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Within a competitive music scene of strong female artists, Taroub was able to create her own strand of Lebanese pop. Her music was a melting pot of influences, mostly blending Turkish, Arabic and ...

Lebanese Pop singer and entertainer Myriam Fares has become one of the most enduringly popular performers in contemporary Arabic pop music. In 2016, her album Aman broke records on the music streaming ...

CAIRO, Egypt (CNN)-- An Egyptian real estate mogul and a former police officer pleaded not guilty Saturday to the murder of a rising Lebanese pop singer who was found slain in her United Arab ...

Lebanese pop star-turned-Islamist militant Fadl Shaker, who in 2011 joined a militant organisation led by Salafist sheikh Ahmed Al-Assi, is planning a music comeback. Social media channels had ...