Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri dies aged 88- in pictures

Veteran Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri performing in front of about 12,000 spectators on July 16, 2002 during the International Carthage Festival in Tunis. The beloved musician has died aged 88. AFP
Veteran Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri performing in front of about 12,000 spectators on July 16, 2002 during the International Carthage Festival in Tunis. The beloved musician has died aged 88. AFP
Sabah Fakhri being presented with the Arab Music Prize by then Syrian education minister, Mahmoud Al Sayed, on June 22, 2004 in Damascus at the Arab Organisation for Culture and Sciences festival. EPA
Sabah Fakhri being presented with the Arab Music Prize by then Syrian education minister, Mahmoud Al Sayed, on June 22, 2004 in Damascus at the Arab Organisation for Culture and Sciences festival. EPA
Sabah Fakhri during a concert in Casablanca on February 22, 2008. The singer is well known for his powerful voice, impeccable execution of Maqamat and harmony, as well as his charismatic performances. EPA
Sabah Fakhri during a concert in Casablanca on February 22, 2008. The singer is well known for his powerful voice, impeccable execution of Maqamat and harmony, as well as his charismatic performances. EPA
Sabah Fakhri with his son Anas Abu Qos during an interview in Damascus on July 25, 2008. AFP
Sabah Fakhri with his son Anas Abu Qos during an interview in Damascus on July 25, 2008. AFP
Top, from left: Iraqi singer Sadoun Jaber, Sabah Fakhri, Syria's Mayada Al Hinawi and Tunisian Lutfi Bushnaq perform on stage during the O Jerusalem opera show at the Opera House in Damascus on March 4, 2010. Reuters
Top, from left: Iraqi singer Sadoun Jaber, Sabah Fakhri, Syria's Mayada Al Hinawi and Tunisian Lutfi Bushnaq perform on stage during the O Jerusalem opera show at the Opera House in Damascus on March 4, 2010. Reuters
Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri performing for the 46th International Carthage festival at the Roman theatre near Tunis on July 27, 2010. AFP
Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri performing for the 46th International Carthage festival at the Roman theatre near Tunis on July 27, 2010. AFP
Sabah Fakhri at an event held at the Opera House in Damascus on October 21, 2017, by three Syrian ministries in support of displaced people and those affected by the seven-year war. The event was titled Here is Ours. EPA
Sabah Fakhri at an event held at the Opera House in Damascus on October 21, 2017, by three Syrian ministries in support of displaced people and those affected by the seven-year war. The event was titled Here is Ours. EPA