The exhibition of a 500-year-old painting, "Salvator Mundi", by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre, Abu Dhabi, has been temporarily postponed, Abu Dhabi's department of culture and tourism announced on Monday. The painting was initially

A fire swept through the National Museum of Brazil on Sunday evening. The museum included ancient Egyptian artefacts and Greco-Roman art. President Michel Temer echoed others’ sentiments, calling it "a sad day for all

Thousands of travelers have been stranded on Greece's islands due to a strike by ferry crew seeking higher pay, tax breaks and the restoration of labour rights after the country's third bailout programme expired last

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that armed groups must be "cleaned out" of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, Iranian media reports. Zarif made the remarks while visiting Damascus on Monday, where he

(CNN)Here's a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. September 18-19, 2018 - Yom Kippur will begin at sundown on September 18 and end at nightfall on September 19.The Day

(CNN)Here's a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).Facts:Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State (IS).

Islamabad, Pakistan - The significance of United States cancelling $300m in security assistance to the Pakistan has been downplayed by the country's foreign minister who said the amount was a reimbursement and not assistance. Relations between

China's President Xi Jinping has offered $60bn in financial support to African countries and written off debt for poorer African nations. Speaking at the opening of a major summit with African leaders in Beijing on Monday,

Renewed clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli have plunged Libya in yet deeper chaos, casting serious doubt as to whether the war-wracked country is ready to hold planned elections later this year. On August 27,

Palestinian Football Association (PFA) President will contest the 12-month match ban he was handed for calling on fans to burn shirts and pictures of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. In August, FIFA deemed Rajoub's participation in