Kurdish officials in northeast Syria are expressing concerns over a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in their region, calling on international health organizations to intervene to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.”   A 10-day curfew went into effect Tuesday in an attempt to...

Health Directorate in the Turkish-held region of Ras al-Ain has recorded 24 coronavirus cases on Wednesday amid a new wave of the pandemic in northeast Syria A medical source told Zaman al-Wasl than 24 people were tested positive for COVID-19. Five of them were admitted to the main...

Russia has withdrawn forces from controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Aleppo province, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Wednesday. The Russian military units withdrew from outposts in Tal Rifaat, Sherawa, Kashtar, Tanb, Tal Ajjar and Menagh air base north...

The Pfizer vaccine is highly effective in preventing COVID-19 infections, deaths, and hospitalizations, according to a new study in Spain.  The investigation followed more than 116,000 nursing home residents, staff, and healthcare workers who were vaccinated in Catalonia starting...