Foreign ministers talk by telephone as Emiratis move towards reconciliation with Islamic Republic, consider returning an ambassador to Tehran

University of Pennsylvania president would be 1st woman to hold the post; has said her father's early escape from Nazi Germany had a 'profound influence' on her

Move seen as attempt to strengthen relations amid strife over natural gas in the Mediterranean

Public security minister mum on report, has previously turned down job; current UN envoy Danny Danon's term set to expire this summer