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

Performers and fans gather to commemorate the port explosion

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

May 23, 2022

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