Turkey has seen its fifth central bank leader depart in as many years as Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman in the top role, stepped down after just eight months in the job

Iran’s moderate former President Hassan Rouhani announced that he was disqualified from running in an upcoming election for the Assembly of Experts in March, media reported late Wednesday

After the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, Israelis put aside their differences and rallied behind the war effort in Gaza

Critics say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is increasingly using his perch as wartime leader to improve his political fortunes

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has won reelection to a third, six-year term in office

Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025

Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025

A campaign urging Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says the activist has begun a hunger strike over the conditions of her imprisonment and the country’s requirement that women wear headscarves