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 ...

Walk into any cafe in Lebanon and you'll often find morning coffee sipped with the soulful voice of Fairuz drifting in the background. She often sings of love... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SAALOUNY EL NAS") ...

Some songs bring comfort at a time of conflict. Others are evocative of a certain place. The music of Ahmad Kaabour is both. He was a Lebanese singer who wrote anthems for a generation of people ...

Israel is mentioned three times in the story. After introducing Fairuz as the voice of Lebanon with three short song clips, ...