The first quarantine centre has been set up in northwestern Syria to screen travellers for fear they could transmit the novel coronavirus to the war-torn region, which has yet to officially record any cases of Covid-19.  The centre, which opened in mid-April, is located in the town of...

Liwaa Al Quds brigade, affiliated with the Syrian regime, has reportedly been buying civilian homes and property in Ein Tel (Handarat) refugee camp for Palestinian refugees, in Aleppo, at low prices. Local sources told AGPS that contractors and brokers having close ties to Liwaa Al Quds...

A second White House worker this week has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in their 90s. A member of Vice President Mike Pence's staff was found to have coronavirus,...

Scientists the world over are scrambling to perfect an anti-viral treatment for the novel coronavirus, and following what might seem to be some unusual trails. Belgium's top researchers insist that their efforts to isolate an anti-body grown in a llama -- the Andean beast of burden -- is...