Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a second year running. What once drew some 2.5 million Muslims from all walks of life from across...

China opposes any attempt to promote regime change in Syria and will step up cooperation with Damascus on Belt and Road Initiative projects and combating terrorism, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday. Wang made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as...

Syrian regime artillery fire killed at least six civilians, 3 children and 3 women, in the country's last major rebel bastion of Idlib, a Britain-based war monitor said Sunday. The shelling took place in the village of Ehsim late Saturday, in the south of Idlib region, the Syrian...

British Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to announce a new pilot five-year visa scheme favouring high-skilled refugees in a move that has been condemned by critics for creating a system that could make it harder for those fleeing dangerous environments from getting a UK work visa. Patel...