A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China's new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed at least 630 people. Global panic also spread, with thousands trapped on quarantined cruise ships....

Russia and Syrian regime carried out air strikes in the Idlib de-escalation zone, northwestern Syria, killing at least 15 civilians, a Syrian civil defence group announced on Thursday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into the region, setting up new positions in an attempt to stop a regime...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese Intelligence has referred 8 Syrians to the country’s military court on terrorism charges. The refugees who live in the border town of Arsal are faceing several different charges, including joining terrorist groups and groups inside Lebanon and Syria....

Energy-addicted Gulf states must undertake much deeper reforms or risk seeing their wealth drain away in 15 years as global demand for oil slides, the IMF warned Thursday. "At the current fiscal stance, the region's financial wealth could be depleted by 2034," the International Monetary...