Until Wednesday, Syria's central bank governor Hazem Qarfoul was praised by the state-run media as an intelligent problem solver able to manage the  recent Syrian pound crisis.  However, by afternoon, soon after Bashar al-Assad issued a decree dismissing Qarfoul, the...

Two Liwa al-Quds militants were killed in an ambush by Daesh in the Badia desert, the second ambush of its kind in four days targeting pro-Syrian regime Palestinian militia in eastern Syria, sources said Friday.   The attack took place in the Kabajeb desert area east of Deir Ezzor...

Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days as Huthi rebels press their offensive on the government's last northern toehold, loyalist commanders said Friday. "Clashes between the two sides on several fronts in the Marib area on Wednesday...

Italy will ease coronavirus restrictions for schools and restaurants from April 26, Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced Friday, in response to increasing lockdown fatigue in the country. Expressing "cautious optimism", Draghi said his government was taking a "calculated risk"...