Saudi Arabia advised its nationals to leave Sri Lanka, Al Ekhbariya state TV said Tuesday, citing the kingdom's embassy in Colombo. "Due to the current security situation in the Republic of Sri Lanka, the embassy advises citizens in Sri Lanka to leave," the embassy said in a tweet. The...

President Donald Trump is considering placing the Muslim Brotherhood on a US blacklist of "foreign terrorist organizations," the White House said Tuesday. The Brotherhood, an Islamist movement with support across the Middle East, was designated a terrorist organization in Egypt following...

Dubai announced a series of futuristic urban projects on Tuesday, including a 15-kilometre (nine mile) cable car system above the emirate's main road. The projects -- approved by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum -- also include a bridge with a garden, bicycle lanes and...

Chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed Germany’s support for the territorial integrity of Iraq and pledged closer political and economic ties between the two countries. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Berlin, Merkel praised the...