Elections

Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Middle East

Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again

Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday registered to run again in an election in June which is being…
Registration opens for hopefuls in Iran’s presidential vote
Middle East

Registration opens for hopefuls in Iran’s presidential vote

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran opened registration Tuesday for potential candidates in the country’s June presidential election, kicking off the…
Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity
Middle East

Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s opposition leader on Thursday called for a unity government and vowed to find common ground among…
Israel’s president picks Netanyahu opponent Lapid to form government
Middle East

Israel’s president picks Netanyahu opponent Lapid to form government

JERUSALEM (REUTERS) – Israel’s president on Wednesday (May 5) chose Yair Lapid, a centrist politician and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
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Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has…
Israeli coalition talks resume after PM misses deadline
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Israeli coalition talks resume after PM misses deadline

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president on Wednesday signaled he would move quickly to task a new candidate with forming a…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition
Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline on Tuesday to put together a new coalition…
Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel
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Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and divisions…
Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’
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Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas announced early Friday that the first Palestinian elections in 15 years will be delayed,…
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
Middle East

Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership…
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