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Security sources and the National Media Agency in Lebanon said that more than 60 prisoners escaped from a Lebanese prison on Saturday (November 21, 2020), and that five of them were killed when their car collided with a tree while pursuing them. The agency added that inmates escaped from Baabda prison early today after breaking down cell doors, adding that security forces cordoned off surrounding areas.
Security forces told Reuters that some 69 prisoners escaped. He added that five of the prisoners died after a seized car collided with a tree, while the National News Agency reported that authorities had opened an investigation into the escape.
Security forces were able to re-arrest 15 fugitive prisoners, while another four surrendered.
In April Amnesty International said that riots broke out inside Lebanese prisons and that the families of the prisoners had organized sit-ins to demand the release of their relatives due to fear of the spread of Covid-19 in overcrowded prisons.
The organization added that while the Lebanese government has taken various measures, including the release of some prisoners, the authorities should prioritize the release of prisoners who have served their sentences and expedite the review of detainee cases before their trial.
According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University of America, the number of Corona cases in Lebanon is approaching 114,000, including about 884 deaths. There are warnings of an explosion in the health situation.
Lebanon is facing the worst economic crisis since the civil war (1975-1990) and high rates of poverty and unemployment. Almost a year ago, the country witnessed the launch of a widespread movement against corruption and sectarian quotas, but Corona greatly weakened the exit from the demonstrations.
UAE / KS (Reuters, AFP, DPA)
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
A difficult childhood
She is the Lebanese singer Nihad Rizk Wadih Haddad, nicknamed Fayrouz. I was born in the Zuqaq Al Bilad neighborhood of Beirut on November 21, 1934 to a poor Syriac Catholic family. His father, Wadih Haddad, returned to the city of Mardin, Turkey, and worked for the Lebanese newspaper, Lorion, and his mother, Lisa Bustani, was a Lebanese Maronite Christian.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Radio is a difficult dream
Fayrouz (the first girl) lived with her family in a one-room house and the neighbors shared kitchen utensils with her mother. Due to extreme poverty, his family was unable to buy the radio. Fayrouz loved to sing since his childhood, so he sits at the window of the house singing the songs of Umm Kulthum, Muhammad Abdel Wahab, Asmahan and Laila Murad to the sound of the radio coming from afar.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Father rejects his daughter’s song
Fayrouz began her artistic career as a choir singer on Radio Lebanese in 1940, when her voice as a musician, Mohamed Fleifel, discovered her and included her in his team singing patriotic songs. His first song was composed by Halim Al-Roumi, director of Lebanese Radio, and was called Fairouz. And this was after numerous attempts by mediators to persuade her conservative father to sing to his daughter in front of the public.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
The road to fame
1952 was the year of the true release of Fayrouz when he began to sing with the words and melodies of the brothers Asi and Mansour Rahbani. Hundreds of songs were presented that revolutionized Arabic music, mainly because they were short songs at a time when the songs exceeded two hours. Fayrouz has also starred in several musical films, the most famous of which are “Bint Al Haris” and “Bayaa Al Khatim”, as well as musicals such as Mays Al-Reem, Al-Person and Petra.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Fayrouz family
Fayrouz married musician Assi Rahbani in 1955 and gave him four children: Ziad, Hali, Layal, and Rima.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
His journey with the Quran and the Church
Fairouz learned through the two brothers Muhammad and Ahmed Fleifel the fundamentals of Qur’anic chanting and intonation while still a student to control the output of words. He also began his ecclesiastical and prayer itinerary after mastering intonation in the fifties, where he sang “Tjellj” and “Glory to God in the highest” on the occasion of Christmas, and then his first appearance on Easter was in the Church Saint Elias of Antelias. Her prayers were not only limited to the Easter holidays, but she accompanied her in many of her works.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Flower of cities
Fayrouz’s bag is full of songs, poems, films, plays and sketches, which took her away from political and sectarian slogans, while she sang for love, children, country and mother. During the Lebanese war (1975-1990), she refused to be involved in political or sectarian rivalries, and her songs formed a bridge between the Lebanese during the civil war. He also sang for Jerusalem (for you, city of prayer, gold), and he also sang for Mecca, Jaffa, Alexandria, Amman and Jordan.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Global path with son
Fayrouz sang to many poets and composers; Including Mikhail Naima and Saeed Aql. He also sang before many kings and presidents and at most of the major festivals in the Arab world. And it gave her several titles, including “our ambassador of the stars” and “neighbor of the moon.” After the death of her husband Assi in 1986, she went through various experiences with a group of composers and authors, but worked mainly with her son Ziad, who presented her with a large collection of songs.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Great decade
During the nineties of the last century, Fayrouz released several albums, and its success was unparalleled due to its reintroduction in terms of musical distribution and the diversity of songs between ancient and modern. For example, “The neighbor in the valley”, “Write your name, my love”, “Stay up late at night”, “I am for my love”, “We love our love”, “Jerusalem”, “I loved you, I forgot to sleep “,” Peace be upon him “and” People asked me to. ” And “I asked you for my love” and “Give me the flute and sing” and “How are you”.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
“Sleeping well” … a controversial incident
Although Fayrouz distanced herself from political differences and conflicts, some years ago put her in a narrow corner when she sang in Damascus, as her participation in the revival of the celebration of Damascus, capital of Arab culture in 2008, and the presentation of the play “Sah El-Nom” at the Opera, they rejected and condemned this participation. . Politicians, including the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, accused her of serving the interests of Syrian intelligence.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Hard days
The great singer experienced a real crisis at the end of 2010 when economic and legal disputes broke out between the heirs of her husband Assi Rahbani and the heirs of her brother Mansour Rahbani for the commercial rights of the works they presented together, which summoned a great number of Arab artists and media professionals to organize a protest in front of the Lebanese Ministry of Justice to demand an end to this conflict. To preserve the Fayrouz name.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Fairuz look in the new millennium
Fayrouz Al-Bahi’s attendance conquered world festivals: Cairo, Rabat, Tunis, Amman, Dubai (pictured), New York, London, Paris and Athens. Their songs surpassed 1,500 pieces, they released more than 80 albums and starred in at least 20 musicals. At the beginning of the new millennium, he reinvented himself by releasing Al-Jazi’s album “A Fel Amal” in cooperation with his son, composer Ziad Rahbani. In 2017, the album “Bbali” was the latest achievement in his series of artworks.
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“Neighbor of the Moon” Fayrouz … an artistic legend and an angelic voice that will not be repeated
Icon in East and West
At the age of 85, Fayrouz remains a unique legend that world leaders have tried to learn about, and he has received dozens of awards and accolades. Her fame and symbolic status made French President Emmanuel Macron wish to meet her at his home in the Beirut suburb of Rabieh during his visit to Lebanon after the Beirut port explosion in August 2020. Macron awarded her the Legion of French honor, the highest French honor, and she in turn presented him with a painting. Prepared by: Wafa Abd Al-Rahman / MS
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