Syria

March 28, 2013

A Syrian opposition fighter runs for cover from Syrian army snipers during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo on March 27, 2013. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad met with a committee tasked with forging a political solution to the country's spiralling conflict, state media said. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)
07:00 GMT

After conflicting allegations over who set off chemical weapons in the north of the country, President Assad approves the international team to come into his country.

March 27, 2013

Syrian director Hatem has pulled out of Zaina's Ramadan production
13:15 GMT

The Syrian director Hatem's decision to stop working

Former UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan
12:15 GMT

The former UN-Arab League Envoy says the time to arm the rebels has passed and urged for a political solution to the ongoing conflict.

According to MBC.net, Nesreen has tuned down leading roles in a number of Arab blockbusters.
10:04 GMT

The Syrian starlet shows no signs of appearing back on screen any time soon.

Moaz al-Khatib attends the Arab League summit in Doha (AFP Photo)
08:27 GMT

The Persian state claimed the move to allow the unelected opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib set a dangerous precedent.

A truck ferry route between Jordan and Lebanon launched this week after the trade route between Syria and Lebanon was closed
06:34 GMT

A truck ferry route to Jordan was launched this week almost days after Lebanon’s major transit route through Syria came to a complete halt.

March 26, 2013

Syrian opposition group
12:08 GMT

A government spokesperson says that Saudis in Syria will be arrested if they return home.

FSA boss Riad al-Assaad
05:19 GMT

FSA chief Riad Al-Assaad was injured in a bomb attack in the Miadeen, Deir Ezzor.

March 25, 2013

Doha's Arab summit will host Ex Syrian opposition chief Moaz al-Khatib (AFP PHOTO/STR)
20:36 GMT

Syria’s resigned rebel chief Moaz al-Khatib declared his intention on Facebook to make a speech “in the name of the Syrian people” at the Arab summit in Doha, where his country's seat at the Arab League has been officially suspended.

Syrian rebel fighters prepare to go into battle in Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)
13:31 GMT

According to U.S. media reporters the Central Intelligence Agency is helping Arab countries increase their military aid to the opposition fighters.

Not all is calm at the Lebanon/Israel border. (Al Akhbar)
12:58 GMT

According to reports in the Israeli media, the Jewish state is preparing to deal with the fallout in Lebanon.

Arsal is a majority Sunni Muslim town whose inhabitants generally support the revolt in neighboring Syria. (Al Arabiya)
10:52 GMT

A new wave of sectarian kidnappings took place around Arsal, a sensitive area in northeast Lebanon, on Sunday, a security official told AFP.

Syrians crossing into Lebanon on March 22 (Daily Star/ Nidal Solh)
09:43 GMT

Citrus and bananas banned as Syria retaliates for burning of fuel tankers.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Iraq about indirectly aiding the Syrian regime. (AFP)
07:47 GMT

On an unannounced trip to Iraq, Secretary of State Kerry tells the Iraqi PM that letting Iran use their airspace to send weapons to Assad is "problematic".

The occupied Golan Heights has been the scene of the disagreement between Israel and Syria.
07:26 GMT

After shots are fired at Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights, the defense minister vows an "immediate" response.