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Palestinian Prime Minister: Unity government in less than three weeks

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday he hopes to form a new coalition government with Fatah in less than three weeks. On Thursday, Haniyeh and his government resigned and President Mahmoud Abbas appointed him to form the new cabinet, based on last week’s understandings in the Saudi city of Mecca.

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At least six dead in Kirkuk blasts as Iraq re-opens borders

Two blasts hit a crowded market area in the northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding 32, police said. The first explosion came from a car rigged with explosives and was followed by a suicide attacker who drove a bomb-laden car into a busy …

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