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10:04 GMT
Syrian opposition speaks about a "massacre" and denounces again the inaction of the international community.
May 25, 2012
17:00 GMT
Kofi Annan will visit "soon" in Syria, said his spokesman Friday, in what would be the first action of the international envoy to Syria since presenting his plan to the government of Bashar al-Assad in early March.
May 24, 2012
13:59 GMT
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that his country was capable to "get out of the crisis" that has been going on since March 2011.
May 23, 2012
12:42 GMT
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has denied responsibility for the abduction of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in northern Syria.
May 22, 2012
15:07 GMT
Syrian police killed two civilians Tuesday while opening fire on a crowd welcoming UN observers in the province of Dair az Zour.
06:14 GMT
Some 40 people were killed Monday in violence in Syria, including 22 soldiers killed by rebels.
May 21, 2012
07:25 GMT
Two people were killed and 18 injured during clashes in Beirut between Lebanese sympathizers of the Syrian revolt and members of a party supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad
May 20, 2012
14:42 GMT
Lebanese soldiers shot dead a Sunni cleric and a member of the anti-Syrian regime coalition in northern Lebanon, confirmed the Lebanese security forces. Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ouahid and another companion, Mohammed Hussein Miraib
09:40 GMT
According to several sources within the Syrian opposition, a "heroic operation" was conducted last night against the senior staff of President Bashar Al-Assad
00:58 GMT
Syrian actress Taj Haidar has protested against those trying to defame her using political stances in her name through forged FB statements.
May 19, 2012
11:00 GMT
Seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded in a suicide bombing attack that struck the town of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria Saturday, said the spokesman for the Syrian Foreign Ministry.
May 18, 2012
15:33 GMT
The kiss that sparked a thousand Facebook comments: When husband and wife kiss, Fatima fans want to know why her real boyfriend has not got more to say.
May 17, 2012
13:30 GMT
The rebel city of Rastane, in central Syria, was heavily bombed Thursday at dawn by the army who wants "to destroy it gradually"
May 16, 2012
16:46 GMT
The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad said he hoped the new French president Francois Hollande would think about the interests of France
07:45 GMT
Syrian rebels begin to get more weapons, and much advanced, thanks to an effort funded by the Gulf countries and coordinated in part by the U.S., reported the Washington Post on Wednesday.
May 15, 2012
07:45 GMT
The Gulf countries are beginning to "seriously" question the likelihood of success of the peace plan for Syria by International envoy Kofi Annan.
May 14, 2012
12:56 GMT
At least 23 Syrian soldiers were killed Monday in heavy fighting with as the Europeans imposed a new set of sanctions against the regime of Bashar al Assad.
May 13, 2012
13:04 GMT
Clashes were continuing Sunday in Tripoli, the largest city in northern Lebanon between supporters and opponents of the neighboring Syrian regime.
May 12, 2012
21:34 GMT
The fifth episode of Arabs Got Talent (AGT) was the penultimate of the recorded auditions to qualify for the live semi finals. It was marked by a good deal of talent and was not short on comedic elements to lighten the intensity of the competition either.
19:03 GMT
The violence continues despite the presence of more than 150 UN observers, a Islamic group claims responsibility of Damascus.
04:32 GMT
Syrian actress Jenny Asper is currently filming her scenes in the fourth part of the television drama series “Sabaya” (The girls) that is directed by Saif Al Shaikh Najib and written by Nour Al Sheeshkli.
May 10, 2012
13:48 GMT
The two car bomb attacks that hit Damascus on Thursday killed 55 people and injured 372, civilians and soldiers, according to the Syrian Ministry of Interior.
08:55 GMT
Two explosions rocked Damascus Thursday morning near al-Qazaz intersection at the southern ring-road. Scores of people were killed and wounded.
