Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf said Sunday that authorities had set a deadline for him to resign from the country's leading mobile operator Syriatel or it would revoke the company's license, but that he would not step down. In a video, the third the businessmen has issued bringing into the...

In separate, stark warnings, two major European leaders have bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to live with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by the development of a vaccine. The comments by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and British Prime...

Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized the response to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald Trump. His remarks came as he spoke at two virtual commencements for high school and university...

Iran on Saturday reported 35 new deaths from the coronavirus -- the lowest number since March 7 despite infections rising -- and announced a further relaxation of COVID-19-related closures. "Despite the unfortunate loss of 35 of our compatriots in the past 24 hours, this number is the...