Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for a massive turnout in next month's parliamentary election, which look set to be challenging for the coalition government. "We hope that all our people will come to the polls and participate because these elections will have consequences for...

China has quarantined millions of people and urged its citizens to delay overseas travel as it scrambles to stop a deadly coronavirus epidemic from spreading further. Authorities also ordered schools and universities to remain closed on Tuesday after extending a national holiday by a week...

Militants attacked Syria’s Banias refinery near the Mediterranean coast, sending divers to plant explosives on underwater pipelines, Syria’s oil ministry said on Monday. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, though state media reported that technicians were evaluating the...

A renewed drive by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture rebel-held territory in Syria’s northwest sparked a fresh exodus of many thousands of civilians toward Turkey’s border on Monday amid heavy air strikes, aid workers and witnesses said. Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air...