Bassem Yakhour
Birthday: Born in 1971-08-16 in Syria
Deathday: Alive
Bassem Yakhour is a Syrian actor and comedian known for his sharp satire, character work, and strong theatre background. He became widely recognised through the sketch comedy series Spot Light, where he showcased impersonations and social humour, and has since built a career spanning drama, comedy, and television hosting across the Arab world.
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الولادة من الخاصرة
Character: Abou Nibal
The series presents the social differences between the rich and the poor, and the problems that arise from them, highlighting the contradictions experienced by prominent personalities as well as the dangers that young people face in life, and it also displays the problems of employees in the state....
على صفيح ساخن
Character: هلال
After emigrating to flee the war, a Syrian family returns to their homeland only to find themselves caught up in a conflict between a group of gangs....
العربجي
Character: عبدو العربجي
In the alleys of old Damascus, Abdo makes his living driving a horse-drawn carriage — an honest man in a neighbourhood ruled by the scheming Abu Hamza Al-Nashwati, who has stolen his dead brother's inheritance and turned the whole quarter against anyone who stands in his way. When Abdo falls for a girl and dares to defy the powerful family, a personal conflict spirals into a battle between ordinary decency and entrenched corruption. A warm, character-driven Syrian period drama starring Bassem Ya...
رامز مجنون رسمي
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Master prankster Ramez unleashes his trickery in Dubai this time as he catches his celebrity “victims” off-guard and lures them into the prank of their lifetimes....
صقر قريش
Character: أبو مسلم الخراساني
When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous....
ربيع قرطبة
Character: جعفر بن علي بن حمدون
The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman....
ليلة السقوط
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The story takes place between 2014 and 2017 and deals with the events of Mosul during the years of its occupation by ISIS. It shows the tragic conditions that the people of Mosul experienced during that era and how the Iraqi Armed Forces, in partnership with the Peshmerga forces and the Popular Mobilization Forces, were able to defeat terrorism....
الندم
Character: Abdo - عبدو
The series revolves around Erwa, a 40-year-old television writer, whose story begins on the night of Baghdad's fall, to show the historical events and political turns that have occurred from 2003 until now....
زهرة وأزواجها الخمسة
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Zohra's beauty attracts an unimaginably large number of suitors. Her kindheartedness and love for all those who approach her lead her into trouble when she finds herself married to five men at the same time....
المفتاح
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A social drama about the Syrian society and the corruption that runs rampant across all of its different classes, as well as exploring some ideals like love, integrity, and honesty....
شتاء ساخن
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حرب الجواسيس
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The series revolves around an attempt to recruit a girl named Samia Fahmy (Mena Shalaby) for the Israeli intelligence, but the opposite happens, she informs the Egyptian intelligence and decides to cooperate with them....
خالد بن الوليد
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Al-Khubz Al-Haram
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حدود شقيقة
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Hudud Shaqiqa is a 2013 Syrian-Lebanese political comedy set in two neighbouring villages — Umm Al-Nour and Umm Al-Nar — straddling the Syrian-Lebanese border. Through sharp satire and situational humor, the series explores the social, economic, and religious tensions shaped by political borders, while taking pointed jabs at power, manipulation, and the absurdities of Arab political life. Starring the beloved Syrian comedian Bassem Yakhour....
عيلة 6 نجوم
Character: فرج
When Fardous, Gamil's mother, gets an apartment from a film production company as compensation for mistakenly using her name in a movie, her life changes completely as she becomes a reputable businesswoman and lives with her son and daughter, as well as their spouses, in the apartment....
ولاد البلد
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The men of the ancient Levant gathered by chivalry under the banner of their leader, who condemned himself to exile as a result of a mistake he committed, and was the first to apply the law to himself....
جيران
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A group of young men and women of different Arab nationalities live side by side in a residential building in Abu Dhabi. The work narrates the daily relationships between them, as well as the differences that may occur between individuals who live under one roof....
صلاح الدين الأيوبي
Character: نور الدين محمود
A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of le...
العراب: نادي الشرق
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العراب 2: تحت الحزام
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Al-Arrab 2: Taht Al-Hizam draws inspiration from The Godfather 2, delivering a gripping Arabic crime drama layered with power, betrayal, and family conflict. As Mukhtar Al-Mukhtar's empire faces new threats and old enemies resurface, the battles grow darker and more personal. With compelling performances and a captivating storyline, the series has captivated millions, cementing its place as one of the most beloved Arabic dramas of its kind....
