FIFA will be getting a new ethics judge and prosecutor, with the incumbents not nominated for re-election despite wanting to stay in their posts

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says voters in this month's presidential election do not want someone who is only familiar with "execution and imprisonment," an apparent criticism of a hard-line rival who is a longtime judge

An Iranian panel charged with vetting candidates has approved the country's incumbent president and five challengers but disqualified former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from running in next month's presidential election

Iran state TV: Clerical body disqualifies Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from running in May presidential election

Bahrain's king approves law passed by parliament allowing for military courts to try civilians

The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus say more work is needed to prepare the ground for the resumption of stalled reunification talks

The Cypriot leader on Saturday called for an immediate resumption of reunification talks to tackle key items that have foiled numerous attempts to unify the ethnically divided Mediterranean island

Iran's hard-liners are hoping they can benefit from the rise of Donald Trump in upcoming elections, arguing that their own country needs a tougher leader to stand up to an American president whose administration has put the Islamic Republic "on notice."