Asma Assad has begun treatment for breast cancer, the presidency said Wednesday, wishing her a speedy recovery. Such public announcements are uncommon in the Arab world, where cancer is considered a taboo. The presidency posted on its Facebook page a photo of  Bashar Assad...

Aid began reaching isolated areas of the Indonesian island struggling after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 131 people, while rescuers Wednesday doubled down on efforts to find the dead, pulling another body from the rubble. Volunteers and rescue personnel were erecting more...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Unknown gunmen on Tuesday have kidnapped Head of Health Directorate in opposition-held  areas in coastal region, local sources  said.   Dr. Khalil al-Agha, one of the medics who joined the Syrian revolution. He gained reputation for his work in field...

A car exploded in central Cairo Monday after colliding with a microbus, injuring 13 people, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. Reuters reporters heard a loud blast in the area and saw a car on the side of the road completely destroyed, with bits of twisted and punctured metal scattered...