Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died in Paris. He was 70. Saturday’s death of the vocalist, born Hamid Cheriet, was confirmed on a post on his official Facebook page that read “we regret to announce the passing of our father (to all), Idir....

Bushy moustaches, thick Syrian accents, fistfights in 1930s Damascus and... medical masks? A parody of a popular Syrian television show is raising awareness on curbing the coronavirus outbreak in neighbouring Iraq. Artists in Iraq's southern port city of Basra have adapted the beloved...

The Syrian dancer and choreographer has drawn crowds across France for her performances in public squares and parks. As she performed a series of spectacular ballet gestures before deserted grand monuments of Paris recently, there wasn’t a soul in sight -- except AFP cameraman Sameer al-Doumy...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Siege Language novel by Mohamed Wahbi hunts the bitter moments of the Syrian revolution in the early days. The Syrian doctor blended fiction with true incidents that occurred during his work in the Military hospital of Homs as his story takes place in the...