Lebanon

May 12, 2013

Emirati singer Ahlam will have to use more than a pout to seduce these judges
17:48 GMT

Arab superstars caught in a legal catfight as Shams presses charges against Ahlam.

Eman gets the boot
11:04 GMT

Contestants got groovy with 70's movie soundtrack songs and a guest star appearance by legendary Majed Al Mohandes.

Ahlam lets Alama have it on Arab Idol
10:48 GMT

Things have heated up to an all time high between judges Ragheb Alama and Ahlam on Arab idol with still no hope for resolution after this weekend's intense episode of the MBC talent show.

He's baaack! Wael Kfouri returns to the X Factor after all
09:48 GMT

We knew it, we just knew it. Wael Kfouri is not leaving fans high and dry mid-season of the hit talent show, the X Factor, after all. The Lebanese superstar returned to show his face again on the latest episode.

Nawal Al Zoghbi is ready to release a new single on Arab Idol this week
09:27 GMT

Get excited, Gulfis, Nawal Al Zoghbi has an entire album coming your way. The Lebanese songstress will be introducing a single from the set on this week’s Arab Idol.

May 11, 2013

A rebel fighter of the Syrian Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) has a flower in his Russian made 'AK-47' kalashnikov gun as he holds a position in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP Photo
11:48 GMT

The US charge d’affaires to Lebanon met with PM Mikati and expressed concern that Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria could drag the country into conflict.

 A Lebanese man uses a public phone near a poster featuring Syrian President Bashar Assad, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week in the southern Lebanese city of Naqura. AFP Photo
10:56 GMT

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman said on Friday that the only way to protect the country against Israeli aggression is to place Hezbollah's arms under Army control

May 10, 2013

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah
06:43 GMT

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said that as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Damascus last weekend, the Shiite group would be provided with weapons he described as "game changing" by the Syrian regime.

May 9, 2013

Elissa and Nancy Ajram know how to bring it with fashion.
07:46 GMT

Who knew that short-shorts could look so classy? In a feat that only fashionistas Nancy Ajram and Elissa could pull off, the two superstars changed up their style on set of the talent shows that they judge.

May 8, 2013

Look into the eyes and career of Majed Al Mohandes
13:00 GMT

Majed Al Mohandes has got it going on with a Rotana Records renewal and now a guest star appearance on the hit talent show X Factor Arabia where he will release a new single "Mallak Ya Khilli".

Pictorial proof of George Wassouf's conversion?
11:58 GMT

Some things just shouldn’t be on display for the world to see, and religion is a private matter for Syrian singer George Wassouf who denies a recent conversion to Islam.

May 7, 2013

Wael Kfouri
11:38 GMT

Jury's still out if it's true, bit Wael Kfouri tweeted his resignation from judging the talent show.

Nancy Ajram is still in love
09:58 GMT

Always looking for a juicy angle, the celeb gossip mill tweeted that Nancy Ajram’s tears on Arab Idol had to with splitting up with her man, but the Lebanese songstress denied rumors by posting a happy family pic.

May 6, 2013

An Israeli Merkava tank is positioned for deployment during a drill in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria on May 5, 2013. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
10:56 GMT

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 15 soldiers were killed in the Damascus attack, adding that dozens more remain unaccounted for

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
10:21 GMT

A nuclear ambitious Iran surely won't stand alone against a possible US-Israeli strike