Bahraini TV star Sabrin Burshaid dies after battling cancer

Bahraini TV presenter and actor Sabrin Burshaid died yesterday morning, at the age of 34. The star had been battling cancer after being diagnosed with lymphoma earlier this year. According to reports, Burshaid was found to have three brain tumours and was hospitalised abroad.

The news of her death was confirmed by her father, Ahmed Burshid. Burshaid began her career in 2009, when she started as a TV presenter for the programme “Summer of Bahrain.”

She got her first major acting job in 2012 in the play “Zain’s Flashlight” and went on to star in a number of Ramadan series, the latest clutch of which were aired this year — “Lovers After Divorce” directed by Khalid Jamal, “Agenda” by Haya Abdel Salam and “ I have a script” by Munir Zoubi.