- DAMASCUS: Syrian actress Kinda Alloush has denied reports that she attacked Syrian President Bashar Assad.
- Speaking to MBC.net, she said that some newspapers and Internet sites had attributed some statements to her, which could get her into trouble in Syria.
She said that her position from the start of the revolution in Syria had not changed, and that she hoped the bloodshed would stop very soon.
Alloush criticized some newspapers for instigating sectarianism in her country. Alloush has decided to stop holding press conferences or giving interviews for the time being after she was criticized for appearing to support the protest movement in Syria.