الطير
Character: Kamal
A social work that talks about a girl named Abeer and deals with her life from her childhood after her father went to prison and her mother married and she was raised by a rich woman, and thus the events that she goes through continue....
ما اختلفنا
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Through separate, connected episodes, the series addresses many contemporary social issues, such as corruption, unemployment, poverty, social relations, and others....
يوميات جميل وهناء
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The story of Jamil Al-Homsi, who is shy around women, which explains his wife Hanaa's lack of jealousy. This drives him to invent many ways to make her jealous and force her to pay more attention to him, which gets him into many comedic situations....
الواق واق
Character: كابتن طنوس
A comedy that revolves around a number of people who normally won't be able to stay in one place as fate forces them together when they all get stranded on an island. Forced to come together to survive, they resolve to pick one of them as a leader...
قاع المدينة
Character: جهاد
In one of the slums, a group of intertwined stories revolve around residents whose movement may extend outside this neighborhood due to work or study, and their fates intersect with the paths of some characters from other neighborhoods of the city....
فجر آخر
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ضيعة ضايعة
Character: جودة أبو خميس
Tucked away in the Syrian mountains, the fictional village of Umm al-Tanafs al-Fawqa has been completely bypassed by modern technology — and its simple, warm-hearted residents have no idea what they're missing. Each episode follows their hilarious attempts to navigate life's big and small dramas with nothing but common sense, stubbornness and each other. A gentle, sharp satire that uses village innocence as a mirror for modern society's complications — described by many viewers as the greatest A...
الخربة
Character: توفيق
The events takes place in the village of (Al-Kharba), near Al-Suwayda Governorate, as it highlights the lives of two families living in the village within a comedic framework....
الأيام المتمردة
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خريف عمر
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A serial killer with a very particular sense of justice. A detective chasing shadows across three different timelines. And somewhere in the middle, a love story between two people who lost each other 35 years ago and never quite got over it. Gripping, warm and genuinely surprising, Omar's Autumn is Syrian drama at its most layered and human....
بطل من هذا الزمان
Character: سهيل
The series revolves around a poor man who wants to get rich. As he has a dream that he has found a treasure, his social status changes as he goes out every night to abandoned areas and begins digging and goes home by day to rest....
خلف القضبان
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Naji Saeed is a ruthless Damascus businessman who built his empire by climbing over everyone beneath him. When Nader — desperate and naive — walks into his orbit seeking money, he finds there's no clean way back out. A Syrian social drama that traces how class, greed and moral compromise trap people in invisible prisons long before any actual bars appear. Starring Bassam Kousa, Bassem Yakhour and Sulafa Mimar. Directed by Allaith Hajjo....
خالد بن الوليد
Character: Khalid ibn al-Walid
This series chronicles the story of the Islamic leader Khalid Bin Al Walid as he grows up into one of the greatest leaders of the Islamic conquests....
المهرج
Character: منصور
Dr. Rasha’s world is upended when her secret lover, Talib, is found murdered, dragging her and her husband Khalil into a web of suspicion....
سيروم
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A mysterious murder takes place in a village near Damascus called "Al Mafraq", triggering an investigation into two families living in the village, with the inquiry uncovering shocking and unexpected secrets. The show stars Bassem Yakhour, Salloum Haddad, Shukran Murtaja, Safaa Sultan, and Anas Tayara, directed by Tamer Ishaq....
روز
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A Syrian crime thriller that centres on mafia gang conflicts, drug trafficking, and the security forces pursuing these gangs, woven together with stories of love, betrayal, and family bonds. Fast-paced, gripping, and full of twists, Rose is Syrian crime drama at its sharpest. It was filmed in 2021 but held back for four years before finally airing during Ramadan 2025....
قطع وريد
Character: عاصم
A mysterious murder takes place in a village near Damascus called Mafraq. Then an investigation begins to search for the perpetrator among members of two families living in the village. The investigations reveal shocking and unexpected secrets and details....
