Plunging oil prices have increased the urgency for Algeria to reform its economy, politicians and business leaders said Monday. Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab said the country had been in "permanent consultations" with other oil producers after the collapse on Friday of an OPEC supply deal,...

Lebanon is waiting for bondholders to decide whether they will cooperate in a debt restructuring or pursue legal action against the country following its move to suspend a foreign currency debt repayment, the economy minister said Monday. Raoul Nehme told Reuters he did not yet have a sense...

On a Syrian highway, Hussein Abdel Hamid recently found himself trapped inside his car. A US army patrol had encountered Russian tanks down the road, neither allowing the other passage. The incident two weeks ago is not a rare sight in war-torn northeastern Syria, where Russian and US...

Afghanistan's two rival leaders were preparing to hold parallel presidential inaugurations Monday, after the pair failed to reach a deal in the face of a unified and resurgent Taliban. The spat has raised fears for Afghanistan's fragile democracy as the US prepares to leave the country...