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Lebanese artist Farah Kaddour says it is a challenge to create contemporary music with the buzuq while staying true to the instrument's origins. Alamy Stock Photo

Farah Kaddour, the Lebanese artist trying to put the buzz back into the buzuq

Arabic pop music has long ignored this long-necked lute originally played by nomadic Levantine communities

Sparkler candles blamed for deadly fire at Swiss bar

Celtic gold on display in the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, Germany. Getty Images

Meltdown: Rising price of gold creates new threat for museums and banks

UK's FTSE breaks 10,000 mark for first time in new year rally

Migrants run to board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, at Gravelines, northern France, in August. AFP

Second highest number of English Channel crossings by migrants recorded in 2025

Family of British couple detained in Iran tell of 'void' at New Year celebrations

First Abu Dhabi Bank gets triceratops neighbour in central London

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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, in Cairo, after his release from detention in September. Getty Images

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