old age." He concluded his tweet with a curse directed at his country, protesting the decline in conditions on all levels.