Oil prices rose on Wednesday after a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories, but demand concerns amid record increases in COVID-19 infections in some U.S. states capped gains. Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 54 cents, or 1.3%, to $43.76 a barrel by 0923 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate...

The exchange rate of the Syrian pound has a remarkable fall against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, for the third day in a row. The rate of trading of the Syrian pound against dollar in the opposition-held northern Idlib province was more than the rate in regime-held areas....

A half-dozen US states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half its cases. Arkansas, California, Florida, Montana, Oregon and Texas each...

Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. The hajj is one of Islam's most...