The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases confirmed, the finance hub's leader said Sunday as she tightened social distancing measures to tackle the sudden surge in infections. The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by...

A United Nations agency acknowledged Sunday that a US-sought oil tanker "hijacked" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in Iranian waters. The International Labor Organization said that the MT Gulf Sky was hijacked July 5, citing its...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 people, including 6 children, were wounded Sunday by an improvised explosive device in the northern city of Afrin, the Civil Defence agency said. According to the rescue group, the IED went off in the city center area. The IED follows a series of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- More than 230 bodies have been exhumed in three months from a mass grave in eastern Raqqa province, the First Response Team said Sunday.  Yaser al-Khamis, head of the local rescue group, said in video statement that the exhuming work has been finished in the mass...