The Iraq Stock Exchange reported a massive liquidity surge, with weekly trading value hitting 86.7 billion IQD and the ISX60 index closing up at 944.57 points.

Kenya joins 26 nations activating World Bank crisis instruments amid the Middle East conflict's impact on energy prices, supply chains and economic stability.

Twenty-seven countries have activated World Bank emergency financing after the Iran war, unlocking up to $25B in rapid ...

The UAE announced its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+ after three years of deliberation, citing production constraints and ...

Petrossian’s Article18 colleague Steve Dew-Jones hopes that whatever comes next, it will give greater freedom for Iranian ...

The war with Iran is not merely another crisis in the Middle East. It has become a mirror reflecting a deeper crisis inside the United States itself: the ...

If Washington continues to read Iran as a stable revisionist power rather than an insecure regime increasingly focused on survival, it may misjudge the threat in ways that carry real consequences.

By bna Cairo bureau Iraq recorded a trade surplus of close to $24.7bn in 2025, supported by exports that significantly ...

Trump is juggling a potential Iran escalation and an economy that voters say is slipping. Roginsky and DuHaime go point by ...

The UAE's departure from OPEC could trigger a domino effect, experts say, potentially leading to lower gasoline prices within the next year or so.

Iraqi officials have approached the International Monetary Fund about securing financial ‌assistance as a result of the ...

WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department sanctioned Iraq’s deputy oil minister on Thursday, alleging that he was involved in a scheme to help Iran sell its oil in violation of an international embargo by ...