Syria

April 21, 2013

The remaining 19 Arab Idol contestants sit on pins and needles
10:36 GMT

Eight smiling faces shine on the stage of the second season of Arab Idol, while another 19 wait on pins and needles to find out if they will be the final four selected by judges.

April 20, 2013

Raghda will star in Al Naqil's upcoming Ramadan drama
12:41 GMT

Legendary director Mohammad Al Naqli has revealed the final details for his upcoming Ramadan drama spectacular.

April 18, 2013

Syrian actress, Suzan Skaf, in her new shaved head look. (Photo courtesy Sayidaty)
14:49 GMT

Syrian actress, Suzan Skaf, has recently released pictures showing off her new look after becoming the first Arab artist to fully shave her head for an acting role.

April 17, 2013

Bashar al Assad looks relaxed in TV interview
21:20 GMT

In a TV interview on state al-Ikhbariya channel Assad said that the West would pay dearly for funding Al-Qaeda as it did in Afghanistan. He also emphasized that his army's priority was protecting civilian lives, while lashing out at neighbor Jordan for supporting rebels across the borders.

A handout picture released by Syria's opposition-run Shaam News Network shows destruction in the central city of Homs on April 7, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SHAAM NEWS NETWORK)
11:25 GMT

Syrian activists say a regime rocket attack on Wednesday morning on a village near the central city of Homs killed at least seven people.

Abdel Kareem Hamdan, from Aleppo, made his first live appearance Saturday on Arab Idol, where he sang a heartfelt song. (Al Arabiya)
10:33 GMT

The performance of a Syrian contestant on one of the most-watched entertainment shows in the Mideast has generated political arguments and threats against him but the wannabe star says he was singing only for Syria.

Lakhdar Brahimi with Syrian opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib at the Arab League Doha summit in March
09:24 GMT

The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria feels his neutrality has been compromised by Arab bloc's moves to recognize Syrian opposition

April 16, 2013

A woman reacts after two explosions rock the Boston Marathon (AFP/ Alex Trautwig)
16:28 GMT

After the deplorable attacks at Monday's Boston Marathon, will Americans empathize more with Iraqi and Syrian bombing victims

Syria’s central bank set the exchange rate of the pound at $95.30 on Monday
13:38 GMT

Syria’s central bank set the exchange rate of the pound at $95.30 Monday, in a move aimed at propping up the country’s currency after it lost nearly half its value since the start of the ongoing conflict in 2011.

At lest 2,300 people have died due to torture in Syria according to a human rights group
11:30 GMT

At least 2,300 people have died under torture in Syria’s prisons since the outbreak of the war, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported Monday.

More than a million people have been left homeless by the conflict
10:17 GMT

The heads of five major UN agencies on Monday issued a rare joint appeal to the intentional community to act immediately to save Syria from "disaster".

Syria's President Bashar al Assad has announced another "general amnesty"
08:36 GMT

Syria's embattled President Bashar al Assad has issued a general decree granting amnesty for 'general crimes' committed during the conflict, according to state news agency SANA.

April 15, 2013

Jordan Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
07:52 GMT

Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said the country will appeal to the UN Security Council for increased aid to deal with the refugee crisis in the Kingdom

A man walks amid destruction in Aleppo, Syria (AFP/ Dimitar Dilkoff)
07:19 GMT

Bashar Al-Assad's air force has been responsible for thousands of civilian deaths since the conflict in Syria erupted over two years ago

April 14, 2013

One man was killed and several people were wounded Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region, a Lebanese security source said. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
20:19 GMT

One man was killed and several people were wounded on Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region.