Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a second year running. What once drew some 2.5 million Muslims from all walks of life from across...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC and allied nations Sunday agreed to eventually raise the production limits imposed on five countries, ending an earlier dispute sparked by the United Arab Emirates that roiled global energy prices. The disagreement, sparked by a demand by the UAE to...

China opposes any attempt to promote regime change in Syria and will step up cooperation with Damascus on Belt and Road Initiative projects and combating terrorism, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday. Wang made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as...

Syrian regime artillery fire killed at least six civilians, 3 children and 3 women, in the country's last major rebel bastion of Idlib, a Britain-based war monitor said Sunday. The shelling took place in the village of Ehsim late Saturday, in the south of Idlib region, the Syrian...

British Home Secretary Priti Patel is set to announce a new pilot five-year visa scheme favouring high-skilled refugees in a move that has been condemned by critics for creating a system that could make it harder for those fleeing dangerous environments from getting a UK work visa. Patel...

(DW)- By the summer of 2013, documenting human rights abuses had become taboo even in rebel-held territories in Syria. But  Razan Zaitouneh  was steadfast. The prominent human rights lawyer had just fled the capital, Damascus, due to the immense pressure placed on her work by the...

BERLIN (AP) — Rescue workers labored to deal with damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in Western Europe rose above 160 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job of rebuilding communities devastated in minutes. The death toll in western...

Belgium repatriated on Friday ten Belgian children of jihadist fighters and six mothers from Syria, the federal prosecutor said in a statement. "A plane chartered by the Belgian Government landed yesterday at 21.20h at the military airport of Melsbroek," the statement read. "Onboard were 6...

A Syrian war monitor and rescue workers reported that Syrian regime shelling has killed at least four people in a village in the last rebel held enclave, despite a cease-fire deal in place since last year The victims in southern Idlib province included two girls and their grandmother....

WASHINGTON (AP) — What makes humans unique? Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise comparisons between the DNA of modern humans and that of our extinct ancestors. Just 7% of our genome is uniquely shared with...

Tension intensified in Lebanon on Friday, with riots leaving more than two dozen people injured in the northern city of Tripoli, including five soldiers who were attacked with a hand grenade. France, the European Union and the United States in the meantime called on Lebanese politicians to...

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan, July 16 (Reuters) - Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan commander said. Afghan special forces had been fighting to retake...

TUNIS, July 16 (Reuters) - Italy, Spain and Switzerland sent medical aid on Friday to Tunisia which is facing its worst health crisis since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with a sharp rise in deaths, hospitals filled to capacity and a lack of oxygen supplies. Deaths from COVID-19...

The PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing, the YPG, has killed two civilians, including one child, and injured another 10 in a rocket attack on northern Syria’s Afrin province on Thursday. “On sad & cruel days like today, no words describe the horrific tragedies civilians face, and the...

THE HAGUE(Reuters) – A Dutch court sentenced a 49-year-old Syrian man on Friday to 20 years in prison for war crimes over his role in the execution of a government soldier during Syria’s civil war. Judges said Ahmad al Khedr, also known as Abu Khuder, was a member of the Nusra Front rebel...

BERLIN (AP) — More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. Recent storms across parts of western Europe made rivers and reservoirs...

Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri abandoned his effort to form a new government on Thursday, saying it was clear he would not be able to reach an agreement with President Michel Aoun, plunging the country deeper into crisis. Lebanon is suffering an economic depression the World Bank has...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth slowed to a still-strong 7.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in June as a rebound from the coronavirus leveled off. As expected, the growth reported Thursday fell from the previous quarter’s explosive 18.3%, which was magnified by...

BERLIN (AP) — More than 30 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse. Storms across parts of western Europe in...

Syrians are the main beneficiaries of refugee protection in Germany, yet many are still forced to rely on state welfare to survive. New figures show that only around 35% of Syrians of working age are able to make a living. After a decade of conflict in Syria it seems unlikely that the...