Bitcoin is to become legal tender in El Salvador, the country's president said, making it the first nation to adopt a cryptocurrency for everyday use. Lawmakers in the Central American nation's Congress passed a bill late Tuesday that will eventually allow the famously volatile digital...

Thousands of new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in government-held areas after celebrations and gatherings were held for Syria's rigged presidential elections, according to UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Medical sources told the group, which...

Israeli security forces guard the streets of Lod, weeks after rioters torched patrol cars, synagogues and homes. Attackers who killed an Arab and a Jewish resident are still at large. And a mayor whom some blame for setting the stage for some of the worst domestic unrest in Israeli history...

Syria joined Japan in the third round of World Cup qualifying from Asia after a first-half double by Mardak Mardikian helped them beat Guam 3-0 and confirm their top position in Group A on Monday. Syria's seventh win in as many matches ensured they would be among the 12 teams competing...