Syria’s civil war has ravaged the country’s economy, causing damage that could take years to repair, and people have been forced to focus on finding basic...
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of a transformative event of modern history.
Will Asia succumb to internecine warfare a mere century after Europe did?
U.S. President Donald Trump has been accused of weaponizing economic globalization. Sanctions, tariffs and the restriction of access to dollars have been...
A woman weeps helplessly in a street in Cyprus, her hands clasped together in desperate prayer.
Last month’s election results for the European Parliament were mixed, which meant that every side could claim a victory of sorts. Right-wing populists did...
Facing outrage, The New Yorker has dropped plans to interview Steve Bannon during its festival next month.
Oil prices jumped as much as 4% Thursday after a suspected attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman near Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth...
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it "remains committed" to an initial public offering of the state-run oil behemoth Saudi Aramco, despite delays and growing...
Caretaker Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said Friday that despite the difficult economic situation in the country the monetary and financial system was...
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday became the latest in an array of policy-makers and corporate chiefs to pull out of an investment conference...
For several years now, scholars have argued that the world is experiencing a “democratic recession.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that he still planned to attend an economic meeting in Riyadh this month, but would keep his eye on a...
Around the democratic world, there is a power struggle taking place that might end up being the most damaging and long-lasting consequence of this era of...
International rating agency Standards & Poor’s and some economists said Lebanon’s economy is suffering from a slowdown but it is definitely not on the verge...
The sale of shares in Saudi Arabia’s oil giant was supposed to underpin Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s grand plan to transform an insular, oil-dependent...
The crucial question for the Trump era was posed this week by Donald Tusk, the past Polish prime minister and current European Council president, whose...
Last week we watched an unusual spectacle.
Populist economics has rarely had it so good. The U.S. economy is roaring, the stock market is soaring, and U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s...
What will constitute yet another act of war in the Middle East?