The Public Relations Department of the Beirut Municipality stated, in a statement, that “The Governor of the City of Beirut, Judge Marwan Abboud, referred to the President of the Beirut Municipal Council two proposals to name one of the streets in the Ras Beirut area after the late artist Ziad Rahbani, and one of the streets in the Ain Al-Mreisseh area after the late artist Ahmed Kaabour, in preparation for presenting them to the municipal council and taking the appropriate decision.” The two proposals stated that this initiative comes in honor of two artistic and cultural figures who left a firm mark on the modern history of Lebanon, and in appreciation of their great contributions to enriching cultural, artistic and national life. Governor Abboud pointed out that “the artist Ziad Rahbani represented an exceptional creative case in music, theater and writing, and contributed to the renewal of Lebanese music through his pioneering works that mixed originality and modernity, in addition to the theatrical works he presented that carried profound social and political dimensions, in addition to his composition of a number of the most prominent works of Mrs. Fairouz, which made him one of the most important symbols of culture and creativity in Lebanon and the Arab world.” He also praised the cultural and national role of the artist Ahmed Kaabour, whose name is associated with the city of Beirut, and who, over more than five decades, presented a distinguished artistic and humanitarian legacy, through which he embodied the issues of humanity and the nation, and enriched the artistic scene with immortal works, most notably the song “I Call You,” in addition to his contributions to theatre, television, and cinema, and his cooperation with an elite group of Lebanese artists. Abboud stressed that “naming two streets in Beirut after the artists’ names constitutes a token of loyalty to their creative career, in commemoration of their memory, in preservation of the Lebanese cultural heritage, and in consolidation of the status of the capital, Beirut, as an incubator of creativity, thought, and the arts, provided that the two proposals are presented to the municipal council to take the appropriate decision regarding them.”