ALEPPO, Syria — Ramadan in the Arab world is a time of fasting and prayer, but it brings another beloved tradition: the much-anticipated TV drama series shot each year to be aired during the holy ...

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ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Ramadan in the Arab world is a month of fasting and prayer by day — and television by night. For decades, families have gathered after the iftar, the evening meal that breaks the ...

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At a Damascus air base once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader's rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family. "It's hard to ...

Beyond the spiritual observance of fasting and prayer, Ramadan in the Arab world ushers in a cherished cultural tradition: the annual broadcast of eagerly awaited television drama series. Once the ...