Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned as cases of a new virus swelled Friday in South Korea, the newest front in a widening global outbreak. The country said two people have died and 204 have been infected with the virus, quadruple...

President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner “Parasite," his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea. Trump started talking about the Academy Awards during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday. “Parasite” was named  best...

In Iran, learning to be an anti-American soldier of the Islamic republic can start as early as 19 months of age -- at least for one family voting in Friday's general election. But Mannaan, a blond toddler perched on his grandfather's shoulders at a polling station in the historic...

An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome's founder Romulus was presented to the world on Friday, after months of investigation by history sleuths. The 6th century BC stone sarcophagus, with an accompanying circular altar, was discovered under the Forum in the heart of Italy's capital...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told reporters that Turkey will not withdraw from Idlib and that he will decide his Idlib stance after speaking to Russian president, Vladimir Putin later today. He also called for "concrete action" to prevent a crisis in Syria's last rebel stronghold...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition forces made a swap deal with pro-Iran militias in the western countryside of Aleppo province, military source told Zaman al-Wasl Friday. Two rebel fighters were freed near the town of Anjara in an exchange for a militant's corpse. Also in...

The 34-year-old and her newborn girl are being treated in one of the last functioning hospitals in the Syrian city of Idlib. Seventy hospitals have been bombed out of action, and the location of this hospital is being kept secret for fear it will be targeted next. Doctors have...

Saudi Arabia said Friday it had intercepted several ballistic missiles fired from Yemen towards Saudi cities as finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies gathered for a meeting in Riyadh. The Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched the missiles from the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 20 Syrian regime soldiers were killed on Friday in a missile attack by the Turkey-backed forces in northern Idlib province, rebel commander told Zaman al-Wasl. Captain Naji Mustafa, spokesman for the National Liberation Front, said the key National Army...

The Turkish lira and bonds slipped Friday as increasing conflict in neighbouring Syria unsettled investors, with the market also hit by a global flight to safe-haven assets in response to coronavirus worries. Syria-related jitters increased after Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought...

Iranians are voting for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and isolate the country diplomatically. The disqualification of more than 7,000 potential candidates, most of them reformists and...

Afghan, international and Taliban forces will observe a seven-day period of reduced violence in Afghanistan beginning at midnight, an Afghan official and Taliban leaders said Friday. The agreement was struck during protracted negotiations between U.S. and Taliban representatives that began...

China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus Friday, boosted by more than 200 people testing positive for the disease in two prisons outside of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. As international authorities tried to stop the outbreak in China from becoming a global...

Khalifa Haftar, Libya's eastern military commander, said he would be ready for a ceasefire if Turkish and Syrian mercenaries left the country and Ankara stopped supplying weapons to Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli, RIA reported. The internationally recognised...

The European Union is urging an immediate halt to a crushing offensive by Syrian forces that has displaced nearly 1 million people in recent weeks. The 27-nation EU said in a statement early Friday that it is ready to boost aid to the most vulnerable civilians affected in Syria's Idlib...

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday that the United States may send Patriot missile systems to Turkey to use for security in the face of the conflict in northwestern Syria’s Idlib region. Speaking in an interview with broadcaster CNN Turk, Akar said talks with the United...

Sudanese security forces used teargas and batons on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the reinstatement of army officers dismissed last week for refusing to crack down on demonstrations against former president Omar al-Bashir, witnesses said. The clashes were the worst...

Assad regime forces in Syria are in preparation to attack civilian settlements in central Aleppo, and then pin the blame on Turkey for “targeting civilians,” according to the moderate opposition in Idlib, northwestern Syria. Moderated opposition groups infiltrated into the lines of the...

The Maysan province in Iraq decided Thursday to close its border with Iran because of fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in Iraq. Local Iraqi media reported the Ministry of Health decided to prevent Iranian citizens from entering the country until further notice. The measure...

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans Thursday to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, a project unveiled less than two weeks before a general election. "I have huge news today -- we're adding another 2,200 units to Har Homa,"...