Honduras, the Czech Republic, and Guatemala have all opened or promised to open diplomatic offices in Jerusalem.
The Syrian expert passed on information on the regime's chemical weapons programme on to the CIA.
The health directorate for Syria's rebel-held northwest said it expected to receive 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine by next month.
Known for his Western-style business suits and soft-spoken, measured tones, Ahmed Zaki Yamani helped Saudi Arabia command a dominating presence in OPEC from its birth.
Around a dozen French women who joined IS in Syria began a hunger strike on Saturday in efforts to pressure France to repatriate them.
Syria has authorised the use of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.
Lebanese militant Anis Naccache died Monday of coronavirus in a Damascus hospital at the age of 70.
The Israeli government could use the Covid-19 vaccine to establish relations with an undisclosed nation, an official said.
The Syrian pound has sunk to 3,450 to the dollar on the black market.
The Turkish president claimed that the leaders of the US Capitol attack had YPG links.