BEIRUT (Reuters) - The finalists of "Arab Idol" were as glamorous as Hollywood stars in their tuxedos and evening gowns, but their real lives couldn't be further from the bright lights of the stage.

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians took to the streets to celebrate the victory of their compatriot Yaqoub Shaheen on Saturday in "Arab Idol", a hugely popular Middle East television talent show on the ...

Hams Fekri, a 29-year-old Saudi wedding singer from Jeddah, has been crowned the winner of the first season of “Saudi Idol” during a moving live finale from The Boulevard Riyadh City recreational ...

BEIRUT - TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East's version of "American Idol," it's the region's ...

Celebrations have erupted across the Palestinian territories at news that a wedding singer from the Gaza Strip has won the Arab Idol talent TV show. Mohammed Assaf, 23, was a virtual unknown until a ...

The winner of Arab Idol has refused to carry his country's flag during his victory celebration. Past winners of the show have celebrated winning by showing their national flags, but Hazem Shareef from ...

Yacoub Shahin, an Assyrian from Bethlehem, won the Arab Idol competition. (Reuters) Palestinian contestant Yacoub Shaheen has been crowned the fourth Arab Idol as millions tuned in to watch him ...

On "Arab Idol," one burka-clad woman took a major risk and spoke out for women's rights in the Islamic world. Courtesy Fox News.

She's a housewife and a mother of four from Saudi Arabia. But Hissa Hilal is also a poet — and a finalist in the Million's Poet competition on the Arabic satellite channel Abu Dhabi TV. Think American ...