Syria

March 17, 2013

Syrian government forces deploy themselves in the streets of Syria's second city Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
05:23 GMT

A Syrian army general and his son, a captain, reportedly defect to the opposition.

March 16, 2013

Syrian men dance and chant revolutionary slogans during the commemoration of the second anniversary of the Syrian conflict, in Bustan al-Qasr district of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO/JM LOPEZ)
09:50 GMT

According to reports by the LA Times, the CIA is collecting information on Islamic radicals fighting for the opposition in Syria.

March 15, 2013

Lebanese security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a bus crash, killing and wounding several people, in the town of Kahaleh, ten kilometres east of Beirut on March 15, 2013, that was carrying Syrian refugees upon their arrival from Syria to Lebanon. (AFP PHOTO/ ANWAR AMRO)
09:15 GMT

The Syrian foreign minister contacts his counterpart in Lebanon to inform them that their restraint will "not last indefinitely".

Raghda
05:00 GMT

The Syrian actress, who accused the FSA of taking her father hostage, says she's received a demand for cash.

French President Francois Hollande attends a press conference at the EU Headquarters on Thursday in Brussels. (AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS)
04:35 GMT

The French president calls for the embargo against sending arms to the Syrian opposition to be lifted.

March 14, 2013

Many of the Syrian refugees in Jordan haven’t registered in a camp at all and would rather take their chances in the big city. But without any support from NGOs and minimal assistance from the Jordanian government, they face a tough future. (Photo UNHCR/ B. Sokol)
15:13 GMT

Two years on from the Syria's Dara'a spark, we mark the anniversary of revolution with a look at the human casualty of a country torn apart - the refugee. Where are these survivors of the bloody conflict now? A look at the Syrian people displaced internally and in neighboring Arab countries from Jordan to Iraq.

Asala Nasri
11:49 GMT

The Syrian star, who said she would never set foot in the mediterranean nation, has agreed to make a special appearance on the hit talent show.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (R) hold a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/OLI SCARFF)
08:26 GMT

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warns that giving weapons to the opposition fighters would breach international law after Europe looks set to arm the rebels.

March 13, 2013

Residents investigate the damage after an alleged shelling attack in Damascus on August 8 2012 (AFP Photo)
14:31 GMT

A member of the EU's Syria delegation has been killed in a Damascus rocket attack.

Rasha Sharbatji celebrates her wedding in Dubai with Suzan Najm Al Din
13:43 GMT

Rasha Sharbatji gets on her glamor and gown to celebrate her marriage to her very own military man in Dubai.

Trade between Jordan and Syria has come to a standstill against the backdrop of escalating violence in southern Syria (Image Jordan Times)
11:25 GMT

The ongoing violence in Syria has cripples the country's economy, with agricultural imports from Jordan being frozen after the border was closed on Tuesday.

The Syrian conflict is affecting two million children inside the country, a new report shows
08:45 GMT

Two million children trapped inside Syria are innocent victims of a bloody conflict now entering its third year, a report from the NGO Save the Children released on Wednesday said.

British Prime Minister suggests the country could break the EU arms embargo to help arm Syrian rebels. (Photo used for illustrative purposes).
05:06 GMT

British Prime Minister suggests the country could break the EU arms embargo to help arm Syrian rebels.

March 12, 2013

Dios Mio! Basel Khayat has fans seeing him as the next Arab Don Juan.
14:13 GMT

Heartthrob Syrian actors Basel Khayat and Qusai Khouly are in the running for the esteemed title of 'The Arab Don Juan'.

 Comic legend, Yasin Bakoush, was killed last month when a regime missile hit his car as he was driving through a Damascus neighborhood. A video showing 75-year-old’s body being pulled from the wreckage by FSA soldiers confirmed his death. The loss of one of Syria’s most cherished stars has hit the country hard.
13:45 GMT

With the second anniversary of the Syrian uprising on the horizon, images of the horrors of war are everywhere. But in the midst of the bloodshed, some figures have emerged as the more handsome face of the revolution.