Elections
Israeli parliament dissolves, sending country to 5th election in under 4 years on Nov. 1; Lapid to become caretaker PM
Israeli parliament dissolves, sending country to 5th election in under 4 years on Nov. 1; Lapid to become caretaker PM
Tension in Iraq as cleric accuses Iran's allies of meddling
Iraq’s Parliament is set to hold a session Thursday to vote in replacements for 73 lawmakers who resigned earlier this month
EXPLAINER: Why is Israel always holding elections?
The leaders of Israel’s broad-based but severely weakened coalition government have thrown in the towel this week, after barely 12 months in office
Israel lawmakers take 1st step toward dissolving parliament
Israeli lawmakers voted in favor of dissolving parliament in a preliminary vote, setting the wheels in motion to send the country to its fifth national election in just over three years
Israeli government dissolves parliament, calls new elections
Israel’s weakened coalition government has decided to dissolve parliament and call a new election
UN says Libya’s rivals fail to reach deal in election talks
The United Nations says rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement on constitutional amendments for elections
UN-brokered talks on Libya elections resume in Cairo
Libyan officials have returned to the Egyptian capital for a third round of talks on constitutional amendments for elections
Libya's rival officials meet in Egypt for talks on elections
Rival Libyan officials have begun talks in the Egyptian capital on disputed constitutional arrangements for their country's elections
Israel government loses majority as religious lawmaker quits
An Israeli lawmaker has quit the government’s wafer-thin ruling coalition over a religious dispute, throwing the fragile alliance into disarray without a majority in parliament
Iraqi lawmakers fail to elect president for a second time
Iraqi lawmakers have failed to elect a head of state for a second time further deepening a political crisis