Iran’s president reiterated his hope Wednesday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would return America’s Iran policy to where he left things as vice president four years ago, state TV reported, rejoining Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers. Hassan Rouhani said that if Iran and the...

The Hong Kong government’s priority is to “restore the political system from chaos”, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday in her annual policy address, which did not deliver blockbuster steps to boost the economy or ease a housing crisis. Lam’s lengthy address to the...

A restaurant dining ban in Los Angeles was due to come into force Wednesday as officials warned Americans to stay at home for the Thanksgiving holiday, while parts of Europe eyed looser lockdowns over the festive season. The three-week order in America’s second-biggest city will begin as...

Under the looming shadow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the ever deteriorating social and living conditions that many find hopeless, the number of suicide cases in Syria has significantly increased. Dr. Zahir Hajjo, director of the General Authority of Forensic Medicine, revealed to...