(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 700 Syrian refugees have been displaced due to a river flood in the Lebanese district of Akkar, one of the refugees told Zaman al-Wasl Saturday. The floods of Awaik River have destroyed about 100 tents in the camp, said Abu Yazan.  The Mediterranean...

Twenty-one people have tested positive for coronavirus aboard a cruise ship denied entry to San Francisco Bay this week after a number of passengers and crew developed flu-like symptoms on the vessel, which was linked to previously confirmed COVID-19 infections. U.S. Vice President Mike...

OPEC and its allies failed to reach a deal on oil production cuts Friday, after Moscow refused to tighten supply to counter the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. The day before, OPEC ministers had recommended reducing output by 1.5 million barrels per day in face of the global slowdown...

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a phone call Friday that agreements reached between Russia and Turkey at recent talks would stabilise the situation in Syria's Idlib province, the Kremlin said. "Bashar al-Assad rated the outcome of the talks between...