In partnership with World Health Organization (WHO), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is working on a project to deploy mobile psychological clinics in northern Syria. It is part of the efforts to respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in relation to mental health and psychosocial...

    Syria's Response Coordinators Group has recorded more than 314 violations for Idlib's ceasefire by Syrian regime forces and Russia in five weeks.    The Russian-led attacks have killed 29 civilians, including seven children and two women and 4 relief...

Lebanon's former foreign minister Gebran Bassil Sunday said the United States had urged him to sever ties with Shiite movement Hezbollah before targeting him with sanctions over alleged corruption. The punitive measures announced Friday are the first against a senior Christian ally of...

Saudi Arabia, which may have more to lose from Joe Biden's US election victory than other Arab states, has taken its time to comment after the defeat of Donald Trump whose Middle East policies and staunch opposition to Iran had Riyadh's backing. As other Arab states raced to congratulate...

Current global uncertainty and anxiety amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could risk another world war, the head of Britain’s armed forces has warned. In an interview aired to coincide with Remembrance Sunday, the annual commemorations for those who have been killed...

Iran's present said Sunday the next US administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trump's mistakes, Iranian state reported after Joe Biden captured the US presidency. "Trump's damaging policy has been opposed ... by the American people. The next US...

The acquittal of dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters -– often accompanied by withering court criticism of police –- has triggered a backlash from Beijing loyalists demanding an overhaul of a judicial system long known for its independence. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong owes much of its...

Contrary to Donald Trump's impulsive policies in the Middle East, Joe Biden is expected to shift back to a more conventional US stance and re-engage with Iran, redrawing regional geopolitics. In his term in power, Trump's unconventional strategy produced a head-spinning sequence of...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden in a statement that indicated the Palestinian leadership would drop its three-year political boycott of the White House. "I congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his victory as President of the United...

MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with Armenia has raged for more than a month, the country’s president said Sunday. In a televised address to the nation, President Ilham Aliyev said “Shusha is...

The Tribal Council of Palmyra decided to form two judiciary bodies, a police force, a monitoring body, and a reconciliation bureau to resolve disputes between the people of this forgotten region. In consultation with all bodies and leaders of the factions located in the 55 km area on the...

A steady stream of patients is coming out of New Delhi's brownish atmosphere for treatment at the Breathe Better clinic, where lung specialist Davinder Kundra is confronting what he calls the "double whammy" of deadly smog and the coronavirus. Kundra is among a growing number of doctors who...

There will be "no change" to the American troop presence in Syria, according to ambassador James Jeffrey, the US Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy to the International Military Intervention against ISIS.  The US will not diverge on its position in Syria even...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after his election win saying he looked forward to working together with the new administration and strengthening the two countries’ alliance. “Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Joe,...

Joe Biden will unveil a group of scientists and experts to help him craft a plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic on Monday. Biden announced his plans to launch the COVID-19 task force during remarks at his victory party Saturday night. He said those advisers would help him take the...

The announcement Saturday that Democratic challenger Joe Biden beat incumbent Republican Donald Trump in the hotly contested US presidential election has drawn mixed reactions in Iran.  Soon after US media declared Biden the winner, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei took to...

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan congratulated Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday on winning the U.S. election. "Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on winning the U.S. elections. Our sincere wishes for further development and prosperity...

The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is welcoming the election of Joe Biden, calling him “a strong supporter of NATO and the transatlantic relationship.” Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday in a statement that he looks forward to working with Biden and Vice...

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of...

(AP) — Donald Trump, who defied political gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the presidency, has fallen back to earth. In the end, his flurry of raucous rallies, an unprecedented turnout operation and sheer force of will could not overcome the...