In a June-recorded address released on Wednesday from Imrali Island prison, off Istanbul, Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the PKK, declared that its over 40 years of armed struggle against ...

The latest round of tariffs announced by the United States has again cast a shadow over the Asia-Pacific's economic outlook as the trade-reliant region has had to grapple with export duties of as much ...

Last June’s Israel-Iran conflict became a revealing stress test for Beijing’s Middle East strategy, its role in global ...

The World Bank report highlights how digital transformation can expand women’s economic opportunities in Iraq, Jordan, and ...

Chapter 1: Regional Developments and Economic Outlook: Charting a Path through the Haze We expect growth to strengthen in 2025 and 2026 in the Middle East and North Africa, but at a slower pace than ...

Western and Eastern energy giants are competing for new Egyptian gas exploration blocks. As Egypt opens 12 key Mediterranean ...

By bnm Gulf bureau The foreign-calculated sums are stark. Iraq's budget deficit will more than double from 4.2% of GDP this ...

President Trump announced new tariffs on six countries, including Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, and the Philippines, ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Iraq and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis ...

American interests are advanced by connecting the world’s free and open spaces through enhancing connectivity, buoying ...

Iraq is still haggling over its 2025 budget, more than six months after it was supposed to take effect. The delay is due to oil price fluctuations caused by US president Donald Trump’s planned ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist org ...