(Zaman Al Wasl)- While the Syrian regime continues denying the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the Syrian coastal region, the shortage of protective equipment and the rise of prices say otherwise. Sources said that the doctor Imad Ismail, who worked in the Qardaha hospital, was killed...

Iraqi president Barham Saleh named Adnan Zurfi, the former governor of the Shiite holy city of Najaf, as the new prime minister Tuesday, the second attempt to find a head of government in recent months. Zurfi, a 54-year-old lawmaker, has 30 days to form his cabinet which he must then put to...

State oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Monday it was likely to sustain higher oil output planned for April through into May, and that it was “very comfortable” with a price of $30 a barrel. Aramco said last week it would be raising its output in April to a record 12.3 million barrels per...

 U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer’s arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente...