• Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji performs during a concert under the slogans 'Night of Hope' in Beirut, Lebanon, 22 May 2022. The concert is the first to be held in the newly reconstructed Forum de Beyrouth theater after it was destroyed by the 04 August 2020 Beirut port explosion. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
    Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji performs during a concert under the slogans 'Night of Hope' in Beirut, Lebanon, 22 May 2022. The concert is the first to be held in the newly reconstructed Forum de Beyrouth theater after it was destroyed by the 04 August 2020 Beirut port explosion. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
  • Also on stage was Lebanese singer Elissa (R) pictured with Tawaji.
    Also on stage was Lebanese singer Elissa (R) pictured with Tawaji.
  • The concert is the first to be held in the newly reconstructed Forum de Beyrouth theatre after it was destroyed by the 2020 Beirut port explosion.
    The concert is the first to be held in the newly reconstructed Forum de Beyrouth theatre after it was destroyed by the 2020 Beirut port explosion.
  • French-Lebanese trumpet player, composer and arranger Ibrahim Maalouf also performed.
    French-Lebanese trumpet player, composer and arranger Ibrahim Maalouf also performed.
  • The audience use their mobile phones as a flashlight during the concert.
    The audience use their mobile phones as a flashlight during the concert.
  • Tawaji performs with dancers.
    Tawaji performs with dancers.

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Elissa and Hiba Tawaji perform at the Night of Hope concert in Beirut - in pictures

Performers and fans gather to commemorate the port explosion

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May 23, 2022

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