Shakira opened the Cedars International Festival In Bchar...

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  • Shakira opened the Cedars International Festival In Bcharre on Friday. Photo / Reuters
    Shakira opened the Cedars International Festival In Bcharre on Friday. Photo / Reuters
  • Colombian singer Shakira performs in the opening of the Cedars International Festival In Bcharre, Lebanon on Friday night. Photo / Reuters
    Colombian singer Shakira performs in the opening of the Cedars International Festival In Bcharre, Lebanon on Friday night. Photo / Reuters
  • Shakira was greeted in Beirut with gifts and roses. Photo / AFP
    Shakira was greeted in Beirut with gifts and roses. Photo / AFP
  • The Colombian singer-songwriter delighted a crowd of thousands gathered under the stars near the "Forest of the Cedars of God" in northern Lebanon. Photo / Reuters
    The Colombian singer-songwriter delighted a crowd of thousands gathered under the stars near the "Forest of the Cedars of God" in northern Lebanon. Photo / Reuters
  • She planted two cedar saplings at a nature reserve: the Forest of the Cedars of God and nearby Qadish valley are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Photo / AP
    She planted two cedar saplings at a nature reserve: the Forest of the Cedars of God and nearby Qadish valley are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Photo / AP
  • To mark the occasion, a small patch of the reserve was named "Shakira Mubarak" - after one of the singer's family names, Tannourine's mayor Bahaa Harb said. Photo / Reuters
    To mark the occasion, a small patch of the reserve was named "Shakira Mubarak" - after one of the singer's family names, Tannourine's mayor Bahaa Harb said. Photo / Reuters
  • Shakira was born in Columbia to a Lebanese father and Columbian mother. Photo / Reuters
    Shakira was born in Columbia to a Lebanese father and Columbian mother. Photo / Reuters
  • Shakira and her children arrive at the airport in Beirut. Photo / Reuters
    Shakira and her children arrive at the airport in Beirut. Photo / Reuters