CAIRO — Actress Huriyah Farghali has denied rumors of her secret love affair with fellow Egyptian actor Haitham Ahmad Zaki. The pair's relationship has developed since working on a number of projects together, but the Arab beauty says that Haitham — the son of late Egyptian legend Ahmad Zaki — is just a close friend. The star has other things on her mind than romance at the moment as she prepares to star alongside actor and heartthrob Karim Abdel Aziz in a new film, according to albawaba.com The success of popular Ramadan TV drama ‘Hikayat Banat' (Girls Stories) this summer, has left Huriyah keen not to disappoint fans and critics with a bad performance. But, whilst she has kept her lips tightly shut about the details of the upcoming movie, she has revealed that the role will be different to any character she has played earlier — it looks like Huriyah might have a challenge on her hands! — Agencies