Syria

April 7, 2013

Syrian starlet Dima Bayaa slows down from her intense schedule to squelch rumors about her ex Tayam Hassan.
11:13 GMT

Syrian actress Dima Bayaa will be taking part in a new Saudi comedy to be aired during the coming holy month of Ramadan.

US Secretary of State talks to US Foreign Service workers during Turkey visit (AFP Photo/ Paul J. Richards)
09:44 GMT

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Turkey on the first day of a 10 day regional tour

Syrian beauty and starlet Jenny Asper shows she is not anti-American at all. (image courtesy of anazahra.com)
06:00 GMT

Syrian actress Jenny Asper’s first baby is an American girl! The actress gave birth in New York and named her first born ‘Sandy’.

April 6, 2013

US President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during an event in the East Room of the White House April 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSK)
05:35 GMT

The White House has announced a series of meetings scheduled between the president and his regional counterparts to discuss the ongoing Syria crisis.

April 4, 2013

Rebel fighter load their weapons in the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood in Aleppo on April 4, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF)
16:34 GMT

According to Syrian state media, Jordan is liable to fall into the "volcanic crater" of the Syrian conflict if it continues to support the opposition.

Assala Nasri lets down her fans
14:28 GMT

There were sighs of disappointment as frustrated fans in Brussels were left with a wasted evening on their hands and no sight of Assala Nasri, let alone token Belgian chocolates to make up for the loss.

Industry sources say fuel smuggling from Syria is harming Lebanon's industry
08:53 GMT

Up to a million liters of smuggled low-quality gasoline has been pouring into Lebanon from Syria on a daily basis since mid-March, industry sources claim.

April 3, 2013

Jordan is set to declare a "disaster zone" it its northern region due to the number of Syrian refugees.
15:35 GMT

Jordan's Prime Minister will declare a "disaster zone" it the country's northern region as the numbers of Syrian refugees continues to grow and concerns over a wide-scale flow of Syrian's in case of a major flare up in violence.

Qamar Khalaf
11:54 GMT

The Syrian actress is said to be unable to cope after her tragic news.

Arsal town was hit by Syrian fire on Wednesday according to witnesses (Daily Star photo)
11:31 GMT

Witnesses in the Lebanese town reported seeing a Syrian plane fire missiles

The Lebanese army was deployed on the streets of Tripoli last month (AFP Photo)
09:47 GMT

Gunmen ambushed a convoy of Syrian trucks early on Wednesday, opening fire and wounding at least one person

An Israeli bomb technician handles the remains of a rocket fired from Gaza into Sderot (AFP Photo/ David Buimovitch)
09:00 GMT

Israel launches air attack on Gaza for the first time since last November's 8 day war

FSA fighters in Aleppo
08:01 GMT

American and Jordanian security officials have reportedly been training Syrian opposition fighters in the Kingdom since last year

April 2, 2013

Syrian army tanks in Deraa province
11:24 GMT

Sources claim that Syria has demanded the release of 8 Alawi workers by midnight Tuesday, threatening to attack a Lebanese border town if the hostages aren't freed

The UN General Assembly prepares for a debate in November 2012 (Getty)
08:22 GMT

The UN General Assembly is set to pass the first global arms treaty, despite blocking action from Syria, Iran and North Korea last week