(Eqtsad)- It has been a habit of shepherds and hunting enthusiasts to kill wild porcupines in Syria, whether for meat or for medicinal properties in treating illnesses like arthritis, according to the hunters. Geographically, the wild porcupine species is spread all along the Arabian...

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.  The latest figures reported by each government's health...

A Turkish delegation will travel to Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in northern Idlib province amid mounting fears of a humanitarian disaster there, Turkey's foreign minister said. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Idlib province are scrambling to escape a widening,...

Syrian regime troops began clearing barricades from the main highway between Damascus and Aleppo on Saturday after recovering full control of the road in a Russian-backed offensive, Syrian state-run media reported. It marks a major gain for President Bashar al-Assad, as reopening the M5...