The Italian government has tightened up conditions for the release of mafia mobsters from jail due to coronavirus fears after an outcry over the scheme meant to protect them against infection. A decree adopted overnight Sunday now requires that any release be reviewed every two weeks to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 200 Syrian fighters will leave to Libya from Russia's Hmeimim airbase in coastal Latakia region to join Khalifa Haftar's forces near Tripoli, a well-informed source told Zaman Al-Wasl Sunday.  A Russian cargo aircraft is due to transfer the former rebels...

Emirates, one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, reported a 21% rise in full-year profit on Sunday, but warned the outbreak of the new coronavirus hit its performance in the fourth quarter of the financial year. The Dubai state carrier made 1.1 billion dirhams ($287.5 million) in...

While many residents in Iran's capital are taking advantage of loosened COVID-19 controls, some worry about a new spike in infections in what remains the Middle East's deadliest virus epicentre. "The line of fools," muttered shopkeeper Manouchehr, peering disdainfully at a queue of...