Syria

March 25, 2013

Free Syrian Army commander Riad al-Assaad (Facebook photo)
05:28 GMT

The head of the rebel FSA faction's spokesman says he was wounded in blast near Deir Azzor in eastern Syria.

March 24, 2013

The head of the Syrian National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib resigned on Sunday.
12:20 GMT

Syria’s opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has announced his resignation from the National Coalition.

Maksim Khalil
10:18 GMT

The Syrian star says his character has well and truly been killed off despite pleas from fans to get him back on-screen.

Lebanese soldiers arrest a man in Tripoli after fighting broke out in the city (AFP Photo)
10:15 GMT

At least 12 people have been killed in three days of fighting, as Syrian conflict erupts over the border

Wael (L) and Sulaf are the ultimate Syrian celebrity power couple.
09:59 GMT

The Syrian husband and wife duo team up for the latest Damascus TV drama.

John Kerry is visiting the Middle East
09:11 GMT

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Baghdad on an unannounced visit.

Syrian rebels hold their weapons aloft
05:00 GMT

Syrian opposition groups have seized a key air base in the country's southern province of Deraa.

March 23, 2013

Syrian protestors dance during an anti-regime demonstration in the northern city of Aleppo on March 22, 2013. EU foreign ministers mulled a contested push by Britain and France to lift or amend a Syria arms embargo to help tip the balance in the country's more than two-year conflict. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)
11:07 GMT

According to unnamed U.S. officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal, the American intelligence agency has been aiding the opposition fighters.

US President Barack Obama (L) speaks near Jordan's King Abdullah II during a joint press conference following a meeting at Al-Hummar Palace in Amman on March 22, 2013. Obama arrived in Jordan to face scrutiny over his Syria strategy, on the last leg of a Middle East tour after visits to Israel and the Palestinian territories. (AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN)
05:25 GMT

The U.S. president says he will send the Kingdom $200 million in order to deal with the mounting refugee influx from across the border.

March 22, 2013

An image made available by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), shows remains and the carpeted floor covered with blood inside of the Iman Mosque in the Mazraa neighborhood of the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP PHOTO /HO-SANA)
07:00 GMT

Dr. Al-Bouti was among the 42 killed when a suicide bomber entered a mosque in Damascus according to Syrian state television.

March 21, 2013

The United Nations will open an investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
14:03 GMT

The United Nations will open an investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.

Syrian starlet, Asala Nasri, could be set to make the ultimate Mother's sacrifice by packing in her glamorous career to look after her kids.
11:04 GMT

Syrian starlet, Asala Nasri, could be set to make the ultimate Mother's sacrifice by packing in her glamorous career to look after her kids.

Known as Raghda in the Arab World, the 55-year-old actress angered some attendees at the Arab Poetry Conference. (Image courtesy: Libvoice.net)
10:26 GMT

The Syria starlet was reportedly attacked on Wednesday for explicitly supporting President Bashar al-Assad and reciting poetry criticizing Islamists in the region.

Nesirky said he had briefed Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Jaafari's comments to reporters.
05:06 GMT

The United Nations says Syria has made no formal request for a UN investigation into government claims that opposition rebels have used chemical weapons.

March 20, 2013

Laura Abu Assad will star in Friendly Borders
12:07 GMT

The series was originally titled Friendly Fire but the title was scrapped and changed to Friendly Borders by the director.