Syria

April 17, 2013

A handout picture released by Syria's opposition-run Shaam News Network shows destruction in the central city of Homs on April 7, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SHAAM NEWS NETWORK)
11:25 GMT

Syrian activists say a regime rocket attack on Wednesday morning on a village near the central city of Homs killed at least seven people.

Abdel Kareem Hamdan, from Aleppo, made his first live appearance Saturday on Arab Idol, where he sang a heartfelt song. (Al Arabiya)
10:33 GMT

The performance of a Syrian contestant on one of the most-watched entertainment shows in the Mideast has generated political arguments and threats against him but the wannabe star says he was singing only for Syria.

Lakhdar Brahimi with Syrian opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib at the Arab League Doha summit in March
09:24 GMT

The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria feels his neutrality has been compromised by Arab bloc's moves to recognize Syrian opposition

April 16, 2013

A woman reacts after two explosions rock the Boston Marathon (AFP/ Alex Trautwig)
16:28 GMT

After the deplorable attacks at Monday's Boston Marathon, will Americans empathize more with Iraqi and Syrian bombing victims

Syria’s central bank set the exchange rate of the pound at $95.30 on Monday
13:38 GMT

Syria’s central bank set the exchange rate of the pound at $95.30 Monday, in a move aimed at propping up the country’s currency after it lost nearly half its value since the start of the ongoing conflict in 2011.

At lest 2,300 people have died due to torture in Syria according to a human rights group
11:30 GMT

At least 2,300 people have died under torture in Syria’s prisons since the outbreak of the war, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported Monday.

More than a million people have been left homeless by the conflict
10:17 GMT

The heads of five major UN agencies on Monday issued a rare joint appeal to the intentional community to act immediately to save Syria from "disaster".

Syria's President Bashar al Assad has announced another "general amnesty"
08:36 GMT

Syria's embattled President Bashar al Assad has issued a general decree granting amnesty for 'general crimes' committed during the conflict, according to state news agency SANA.

April 15, 2013

Jordan Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
07:52 GMT

Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said the country will appeal to the UN Security Council for increased aid to deal with the refugee crisis in the Kingdom

A man walks amid destruction in Aleppo, Syria (AFP/ Dimitar Dilkoff)
07:19 GMT

Bashar Al-Assad's air force has been responsible for thousands of civilian deaths since the conflict in Syria erupted over two years ago

April 14, 2013

One man was killed and several people were wounded Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region, a Lebanese security source said. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
20:19 GMT

One man was killed and several people were wounded on Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region.

Lebanese actress Nadine Al Rassi
14:03 GMT

The Lebanese star is keeping busy shooting one series straight after she finished the first

People gather at Daraa's Omari mosque
10:57 GMT

President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Saturday destroyed the Omari mosque in the southern city of Daraa where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago, opposition activists said on Sunday.

Parts of Homs city have been destroyed since the conflict began (AFP/Shaam News)
07:54 GMT

Activists report that 40 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters have been killed in recent fighting in al-Qusayr, Homs, Syria

Abbas Al Nouri happy to be alive
07:47 GMT

Abbas Al Nouri lives on, despite a rumored assassination, with at least two dramas in the lineup.