Sovereign wealth funds from oil-producing countries mainly in the Middle East and Africa are on course to dump up to $225 billion in equities, a senior banker estimates, as plummeting oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic hit state finances. The rapid spread of the virus has ravaged...

Saudi Arabia's Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile over the capital just before midnight, state media said early Sunday.  Residents of Riyadh reported on social media hearing loud explosions late Saturday. Minutes later, state media carried a statement by...

At least 100,000 could die from the COVID-19 pandemic in northwest Syria as overcrowded camps and the decimated healthcare system make the country particularly vulnerable, medical staff on the ground have warned. "In one year, we lost around 76 health facilities in northwest Syria," Dr...

The accelerating death toll from the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe surged past 20,000 in Europe Saturday, with hardest-hit Italy and Spain both reporting more than 800 dead in a single day. As many as one-third of the world's population is now living under lockdown and US...