It was Aref Tawil, the 52-year-old director of a new Syrian television drama called “Rozanna.” The actors relaxed for a moment, then retook their positions. “Let’s go through that line ...

The series focuses on life in old Damascus during the French mandate, and it is being shown not only in Syria, but also Lebanon, Egypt and other countries. In its heyday, the show had 50 million ...

Syrian actors Abbas al-Nuri and Yazan al-Khalil prepare to play a scene for the for the Syrian Social series "Maa Qaid al-Tanfith" in Damascus, Syria, on March 29, 2022.

Breaking a decade-old boycott by Gulf broadcasters over a diplomatic standoff with the Damascus government, a Syrian war drama figures this month on the Ramadan menu of a Saudi-owned television ...

One drama editor said, "Bab al-Hara started a dangerous trend in Syrian drama. Rather than bringing us progress, these kinds of old city series inspire us to move backward.

In a new Syrian soap opera, a beautiful green-eyed young woman named Layla is torn over whether to take off the niqab, the billowing black Islamic garb that hides every part of her except her eyes ...

In a sign of change, the Saudi-owned MBC channel is airing a Syrian-made series, Suspended, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when viewership peaks. The Arabic-language show shot outside ...

The series, acquired by NBC as many American TV series remain in limbo because of COVID-related filming interruptions, first aired this spring in Canada, where it became the most-watched new ...

Breaking a decade-old boycott by Gulf broadcasters over a diplomatic standoff with the Damascus government, a Syrian war drama figures this month on the Ramadan menu of a Saudi-owned television ...