Voices rose in a soft hum, as if bees buzzing in a distant jar. The chorale conductor awakened the air with his baton and the composer, wearing a Batman T-shirt and blue suede shoes and looking ...

Egyptian fans of the Lebanese music star Fairouz might be wondering why her latest album, Eih, Fi Amal (Yes, There is still hope), is not yet widely available in Egypt. The album, released around the ...

For decades, almost all radio stations in the Arab world have been starting their morning broadcast with a Fairouz song. The tradition continues today even as the Arab diva, also known in this part of ...

I’ve known about Fairouz (born 1935) for 30 years. It started when a lovely man named Samir Hachem–who passed away years ago–brought in a bunch of her albums and guest-hosted an hour of Morning ...

The enigma of Fairouz continues to define a generation of ardent fans as the Arab diva turned 84. She was often called ‘Our Ambassador to the Stars’, with her melodious voice often serving as a ...

Noura Junbulat, one of the main organizers of Lebanon's Beit El Din Summer Festival, denied all circulating rumors regarding the elimination of Fairouz from this year's festival events. Noura said ...

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 ...

Legendary Arab singer Fairouz, 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 the Israel-Hezbollah war ...

The Lebanese singer Fairouz is the focus of protests around the world since a court in Beirut banned her from performing one of her signature songs last month due to a dispute over royalties. She was ...