Mohammad Assaf to hold free concerts in West Bank

Palestinian Arab Idol winner Mohammad Assaf will hold three free concerts across the West Bank in July, the Palestinian Authority minister of culture said Saturday. Anwar Abu Aisheh said the first concert will be held on 1 July in Ramallah at the al-Umam square at 8:30 p.m., followed by Nablus on 2 July and Hebron on 4 July. The ministry is waiting to determine the venue locations in Nablus and Hebron from the local municipalities and they will be announced once they have received the okay, Abu Aisheh said. Assaf returned home to Gaza on Tuesday to jubilant crowds after becoming the first Palestinian to win the popular singing contest Arab Idol. The singer was raised in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza.