The Arab world's last living music legend Fairuz, whom French President Emmanuel Macron visited Monday in Beirut, is a rare symbol of national unity in crisis-hit Lebanon. Since the death of Egyptian ...

A European nation regards Fairuz as a great musician, ranking the Lebanese singer among the greatest of all time, in addition to her enormous fan base in the Arab world. On both the official and ...

Her most famous song, "Batwanes Beek," begins with string instruments creating a typical sound of Arab orchestras. The song ...

Fairuz has made few public appearances in recent years, but has remained a rare symbol of unity for many Lebanese — Joseph EID Legendary Arab singer Fairuz, whose ballads have told of love, her native ...

Ziad Rahbani, a treasured Lebanese composer and musician, has reportedly died. He was 69. According to a statement from the hospital where Ziad was being treated in Beirut, which was obtained by the ...

You don't have to be Lebanese to know the voice of Nihad Haddad, better known as Fairuz -- Arabic for "turquoise." The man who discovered her described her voice as a rare gem, capable of working in ...

BEIRUT – BEIRUT (AP) — Across four decades, Fairouz's songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of ...

Lebanese famous songwriter and composer Ziad Rahbani, son of the country's diva Fairuz, has died aged 69, Lebanese News Agency (NNA) said on Saturday. Rahbai is considered one of the most influential ...

Since the death of Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum in 1975, no Arab singer has been so profoundly venerated as 85-year-old Fairuz -- a stage name that means "turquoise" in Arabic The Arab world's last ...

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Legendary Arab singer Fairuz, whose ballads have told of love, her native Lebanon and the Palestinian cause, turned 90 on Thursday as her conflict-weary country is wracked by ...