Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria's 12-year conflict, one in which Beijing has been one of his main backers. China’s Foreign Ministry said Assad would join other foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony of the Asian...

Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya, but he lost some 90 people from his extended family. The 23-year-old law graduate rushed upstairs along with his mother and his elder brother, as heavy rains lashed the city of Derna on the evening of Sept. 10. Soon,...

Amr Salem, former Minister of Internal Trade, criticized Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous’s speech before the People’s Assembly, in which he said that “the steps taken by the government with regard to reducing the budget deficit by reducing the value of subsidies on oil derivatives...

Bashar Assad will head to China later this week in his first visit to Beijing since the start of his country's 12-year conflict during which China has been one of his main backers, his office said Tuesday. China has been expanding its reach in the Middle East after mediating a deal in March...