Legendary Arab singer Fairuz, whose ballads have advised of affection, her native Lebanon and the Palestinian trigger, turned 90 on Thursday as her conflict-weary nation is wracked by the Israel-Hezbollah battle.
Social media customers lit up the web together with her songs and tributes to the Lebanese star, who has seldom been seen in public in recent times however stays a uncommon image of nationwide unity within the crisis-hit nation.
In a single for her most well-known songs, which got here out throughout Lebanon’s civil battle, Fairuz crooned: “I really like you, oh Lebanon, my nation, I really like you.”