Forces loyal to Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar on Thursday announced a unilateral ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan.  Ahmed Al-Mismari, a spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA), said all military operations have been paused during the Muslim fasting...

The U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday that More than 40 cases of COVID-19 and at least three deaths have been reported in Syria., signaling that "tragedy beckons" after nine years of war that has left the country’s health care system decimated. Mark Lowcock told the U.N. Security...

Yemen reported multiple coronavirus infections and deaths linked to the disease for the first time Wednesday and an official in the southern port of Aden said the number of cases was very likely to increase in the coming days. The United Nations has said it fears the novel coronavirus could...

A researcher in a lab coat in Beijing holds up the hopes of humanity in his fingers: "Coronavac", an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus that has upended the world. Sinovac Biotech, which is conducting one of the four clinical trials that have been authorised in China, has claimed...