Calls to increase oil production to curb the rise in oil prices as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have fallen on deaf ears among the leaders of the Gulf states, who are seeking to resist Western pressure.   The Gulf region wants to achieve large profits from the high prices...

Three weeks ago, the leaders of China and Russia declared that the friendship between their countries “has no limits” as they met in Beijing on the eve of the Winter Olympics. But that was before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a gambit that is testing just how far China is willing to go....

Although the Syrian regime's lifting subsidies for thousands of families was not surprising, experts predict that catastrophic effects on the citizens are likely to occur in the first place.  On the other hand, the government's austerity plans related to reducing the cost of...

CAIRO (AP) — A year ago, Libya looked to be on a fragile path toward democracy, after more than a decade of civil war. Now, it appears to be sliding back toward strife and division. After tentative steps towards unity, the country is once again being pulled apart, with two rival prime...