Armed conflicts and attacks
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
Five gunmen at the Libyan Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli attack with at least ten dead. The hotel was previously the location in 2013 where a former prime minister was abducted. (AP)
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Israeli security forces claim that Hezbollah and forces loyal to the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad are responsible for firing rockets from Syrian territory onto the Golan Heights into the mount Hermon sky resort. (Xinhua)
Arts and culture
Pope Francis holds a private meeting with a transsexual man and his fiancée at the Vatican. (The Daily Mail)