Turkey and Israel have held their first political consultations in seven years after the two sides reached an agreement to normalize their ties in June 2016.
Shiite Iraqi politicians gathered Monday to choose their candidate for prime minister a day before the new parliament is scheduled to hold its first session.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has spoken with his British counterpart William Hague about the crisis in Iraq, the British government said on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed preparations for a Syria peace conference with President Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin said.