May 9, 2012
13:19 GMT
A bomb exploded Wednesday at the entrance to the city of Deraa
May 8, 2012
23:29 GMT
The Syrian comedian, Ayman Rida, will be joining the cast of the comedy sitcom “Boqa’at Dou’a” (Spotlight) in its ninth season.
15:34 GMT
Nearly 12,000 people, mostly civilians killed by troops, have died in Syria since the outbreak in March 2011 of a popular revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad
10:46 GMT
Lebanese central bank has taken precautionary measures to guarantee the stability of Lebanon’s financial institutions.
May 7, 2012
13:31 GMT
Legislative elections were held Monday in Syria despite the ongoing violence, as the regime hopes to gain some credibility despite the opposition's call for boycott.
May 6, 2012
20:30 GMT
Future TV's Super Star music talent show runner-up, Rouwaida Attieh, released a new single named “Baladi” (My Country).
14:21 GMT
The Saudi Foreign Ministry on Sunday urged Saudi citizens to avoid traveling to Syria to those who were there to leave the country, reported the official SPA news agency.
09:54 GMT
Opposition leaders in exile called Sunday the Syrians to boycott the parliamentary elections scheduled Monday in Syria, describing them as a cynical maneuver of President Bashar al-Assad to cling to power.
00:17 GMT
Although she did not attend the premier of her Lebanese war movie "33 Days" in Beirut, Kinda expressed her happiness at people's positive reaction to her role in the movie.
May 5, 2012
22:15 GMT
Speculation on how the popular series Fatima ends are rife and a hot-topic on the Twittersphere. But it seems that the writers are not giving much away. But we can expect a surprise twist!
19:03 GMT
A Kuwaiti newspaper accused the star of Ruby, the Syrian TV series, Cyrine Abdelnour, of insulting God in one of the scenes between the actress and her on-screen mother.
09:19 GMT
Syrian government forces continued Friday in their bloody suppression of the revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, killing at least 26 people
May 4, 2012
13:15 GMT
The Arab variety show that is Arabs Got Talent is finding its stride by the 4th episode, gearing up for the 5th which promises yet more surprise factor if the second season's drama is anything to go by.
May 3, 2012
08:34 GMT
According to the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, the death toll on Wednesday rose to 30 people.
May 2, 2012
13:53 GMT
Taim Hasan is scheduled to appear this Ramadan in the Egyptian series “Assaqer Shaheen” (Shaheen the Hawk).
13:29 GMT
At least 21 members of the Syrian security forces were killed on Wednesday at dawn in the region of Aleppo in northern Syria and Harasta, a suburb of Damascus
06:51 GMT
The suicide bombings that took place on Monday along with a series of other bombings across Syria in recent days have raised fears that the current unrest in the country is allowing the rise of radical Islamic groups.
May 1, 2012
10:54 GMT
Syrian actress Suzan Najm Addeen is primed to shoot for the new Egyptian series “Fatah min Asharq” (An Eastern Girl), which follows the story of the Jordanian girl considered 'the most famous spy ever' to be recruited by the Israelis to spy on Palestinian revolutionaries in the seventies.
07:52 GMT
The General Authority for the Syrian revolution reported that 12 people were killed overnight by Syrian security forces. Nine of the dead were killed in the shelling by the Syrian army on villages in region of Idleb.
April 30, 2012
11:41 GMT
At least 20 people were killed Monday in two bombings in Idlib, in northern Syria.
April 29, 2012
17:30 GMT
General Robert Mood of Norway, the head of the UN observer mission to Syria, on Sunday called on all parties to "stop violence" as he arrived in Damascus.
13:26 GMT
Arab male viewers are going Fatima-crazy, as they entertain their Fatima-fantasy.
April 28, 2012
12:18 GMT
Fighting reported at Saturday dawn between Syrian soldiers and dissident soldiers near a presidential palace in the coastal region of Lattakia, reported the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) and activists.
April 27, 2012
20:03 GMT
A bomb killed at least 11 killed in Damascus Friday, when tens of thousands of Syrians were demonstrating against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad despite the repression.
