When Spain's first case of coronavirus was recorded on Jan. 31 - a German tourist in La Gomera, one of the remote Canary Islands - there seemed little cause for concern. "We believe that Spain will have, at most, not more than a few diagnosed cases," Fernando Simon, the country's health...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local media outlet on Saturday has reported two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the eastern suburbs of Damascus. Ghouta Media Center said the two infections were confirmed in the town of Saqba, making the eastern enclave of the capital as an epicenter after...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four children from the same family have lost their lives Friday when their tent caught fire in a refugee camp in northeastern Hasakah province, Kurdish news sites reported. Three more family members were hurt in the Nowruz camp fire near the city of al-Malikiyah....

A United Nations rights official on Friday voiced concern over prisoners after reports of unrest in facilities prompted by worries over a coronavirus outbreak in countries including Iran, one of the worst-hit in the world. With the end of New Year holidays in Iran, state television...