The regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has reportedly approved a new set of bilateral agreements with Russia to expand economic ties between the allied countries. Proposed in Damascus last September by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, the agreements include over 40...

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday he was recovering from the Covid-19 illness, in his first televised appearance since he was hospitalised in Germany almost two months ago. "Thanks to God... I have started on the road to recovery," the 75-year-old said a day after the...

Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season with a lights-to-flag cruise to victory Sunday in the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman led every lap of what turned out to be a processional race in his Red Bull to cross the line 15.9 seconds ahead of...

Two masked men opened fire on a checkpoint for Tahrir al-Sham group in northern Idlib province, killing one fighter and wounding another, Zaman al-Wasl reporter said Sunday. The masked men, who were riding a motorcycle, have attacked the Hamra checkpoint in the western countryside of...