Wars and Military Conflicts
Middle East Turmoil
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets.
According to Qatar's economy and trade minister, the state's finances are faring "better than ever."
Rolls Royce expects China will soon begin engine manufacturing for jumbo jets, Chairman Ian Davis said.
Chemi Peres, Pitango co-founder, discusses investing in technology for the Middle East.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets.
Donald Trump expressed optimism about an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
An oil-rich, Kurdish province in Iraq plans a referendum on independence this month, prompting fears of another Middle East conflict.
Countries that started a regional blockade against Qatar are actually dependent on trade with the gas-rich state, Qatar National Bank said.
The Senate defeated an attempt to repeal the war authorization for the 16-year-old Afghanistan conflict and the fight in Iraq.
The issue of Muslim marginalization in Myanmar has sparked fears the country could become fertile ground for transnational terror groups.
Secret negotiations mediated by a neutral third party are key to resolving the North Korean crisis, says a former NATO supreme commander.
Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes on Tuesday, saying its air strikes killed 39 civilians including 26 children in two months.
Trump is weighing a more aggressive U.S. strategy to counter Iran's forces, its Shi'ite Muslim proxies, and its support for militant groups.
Israeli warplanes targeted a Syrian military position in Hama province early on Thursday, the Syrian army general command said in a statement.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets.
Azerbaijan’s ruling elite ran a secret $2.8 billion slush fund for two years to pay off European politicians and pay for luxury purchases, an investigation has shown.
The United Nations (UN) is no longer fit for purpose because it is still trying to resolve the world's problems as if it were 1945, Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki Al-Faisal told CNBC on Friday.
Qatar's lenders are quite capable of withstanding the conditions imposed by the Saudi-led boycott, central bank governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud al-Thani said on Tuesday.
Hamas' new leader in the Gaza Strip said Monday his group has repaired relations with Iran after a five-year rift and is using its newfound financial and military aid to gear up for new hostilities with Israel.
Fitch lowered Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA-minus with a negative outlook.
