Famous Lebanese singer, composer Melhem Barakat dies

BEIRUT - Lebanon’s state news agency says Lebanese singer and composer Melham Barakat, who was highly esteemed and popular across the region, has died. National News Agency said Barakat, 71, died Friday at a Beirut hospital where he was admitted weeks earlier. Barakat rose to prominence more than three decades ago. He was influenced by the late Egyptian composer Mohammed Abdul-Wahhab, who was widely regarded as one of the Arab world’s best songwriters. Among Barakat’s most popular songs are “Two Moons at my Door,” and “Habibi Inta (You are my Love)”. He was married twice and is survived by four children. - AP