The Syrian regime army took control Saturday of the strategic northwestern crossroads town of Saraqeb in the latest gain of a weeks-long offensive against the country's last major rebel bastion of Idlib. "Army units now exercise full control over the town of Saraqeb," state television...

Hong Kong began enforcing a mandatory two-week quarantine Saturday for anyone arriving from mainland China, a dramatic escalation of its bid to stop the deadly new coronavirus from spreading. The new measures, which came into effect overnight, will see the vast majority of cases expected to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Pro-regime activists mourned more than 40 fighters loyal to Bashar al-Assad, including three General Brigadiers, said they were killed by rebels in the past 72 hours in northern Syria. Assad troops have been advancing since December into the country's last rebel...

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 723, the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said Saturday. Authorities said 34,546 confirmed cases have been reported and 86 people have died and more than 3,000 new cases have been detected in the last 24...