Egypt has hiked the prices of cigarettes, the latest measure amid reforms designed to overhaul the country's troubled economy, still reeling from a costly 2011 uprising. The government's decision, which took effect Thursday, imposes an increase of 1.5-3 Egyptian pounds, or about 8-17...

U.S. President Donald Trump went on a fresh attack against NATO allies' spending and European trade practices in a closed-door session at a NATO summit on Thursday, two sources told Reuters. NATO leaders then asked non-NATO partner countries Ukraine and Georgia to leave the room for an...

Rising global oil supply, driven by crude giants Saudi Arabia and Russia, may come under pressure as key producers face disruptions, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. The IEA welcomed in its July report last month's agreement between the Organization of the Petroleum...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday in Moscow, RIA news agency reported, without providing any details. Velayati hailed Iran's ties with Russia on Wednesday as "strategic" and said he would...