2016

Lebanon has named a new 30-member government of national unity to be led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the BBC wrote.Mr Hariri said the cabinet's priority would be to "preserve stability" amid turbulence in the region, it added.…

BBC - Jordanian security forces say they have killed four gunmen after flushing them out of a historic hilltop castle in the city of Karak.The gunmen had fled to the castle after a shooting spree that left 10 people dead including a…

BBC- Evacuations have resumed from east Aleppo, with buses and ambulances leaving rebel areas of the Syrian city.At least 350 people reportedly left rebel enclaves late on Sunday, heading towards other rebel-held territory.…

BBC- Gun attacks in and near the Jordanian city of Karak have left 10 people dead including a Canadian tourist and at least four police officers.Unidentified gunmen opened fire on two police patrols before fleeing to an ancient…

At least seven people were killed and eight wounded when a suicide bomber targeted forces loyal to Libya's eastern government in Benghazi on Sunday, medical and security officials said, Reuters reported.Islamic State said it…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick on Sunday as European champion Real Madrid claimed its second Club World Cup title by beating Japanese side Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time."This has been an unbelievable year for me and…

A suicide attack in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday killed at least 41 soldiers and injured others, two Yemeni senior security officials told CNN.Emergency trucks flooded the area of the attack and streets were closed…

Libya’s unity government leader Fayez al-Sarraj on Saturday officially announced the end of military operations in Sirte, after the liberation from ISIS group forces of what was the last significant territory they held in the country.…

BBC - Military action has ended in eastern Aleppo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has said.He said Syrian government troops had re-established control over the last areas of the city held by rebels.He said an…

The Israeli Mossad was blamed on Friday for the killing in Tunisia of Mohammed Al-Zoari, a scientist with links to the Hamas group.Al-Zoari, an aviation scientist, was shot dead by unknown assailants on Thursday near his home in the…

Euronews - EU states aim to help Libya deport would-be migrants back home, and to keep open “all available options” on its response to Russia’s actions in Syria.The Libya plan was mentioned in draft conclusions for the EU summit to…