Three former Syrian rebels have been killed in the southern province of Daraa, which is under control of Bashar Al-Assad's force. Syrian media activist Mohammed Al-Horani told The New Arab’s Arabic-language service that between Monday and Tuesday morning, the three rebels, who had signed...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was receiving treatment at hospital, Russian news agencies reported. "Yes, I am sick. I am receiving treatment," Peskov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news...

 Gunmen attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Tuesday where the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders runs a maternity clinic, officials said. There was no immediate information about any casualties in the attack on the Dasht-e-Barchi Hospital, or...

Comments last week from an unnamed Israeli defence official that Iran was reducing its presence in Syria sparked fierce debate about Tehran's next moves and how the Jewish state should respond. Iran policy will inevitably be a top concern for the Israeli government to be sworn in Thursday,...