Israeli missiles fired from the Mediterranean struck the port of Latakia early Tuesday, igniting a fire in the container terminal, Syrian state media reported, in the second such attack on the vital facility this month. It is also a rare targeting of the port handling most imports for...

At least 47 people lost their lives in the massive floods in Malaysia as of Sunday, according to local media. Many regions in the country were flooded due to heavy rains that were effective for three days from Dec.17, the Asian News International said. Police officials reported that the...

Gulfsands, the operator and joint-owner of of a $1.5 billion dollar oil field in Syria, has received a £6.5 million (~$8.7m) financing facility, the company announced on Tuesday.  The multi-million dollar financing deal will allow the company to operate until at least December 2023....

 Electricity shortage has done what mortar shells or bombs couldn't: depriving the Damascus residents of Christmas, a day which they used to enjoy and is emblematic of the inspiring peace between the country's Muslims and Christians. In the Bab Touma district, a part of the Old City of...