Israel's government said Friday it was imposing weekend restrictions to limit the spiralling spread of coronavirus in the hope of avoiding a general lockdown further along the line. From 5:00pm Friday restaurants and gyms would be closed until 5:00am Sunday, a joint statement by Prime...

Smoke from raging forest fires in Siberia was filling cities Thursday as officials scrambled to prevent the flames from reaching homes. More than 100 firefighters and volunteers were trying to douse the flames of a fire outside the city of Yugorsk in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday a financial aid plan for "all citizens" aimed at rebooting the economy, hard hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Families with children will receive one-off payments of between 2,000 and 3,000 shekels ($580-875), while "all...

Activists have launched “Journey of Hope”, a project to treat children suffering from burns in both Turkey and Syrian, starting with the treatment of 4 out of the listed 24 cases as a first stage. The project leader, activist Mohamed Ismail, said that the idea emerged after multiple...