Old Times or Al-Khawali (Arabic: الخوالي) is a Syrian television series presented in 2000.
The series tells the story of a man (Nassar) whose wife died while giving birth because his mother had gone to the home of the noble family of Abu Hashem in the neighborhood to help Umm Hashem with the birth of her baby.
When Abu Hashim heard about the birth of the male child, he promised God that he would go on foot to the pilgrimage when his son reaches the age of seven.
Nassar enters into a fight with the bakery workers when he intervenes to protect an orphan boy (Rida).
Nassar goes to the celebration where the chief of police is to be shot but the bullet hits Hashem in the chest.
Karkar, an informer who works for the head of the police, hears that Arafa met Nassar while talking to his friend.
Days after overnight in the open they come to a gentleman (Abu Jawad) who lives with his family in Douma.
Nassar then burns the bakery to distract the police force while he enters the outpost to look for Jawad.
Nassar seeks help from Talib who works for Abu Hashim in a perfume shop.
When Nassar hears that he prepares to distribute the wheat to the neighborhood inhabitants with pillows at day and night.
Abu Sulhi, Nassar's uncle is caught that he is smuggling wheat after finding seeds next to his shop.
The series ends with the death of the deputy governor and police chief Hilmi and the survival of Nassar.