Syria

April 1, 2013

Buquat Dou’a returns to our screens
09:49 GMT

After rumors of cancellation filled celeb gossip wires, an announcement from Boqa'at Dou'a (Spotlight)'s producers brings news that the show will resume filming into Season 10.

March 31, 2013

Suzan Najm Al Din
14:12 GMT

Suzan Najm Al Din is set to start shooting on her first major role in an Egyptian drama

Pope Francis greets crowds in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday (AFP Photo)
13:31 GMT

Pope Francis addressed a 250,000 strong crowd in St. Peter's Square at his inaugural Easter Sunday address.

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said early on Monday that inspectors did not find arms in a Tanzanian-flagged ship carrying an Iranian cargo destined for Syria.
07:51 GMT

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority says inspectors did not find arms in a Tanzanian-flagged ship carrying an Iranian cargo destined for Syria.

March 30, 2013

The ship will be crossing through the Suez Canal before heading to Syria according to sources (picture used for illustrative purposes only - AFP)
10:37 GMT

According to opposition sources, the boat is carrying 8,500 tons of weapons and ground missiles heading for the Syrian regime's army.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Puneet Talwar (C), the National Security Council's Senior Director with responsibilities for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf countries, and another advisor aboard an Air Force C-17 aircraft during their return to Amman from a trip to Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/JASON REED/POOL)
09:39 GMT

Following the visit by the U.S. Secretary of State, the troubled Shia-led nation promises to keep tighter controls on its airspace.

Syrian rebels raise their weapons under a pre-Baath Syrian flag currently used by the opposition during an anti-regime protest in the northern city of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)
05:00 GMT

Turkish authorities say they hit upon a warehouse full of arms on their way over the border to Syria.

March 29, 2013

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have long been suspected as fighting in Syria for the regime.
09:41 GMT

A spokesman for the Syrian opposition says that a number of Iranian commanders were in the plane carrying weapons from Iran to Damascus.

The FSA hit the plane as it was landing in Damascus International Airport. (Al Arabiya)
05:00 GMT

While state media denied the attack, activists reported that a plane was destroyed as it was landing at Damascus airport.

March 28, 2013

Little Tunisian women: are teen school girls going on a 'Sexual Jihad' in Syria? (image used for illustrative purposes)
18:05 GMT

Tunisian girls are going on a naughty sexual adventure because a man with a beard told them it was permissible in the name of Islam. Tunisian teens are taking up a new form of Jihad - with a sexual twist- in the holy war to liberate Syria from the Assads.

Damascus University cafeteria after an alleged mortar attack (AFP Photo SANA)
14:52 GMT

Mortar bombs landed in a Damascus University cafeteria.

Jordan's Prime Minister-designate warned of a potential catastrophe if his country reaches a total of one million refugees (Photo UNHCR/ B. Sokol)
14:23 GMT

Jordan's Prime Minister-designate, Abdullah Ensour, has said that should one million Syrian refugees seek safety in his country, the situation would be "catastrophic"

Known as Raghda in the Arab World, the 55-year-old actress angered some attendees at the Opera House's Arab Poetry Conference. (Image courtesy: Libvoice.net)
12:16 GMT

Things are going from bad to worse for the Syrian starlet with a reported lawsuit underway to have her kicked out of Egypt.

Moaz al-Khatib (L) with the Qatari delegation at the inauguration ceremony. (AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB)
08:36 GMT

After months of planning, the embassy opens one day after the rebel coalition are given their own seat at the Arab League for the first time.

Farmers in Lebanon have urged authorities to allow trucks to cross the Syrian border
08:35 GMT

The Head of the Lebanese Farmers Association on Wednesday called on authorities to take active steps to allow Lebanese trucks to cross the Syrian border.