In the dark between the tents of Syrians displaced by war, Ramadan drummer Abdelfattah al-Bayour bangs on a saucepan, calling on his neighbors to wake up for a last meal before dawn. Every morning during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, the 42-year-old rises at 2 am inside his tent in...

Turkish and Russian troops have carried out the 10th joint patrol along a key highway in northern  Idlib province, Turkey's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. “Within the framework of TUR-RF Agreement/Protocol, the 10th TUR-RF Combined Land Patrol on M-4 Highway in Idlib was...

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, boosted by an unexpected commitment from Saudi Arabia to deepen production cuts in June to help drain a supply glut built up during the coronavirus crisis. Brent crude LCOc1 advanced 78 cents, or 2.6%, to $30.41 at 1216 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate...

 Lebanon’s government agreed on a “full closure” of the country for four days, the presidency said as the cabinet met on Tuesday to try to ward off a second wave of coronavirus infections. The closure starts on Wednesday night. Authorities have warned of a resurgence in...