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Nicholas Clapp, 89, Dies; ‘Real-Life Indiana Jones’ Pursued a Lost City
ByJeré Longman August 7, 2025August 8, 2025

A documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, he was consumed by the desire to find an ancient city in the Arabian desert known as Atlantis of the Sands.

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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza July 29, 2025

A son of Lebanese musical icons, he became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

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Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza July 27, 2025

A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

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Beirut (Lebanon) | Deaths (Obituaries) | Fayrouz | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Jazz | Lebanon | Music | Palestinians | Rahbani, Ziad (1956-2025)

Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Dayana Iwaza July 27, 2025July 27, 2025

A son of Lebanese musical icons, Mr. Rahbani became one himself, with satirical critiques of his country’s dysfunction that melded Arab and Western music.

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