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

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

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

Saudi Arabia is mobilizing its main sovereign wealth fund for projects estimated to create billions of dollars of business that will also affect Islam's second holiest site of Medina

In 'Dear World,' Bana Alabed writes about her life in war-torn Aleppo and urges Syrian children to keep dreaming