Syria's Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Tuesday forming a new government under Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, the Syrian Presidency said on Twitter.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned into the microphone and addressed the mistaken perception that many people have across the Middle East when they see a Filipina at a nightclub. “I am from the...

 (Xinhua) -- Fascinated by their quick moves and sound rhythm, 12-year-old Hend Zaza, Syria's table tennis player and the youngest athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, yearns to learn from her Chinese counterparts. As the youngest table tennis player at Tokyo Olympics, Zaza caught...

Hurling a javelin, leaping over hurdles and sprinting beyond rows of tents to win gold, displaced children in the northwest of war-torn Syria have staged their very own Olympics. As the Tokyo Olympics wrapped up at the weekend, 120 boys from 12 different camps excitedly gathered late on...