PHOTO GALLERY: Lebanon bids farewell to Ziad Rahbani
The mourners gather around the hearse of the Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani in front of the Khoury hospital in the central district of Hamra in Beirut on July 28, 2025. AFP
The mourners gather around the hearse of the Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani in front of the Khoury hospital in the central district of Hamra in Beirut on July 28, 2025. AFP
The mourners gather around the hearse of the Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani in front of the Khoury hospital in the central district of Hamra in Beirut on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners carry the coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners carry the coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Clergymen and mourners, including the maternal (L) and paternal aunts of Ziad Rahbani, stand around his coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's top musician and composer at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Clergymen and mourners, including the maternal (L) and paternal aunts of Ziad Rahbani, stand around his coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's top musician and composer at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners carry the coffin of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani from the hearse to Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, during the funeral on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners carry the coffin of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani from the hearse to Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, during the funeral on July 28, 2025. AFP
TOPSHOT - A mourner holds up a rose and a portrait of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani as crowds gathered outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district to bid him farewell before his funeral procession on July 28, 2025. AFP
TOPSHOT - A mourner holds up a rose and a portrait of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani as crowds gathered outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district to bid him farewell before his funeral procession on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners gather around the hearse of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners gather around the hearse of renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani outside Khoury Hospital in Beirut's central Hamra district on July 28, 2025. AFP
The cousins of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, from L to R: Oussama, Ghadi and Marwan, attend his funeral ceremony at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
The cousins of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, from L to R: Oussama, Ghadi and Marwan, attend his funeral ceremony at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Lebanese singer and composer Marcel Khalife offers his condolences during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Lebanese singer and composer Marcel Khalife offers his condolences during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners carry the coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Mourners carry the coffin during the funeral of Lebanon's renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Lebanon's veteran singer Fairuz (Fayrouz) receives with her daughter Reema Rahbani (L) condolences during the funeral of her son, musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Lebanon's veteran singer Fairuz (Fayrouz) receives with her daughter Reema Rahbani (L) condolences during the funeral of her son, musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Lebanon's veteran singer Fairuz (Fayrouz) receives with her daughter Reema Rahbani (L) condolences during the funeral of her son, musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
Lebanon's veteran singer Fairuz (Fayrouz) receives with her daughter Reema Rahbani (L) condolences during the funeral of her son, musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh's Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya in Mount Lebanon, north east of Beirut, on July 28, 2025. AFP
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