Jahida Wehbeh, Lubana al-Quntar, and Riham Abdel Hakim, three major female voices from the Arab world, at the opening night of the 2025 Beiteddine Festival. (Credit: Nabil Ismail)
An iconic song marked the long-awaited reopening of the Beiteddine Festival. 34 years after its creation, "Rajeh yetaammar Lebnan" by Zaki Nassif once again echoed through the courtyard of the Ottoman palace, rekindling the hope of a country to rebuild and moving a crowd both Lebanese and Arab, resident or expatriate, after months overshadowed by war and airplanes over the south and the Bekaa.An anthem to resilience, this popular song composed after the civil war (1975–1990) has accompanied several generations of Lebanese. But perhaps never had it set off such a scene: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, his partner, Ambassador Sahar Baassiri, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, as well as the ministers of culture, tourism and social affairs took to the stage, singing the lyrics and performing some dabkeh, led by the voices of the...
An iconic song marked the long-awaited reopening of the Beiteddine Festival. 34 years after its creation, "Rajeh yetaammar Lebnan" by Zaki Nassif once again echoed through the courtyard of the Ottoman palace, rekindling the hope of a country to rebuild and moving a crowd both Lebanese and Arab, resident or expatriate, after months overshadowed by war and airplanes over the south and the Bekaa.An anthem to resilience, this popular song composed after the civil war (1975–1990) has accompanied several generations of Lebanese. But perhaps never had it set off such a scene: Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, his partner, Ambassador Sahar Baassiri, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, as well as the ministers of culture, tourism and social affairs took to the stage, singing the lyrics and performing some dabkeh, led by the voices of the...
