The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country's health minister said Sunday, as the United States, Canada and Hong Kong prepare to repatriate their residents on board. The figure is a jump of 70 cases from a...

(Eqtsad)- It has been a habit of shepherds and hunting enthusiasts to kill wild porcupines in Syria, whether for meat or for medicinal properties in treating illnesses like arthritis, according to the hunters. Geographically, the wild porcupine species is spread all along the Arabian...

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.  The latest figures reported by each government's health...

Syrian regime troops began clearing barricades from the main highway between Damascus and Aleppo on Saturday after recovering full control of the road in a Russian-backed offensive, Syrian state-run media reported. It marks a major gain for President Bashar al-Assad, as reopening the M5...