While Iranians would bear the brunt of Donald Trump's visa ban, which has been blocked on the orders of a U.S. court, international officials say the country has quietly emerged as one of the most generous towards refugees. "The leadership demonstrated by the Iranian government has been...

President Donald Trump's revised travel ban underwent its first legal challenge in federal court Wednesday before a judge who could conceivably halt it a day before it is scheduled to take effect. The 90-minute hearing was held in Greenbelt, Maryland not far from Washington and Judge...

Eight people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a car bomb exploded in a crowded street in the Iraqi city of Tikrit Wednesday, a local official said. The car was parked in al-Atibaa Street ("Doctors Street" in English) in downtown Tikrit, which is often crowded as it has many clinics....

 A Saudi soldier was killed by gunmen late on Tuesday in the Eastern city of Qatif, in an incident the interior ministry said was carried out by "terrorist elements." The security patrol came under fire upon approaching a suspicious vehicle, the statement carried by state news agency...