Lebanese President Joseph Aoun named International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Nawaf Salam to form a new government. The move came after Salam secured the backing of 84 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. The Lebanese president invited Salam to form the country’s new government,...

An explosion at a gas station triggered a massive fire in central Yemen, killing at least 15 people, health officials said Sunday. The explosion occurred Saturday at the Zaher district in the province of Bayda, the Houthi-run Health Ministry said in a statement. At least 67 others were...

Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital for meetings on Sunday to discuss Syria as world powers push for stability after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The Riyadh Meetings on Syria first kicked off with discussions headed by Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister...

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that the international community must stand by the Syrian people on their path to building a democratic future. The British Foreign Office announced in a statement on Saturday that Minister Lammy will head to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to...