April 26, 2012
13:59 GMT
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused the Syrian opposition of resorting to "terrorist tactics" reminiscent of the methods of Al Qaeda
13:57 GMT
Murad from the Turkish series Fatma, is scoring fans in the female viewing population, giving Muhannad and even show-rival Karim a run for their money.
April 25, 2012
09:38 GMT
he European Union has targeted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family member's luxury lifestyle by imposing a ban on the export of luxury goods to Damascus.
April 24, 2012
17:33 GMT
Three Syrian officers were killed Tuesday near Damascus, reported state media and the opposition.
12:06 GMT
Tunisian President Marzouki believes that the regime in Damascus is "finished". He made these comments in an interview published Tuesday, April 24.
April 23, 2012
21:04 GMT
At least 80 people were killed Monday in further violence in Syria, where 300 international observers are to be deployed from next week to monitor a fragile cease-fire seriously compromised.
13:23 GMT
The UN observers overseeing a fragile ceasefire in Syria on Monday began their second week of mission with trips to the outskirts of the capital.
April 22, 2012
09:23 GMT
The Syrian army bombed Sunday several areas in Duma, a suburb of Damascus, Syrian activists reported.
April 21, 2012
15:47 GMT
The UN observers arrived Saturday in Homs, ahead of an expected vote in the Security Council on strengthening their mission
April 20, 2012
17:09 GMT
Thousands of Syrians protested Friday against President Bashar al-Assad and challenged the team of international observers already on the ground to monitor a cease-fire established by the plan of international envoy Kofi Annan.
16:17 GMT
Syrian singer Asalah Nasri has stirred an upset among Saudi women when she came across as patronizing toward the Saudi fairer sex on a visit in Jeddah.
April 19, 2012
14:44 GMT
Over 100 people died during the week following the start of the cease-fire in Syria.
12:57 GMT
When Life Echoes Soap and secret marriages are the stuff of actors and actresses off-screen lives: Turkish Star Deniz Cakir, known to most as 'Fotun', has gotten hitched in private.
11:33 GMT
Syria is trying to sell gold reserves to raise revenue as Western and Arab sanctions targeting its central bank and oil exports begin to bite, diplomats and traders said.
April 18, 2012
15:15 GMT
Translation problems in the Turkish soap 'Fatima' have hampered understanding in the Arab world audience who are watching the dubbed version.
08:17 GMT
The Syrian Foreign Minister Wallid al Mouallem on Wednesday pledged in Beijing that Damascus will comply with the requirements of the peace plan by Kofi Annan
April 17, 2012
13:57 GMT
The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov warned Tuesday against any attempt from "outside forces" to torpedo the efforts of the UN Security Council regarding the Syrian crisis.
April 16, 2012
17:19 GMT
Fierce fighting between Syrian troops and deserters reported on Monday as bombing resumed in Homs.
07:37 GMT
The first group of UN observers to monitor the truce in Syria arrived in Damascus.
April 15, 2012
10:31 GMT
The district of Khaldiye in Homs on Sunday was shelled by the Syrian army "with an average of three rounds per minute" according to an NGO, in the most violent bombardment since the commencement of the truce on April 12.
April 14, 2012
08:53 GMT
Syrian forces on Saturday morning bombed for an hour the city of Homs on the third day of the cease-fire, according to a Syrian NGO.
April 13, 2012
16:38 GMT
In the aftermath of the introduction of a fragile cease-fire, the UN and the Arab League envoy Kofi Annan called for a "humanitarian access".
April 12, 2012
15:18 GMT
The start of the cease-fire in Syria under the Annan plan on Thursday did not end the violence in Syria.
07:22 GMT
On Wednesday, the regime of Bashar al-Assad announced the end to military operations and on Thursday morning three hours after the start of the cease-fire, the situation was reportedly calm.
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