Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, said Erbil-based Rudaw TV

A severe electricity shortage in Gaza leaves residents with as little as four hours of power a day in the sweltering summer heat. Who gets electricity and when?

Egypt's intelligence agency is sending a senior delegation of its own to oversee the discussions and the transfer of government ministries from Hamas to the Palestinian Authority

'All weapons will have to be under the control of the Palestinian Authority and rule of law,' Palestinian president says

Rainer Weiss among Nobel Prize winners for contributions that proved Einstein right

Mark Zuckerberg's bland Jewish allusions don’t substitute for taking a real moral stand on Facebook's raw power to channel incitement, hate and electoral espionage

Mohammad Javad Zarif's visit is likely to further inflame officials in Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

Reconciliation efforts must account for recognizing Israel as a Jewish state, dismantling Hamas' military wing and cutting ties with Iran, PM says