Syria

May 9, 2013

Reports of internet blackout in Syria began on Tuesday.
08:53 GMT

Syria's internet and phone services resumed on Wednesday afternoon following a two-day blackout that left much of the war-torn country cut off.

Yazigi and Ibrahim were kidnapped last month by armed men while they were on their way to Aleppo from the Turkish border.
06:13 GMT

Acting President of the Syrian National Coalition George Sabra says that the two Greek Orthodox archbishops kidnapped in Syria are being held in a small village northwest of Aleppo by a rebel group.

May 8, 2013

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.

Syrian rebel fighter (AFP PHOTO/ MIGUEL MEDINA)
09:58 GMT

Reports on Tuesday said that rebel pressure in both areas have pushed government forces into negotiations

Reports of internet blackout in Syria began on Tuesday
09:23 GMT

Syria has "largely disappeared" from the internet according to reports on Wednesday

The town is strategic in that it is likely to allow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces to regain control of the transit route.
08:09 GMT

A strategic southern town in Syria has been captured by regime forces from rebel fighters.

May 7, 2013

Syrian rebels in Aleppo (AFP image used for illustrative purposes)
17:26 GMT

The Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade said it was holding the peacekeepers for their own safety

Israeli infantry soldiers of the Golani brigade take part in exercises during their deployment in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights. (Photo: AFP / Menahem Kahana)
09:38 GMT

A mortar shell fired from Syria explodes in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, hitting an open field without causing any casualties or damage.

Jenny Asper *hopefully* to star in Sabaya 5
08:02 GMT

After a long wait and maternity leave, Jenny Asper is gearing up for new projects, which we hope, hope, hope will include a starring role in Sabaya 5!

Carla del Ponte speaking at a press conference in February 2013 (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP).
06:11 GMT

U.N. war crimes investigators have reached no conclusions on whether any side in the Syrian war has used chemical weapons, the inquiry commission said on Monday.

May 6, 2013

Photo allegedly shows damage after Israeli airstrikes in Damascus (AFP/SANA Handout)
21:52 GMT

Single shell that landed in the Golan Heights on Monday was probably an accidental over spill from the Syrian conflict, according to the Israeli military

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

Carla del Ponte speaking at a press conference in February 2013 (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
09:14 GMT

UN independent commission member says there's strong evidence that Syrian rebels have used the nerve agent during the conflict

Twofour54 studios in Abu Dhabi
07:56 GMT

twofour54 has announced the filming of a new Syrian drama titled Hammam Shami at its Abu Dhabi studios.