The Syrian lira crashed to a new low on Monday, after a new video was released by business tycoon Rami Makhlouf over the weekend, in which he appeared to again challenge Bashar Al-Assad's regime. Makhlouf posted a third video on his Facebook account on Sunday, in which he continued his...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that he would initiate an independent evaluation of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the "earliest appropriate moment" and vowed transparency and accountability. "We all have lessons to learn from the pandemic. Every...

Michel Piccoli, one of the most original and versatile French actors of the last half century, has died aged 94, his family said Monday. They told AFP he died “in the arms of his wife Ludivine and his children Inord and Missia after a stroke.” Piccoli starred in a string of classics...

Tourism-dependent Spain aims to reopen borders to visitors around the end of June as its coronavirus lockdown fully unwinds, a minister said Monday, in a much-needed boost for the ravaged travel sector. Madrid last week surprised its European Union partners by imposing a two-week quarantine...