Legendary actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond, has died at the age of 90, leading to an outpouring of tributes for one of Britain's best-loved screen heroes. Sir Sean's son Jason told the BBC that his father died peacefully in his sleep overnight while in the...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday declared a one-month partial coronavirus lockdown, shutting restaurants and other leisure activities in Athens and other major cities from next week. "We must act now, before intensive care units buckle under the strain of lives in...

(EQTSAD)- For more than four year, 44 paintings by the Syrian artist Asaad Farazat, valued at $70,000, have been held by the owner of a gallery in Amman, Jordan. The gallery owner gave no reasons for refusing to give the paintings up to Jordanian customs after they were sent to be displayed in...

Iran announced Saturday the expansion beyond Tehran of measures against Covid-19, amid growing calls for a full lockdown after the country posted a string of record highs in deaths and infections. The measures would take effect on Wednesday and last for at least a week, Alireza Raisi,...