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Yemen: virus adds to world's worst humanitarian crisis

Yemen, which Friday announced its first coronavirus case, is wracked by a war which has killed tens of thousands and caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. The war between Huthi rebels and pro-government troops escalated in March 2015, when a...

Daesh attack in Homs desert kills 18 regime forces

 Daesh militants killed at least 18 regime fighters Thursday in an attack in central Syria, a war monitor said. Pro-government fighters backed by Russian air strikes were battling off the militants on the outskirts of the desert town of Al-Sukhna in Homs province, the Syrian...

In war-torn Syria, digital learning battles power cuts

Staring into a smartphone camera in an empty classroom in rebel-held northwest Syria, geography teacher Danielle Dbeis addresses students confined at home away from the novel coronavirus. "Even if we are now doing distance learning... you can still talk to me online," says the 42-year-old,...