Fairouz, 27 and living in New York, first planned to write about the lighter side of the Arab-American immigrant experience. “Which is a lot of fun — like a party in Jersey — with ethnic food and ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Ziad Rahbani, a visionary Lebanese composer, playwright, pianist and political provocateur, died on Saturday, at the age of 69, according to the state-run National News Agency. The death ...

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.

The legendary composer reportedly died of a heart attack on Saturday, July 26 HASAN MROUE/AFP via Getty Ziad Rahbani died at age 69 on Saturday, July 26, Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour reported ...

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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 ...

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You don't have to be Lebanese to know the voice of Nihad Haddad, better known as Fairuz. She sang for a united Lebanon, even when the country was... Fairuz: Lebanon's Voice Of Hope Fairuz: Lebanon's ...