The price of oil has hit a six-week high amid fears over the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The market value of the benchmark Brent crude increased to almost $80 (£61) a barrel on Monday ...

April 5, 2021, Paper: "This paper documents the existence of a “middle-income trap” for the Middle East and North Africa region and contrasts the evidence with that of the East Asia and Pacific region ...

SINGAPORE - Developments in the Middle East have thrown up several hard lessons for Asian countries, including the point that the use of force to settle scores seems to be an acceptable course of ...

WASHINGTON—As Israel prepares a retaliatory strike against Iran, the Biden administration increasingly resembles a spectator, with limited insight into what its closest Middle East ally is ...

With the war in Gaza still ongoing, fears of an all-out regional conflict in the Middle East remain high. How big a danger is this threat of further escalation? For BBC InDepth, we asked a range ...

HOUSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged on Thursday as concerns mounted that a widening regional conflict in the Middle East could disrupt global crude flows. Brent crude futures settled up $ ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In late September, Qatari Minster of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti traveled to Beijing for the 2024 Global Sustainable Transport ...

Canada’s police forces are stepping up security as tensions flare across the Middle East and as the anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel approaches. Toronto police ...

The Pentagon is preparing to send more troops and aircraft to the region. This is an overview of the U.S. military presence there. U.S. Naval deployments this week Long-term U.S. military bases ...

Your browser does not support the <audio> element. PERHAPS IN HIS final days he reflected on the irony. Last year Hassan Nasrallah had not been eager to start a war ...

As Israel took the final steps to launch its ground incursion in southern Lebanon, the United States announced it was sending several thousand soldiers and more fighter planes to reinforce its ...