السبع
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Abu Jaber’s family struggles in poverty, while Aziz’s family lives in luxury but without an heir. When Abu Jaber is unable to repay his debts, Fidda is forced to make a difficult choice: give up her newborn… or her body....
البوم
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Shihab paddles his own canoe when he decides to overcome the loss of his sole source of livelihood and sets sail to India atop a vessel whereupon he defies perils of the sea and woes of World War II....
روز
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Rose is a Syrian crime-drama and mystery series about a young woman whose life is upended after her family becomes linked to a dangerous criminal case. As she is forced to flee and survive, she uncovers hidden secrets about her father and gets pulled into a world of betrayal, danger, and shifting loyalties between criminals and authorities....
الثريا
Character: نديم
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ظل المحارب
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شوق
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سيوف العرب
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The series takes place between the era of Jahiliyya and the beginning of the Umayyad caliphate, and presents the history of the Arab sword by documenting the most important stations that Arabs went through throughout the ages....
عيلة 7 نجوم
Character: شفيق
Continuing the events of the previous parts, the series deals with the story of a large family whose members live in one house, and events escalate when Afif plots to seize all the family property, so the rest of the family looks for a solution in a funny and comedic context....
انت عمري
Character: شوقي
A poor man makes a great fortune, but his wife believes that the richer he gets, the more likely he is to marry another woman. So she takes it upon herself to rid him of all his money to prevent a possible second marriage....
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Character: أمجد
A separate connected series, as each episode is divided into two stories revolving around one topic, between the businessman Amjad and his wife Safaa, and the middle class married couple Adnan and...Read more...
البورد
Character: رابح
The board is not merely limited to companies and the business world, it exists everywhere, from small organizations to large ones, including families. It's a minority group managing the majority, willingly or unwillingly. The things we are unaware of shape our destiny, this is The Board....
خاتون
Character: عكاش
The daughter of the quarter's chief, Khatoon pushed by love, rebels against traditions and wages confrontations with her family and the residents...
مذكرات عشيقة سابقة
Character: عابد الصراف
A romantic drama about a girl who has kept her love for someone a secret for more than ten years and then decides to tell him in her own way, but what happens next?...
جلسات نسائية
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أيام الولدنة
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Abu Razouq is a rich man, who discovers that he is infected with a serious and deadly disease, and worries about this matter; but his biggest concern is his legacy, and how his children and wives can share it, except for his son Razouq, who does not care about money, but his father. Abu Razouq helps his son with the trick that he has died, so that he knows who loves him for his person and who loves his money....
سعادة المجنون
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The events follow a series of crimes starting with a smuggling operation that leaves Hajj Salem paralyzed and Abu Aziz dead, followed by the assassination of Judge Saba Ezzat and her husband Aws's confession....
الحرملك
Character: Hashem Raslan
The story of the beginning and the rise of the Mamluks reign in Egypt, and how their rise from enslavement to fighting wars to ruling a significant country in the region, had affected the social, political, and military status of the country....
مدير بالصدفة
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A young employee named Alish Al-Mazlaqani works in a large company, and by chance, a decision is issued to dismiss the manager and appoint him in his place. However, he does not have the qualifications to work as a manager, but due to a linguistic error in the name he gets appointed....
بقعة ضوء
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Spotlight, a Syrian social series, presents separate stories in various drama and comedy episodes of public life, and critically sheds light on political differences in Syria. The series has been airing since 2001 and consists of 15 parts...
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Tuesday 12
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The story of three families; the first family consists of a surgeon separated from his psychiatrist wife and lives with his daughter, Salma. The second consists of a man imprisoned for manslaughter while driving a car and leaves prison with extreme religious ideas that he inflicts on his daughter, Amal. The third consists of a husband whose wife has passed away in an accident, leaving him and his daughter, Nour...
Neama Bay
Character: شاهر
When Jannah escapes from her abusive husband and returns back to Cairo, she decides to reopen her father's atelier in Naama Bay where she meets a group of young people trying to work in Sharm el-Sheikh. As she falls in love with one of them, she starts to suspect that her husband is on her tail....
Salma
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Salma searches for her husband’s death certificate so that she can continue her life. This search journey leads her to collide with some problems, financial and otherwise, and she suddenly finds herself in a situation imposed on her by her self-esteem, so she runs for the “People’s Assembly.”...