Syria’s health ministry on Friday has announced 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases, topping the total of infections to 757.   At least 43 people have died of COVID-19 in the war-torn country but experts doubt that the number is accurate, saying Syria is seen at high risk from the...

Millions of households in Manchester and nearby parts of northern England woke up to new lockdown rules Friday, hastily imposed following concerns over a spike in regional coronavirus infections. Under the measures, people from different households in the affected areas are banned from...

 Egypt’s president has approved new legal amendments that further exclude any serious competitors from elections and give the military greater control over civilian affairs, a leading rights group said Thursday. The amendments, published earlier this week in the country’s official...

Organising this year's scaled-down hajj required "double efforts" by Saudi authorities amid the coronavirus pandemic, King Salman said Friday after being discharged from hospital following gall bladder surgery. Only up to 10,000 people already residing in the kingdom are participating in...