Russia has once again taken the crown from Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest oil producer. The two countries are global leaders in crude production by a wide margin, trading the top spot from time to time.
Israel - Despite including recognition of Israel as a Jewish state and cooperation with regional Arab nations as part of the deal, imperatives Netanyahu demands, he rejected the proposal, claiming inability to get his coalition partners to go along.
NATO nations have agreed to increase the alliance's presence in the Black Sea, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said after a ministerial meeting of the bloc.
United States President Donald Trump is ostensibly contemplating establishing a military alliance in the Middle East which will be targeted against Iran, political analyst Alexander Perendzhiev, a lecturer at the Plekhanov Russia University of Econom
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved a major milestone last night (Feb. 14) with a successful record-setting launch of 104 satellites on a single rocket.
US/Russia relations - On Thursday, they'll meet and discuss bilateral issues of mutual concern for the first time at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bonn - ahead of July's G20 summit.
Welcome to Dubai, home of the world's tallest building, an indoor ski resort, and--coming in July 2017--a drone passenger service featuring China's Ehang 184.
President Donald Trump prepared to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for talks that could shape the contours of future Middle East policy, as Palestinians warned the White House not to abandon their goal of an independent st
Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July.
Nonie Darwish is an Egyptian-American human rights activist who is not afraid to speak out against Sharia law and radical Islam. Born and raised as a Muslim in Cairo and Gaza, Nonie moved to the United States in 1978 and after that converted to Chris
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, stated that Iran is considering providing its air space to Russian military jets in order to support Syrian government ground operations.
Libya's oil production problems extend far beyond whether the forces of Tripoli or Benghazi secure ultimate control over the country: Clan-based militias are running their own smuggling operations, and their mafia reach is said to extend as far as
Syria - Despite no contacts with US officials so far, Sergey Lavrov hopes prospects for conflict resolution are "more favorable" with Obama's obstructionism no longer an issue. Negotiating with John Kerry accomplished nothing.
Israel - Ultranationalist Israeli war minister Avigdor Lieberman is part of the nation's lunatic fringe - actively promoting Arab hatred, violence and bloodshed.