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Middle East sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) identify private markets as a key driver of long-term returns, well above the global average of 65%, according to a new study by Invesco. Infrastructure is ...

France has decided to bolster its naval forces in the Persian Gulf to secure navigation in one of the world’s most critical shipping routes, which handles about 20% of global oil and gas supplies.

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A Libertyville middle school teacher has been arrested and charged with possession and/or creation of child pornography, police and the Lake County State's Attorney's ...

Oil gains after vessels attacked near Strait of Hormuz China's central bank bought gold for 20th month Spot silver down over 1% July 7 (Reuters) - Gold fell on Tuesday as investors monitored ...

Iranian military units are using artificial intelligence-enhanced satellite imagery to improve targeting of U.S. bases across the Middle East, according to U.S. defense intelligence cited by ABC News ...

Across region there is a push to disarm militia and reinforce state authority but the temptation to use proxies remains As Marco Rubio ended his brief visit to the Middle East on Friday, he sought to ...

ABU DHABI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will head to the Middle East this week for meetings with Arab Gulf allies, a high-stakes diplomatic assignment for a prominent Iran hawk who largely kept a ...

A US diplomat told Axios that "all four parties seem pleased with how the talks went today," after the conclusion of the first day of US-Iran talks, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. The first day of US ...

I was wrong about One Nation. The party waited 30 years for Australia to come to it; I thought that meant it would persist unchanged. Instead, since leader Pauline Hanson appeared at the National ...

[HANOI/SINGAPORE] Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners and Japan’s MUFG are among bidders for a stake in Vietnamese fintech firm MoMo as it presses ahead with a partial sale, two people with direct ...

[MUMBAI] Global financial firms are pivoting expansion plans towards South Korea while taking a more measured approach to China and India, according to an industry survey. Firms are also scaling ...