Lebanon honors Ziad Rahbani with a postage stamp

The Lebanese Republic is commemorating the artistic career of the late musician Ziad Rahbani (1956-2025) by issuing a postage stamp, which aims to document the legacy of one of the most prominent figures of music and theater in the Arab world, coinciding with the continued popular and media interest in his legacy after his passing in July 2025.

The National News Agency published news of the issuance of the postage stamp commemorating the career of musician Ziad Rahbani , after the Minister of Communications, Charles Hajj, signed an official decision to put it into circulation starting Wednesday, December 10, 2025. This issue constitutes a remarkable cultural event, thanks to its visual diversity that brings together four snapshots that embody essential milestones in Rahbani's artistic life:

First picture: Ziad inside the studio in front of the keyboard, amidst the technical atmosphere that reflects his musical precision and interest in sound engineering.

The second picture: A color snapshot of his artistic maturity, sitting in front of the piano with a focused gaze, during a period characterized by his clearest political and artistic presence.

The third picture: A close-up of his youth, with a calm side view that expresses the beginnings of his passion for theater and music.

The fourth picture: A black and white shot during the recording of one of the pieces, wearing headphones among his musical instruments, in a scene that evokes the atmosphere of the seventies and eighties of the last century.

Carole Samaha releases a teaser for a collaboration with the late Ziad Rahbani Lebanese singer Carole Samaha shared a special piece of news with her large audience through a short teaser announcement, revealing an upcoming artistic collaboration with the late great musician Ziad Rahbani.

The Lebanese singer was keen to keep this project secret until the last moment, to present it as a pleasant surprise to all her fans and fans of the works of the late Ziad Rahbani, stressing that the new work will see the light very soon in the coming days.

This collaboration combines Carole Samaha’s unique artistic identity with the distinctive mark of the late genius Ziad Rahbani, together they present a different work that carries a new spirit and adds value to the Lebanese and Arab artistic scene.

And so, in her first appearance after the sudden departure of her husband, producer Walid Mustafa, several months ago, star Carole Samaha emphasized that she had to stand on her own two feet in order to raise her daughter, stressing that we should not give in to grief and break down.

Carol Samaha continued: “My husband had hope for recovery, but at the same time he had a feeling that he would not overcome the disease. My relationship with my family is strong, and there is no shaking to this relationship after his death.”

Carol Samaha spoke about performing the play after her husband's death, after postponing it. She said: "I didn't give in to sadness and made a decision to stand on my own two feet. I had no other choice, and I didn't care what people said. I made my decision and said I would perform the play and go cry in my room, because no one knew how I lived through my husband's illness and how I was with him in the hospital."

Carol Samaha confirmed: "I was practicing and imagining that all of this happened to someone else, and I was in another place behind the scenes of the musical play. When I went on stage, the audience applauded continuously, and I stopped their applause to prevent myself from collapsing."

Carol Samaha concluded her speech: “I lost my father suddenly in 1996 when he passed away on a Sunday, and I appeared on stage on a Friday. I don’t like to drown in sadness, and life has taught me that sadness makes you sick. Because of how much sadness I feel, it makes me feverish. And to those who felt that I didn’t cry over my husband’s passing, I say: ‘Keep thinking like that.’”