A roadside bombing Thursday killed a senior Syrian cleric who played a key role in government deals with rebel fighters, according to Syrian state media and a government website. The explosion that killed Damascus Mufti Adnan Afiouni took place in the town of Qudsaya, west of the capital of...

Cristiano Ronaldo has again tested positive for coronavirus as Juventus prepare for next week's Champions League clash against Barcelona, according to reports in Italy on Thursday. Ronaldo is currently isolating at his home in Turin after testing positive for Covid-19 on October 13 while...

A leading international human rights group Thursday said a Lebanon-led probe into the devastating port explosion in Beirut this summer has been marred by political meddling and lack of judicial independence, resulting in failure to yield credible results two months later. Human Rights Watch...

The investigation into the murder in France of a teacher for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class turned to Syria Thursday, where the killer had a Islamist militant contact, a source close to the case said. Seven people have been charged with being complicit in a "terrorist...