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Yousef, a Palestinian journalist, and I stood on a beach in Gaza during the first intifada – the uprising that began in 1987, defined by popular…

If the Middle East conflict drags on into next year it would hit global growth hard, driving some economies into recession and causing energy shortages, according…

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company reported a 26% jump in profits in its first quarter as its east-west pipeline allowed it to ship millions of barrels…

Oil hits highest level since US-Iran ceasefire beganThe oil price has hit its highest level since the US and Iran agreed a ceasefire more than two…

The International Monetary Fund has warned that “all roads lead to higher prices and slower growth worldwide” should the conflict in the Middle East continue to…

Australia’s climate change and energy “information ecosystem” is fuelling conflict in communities, with misinformation and disinformation confusing the public, slowing renewable energy projects and undermining policy…

European airlines warn surging energy prices will mean higher faresMajor European airlines warned of rising fares if the surge in fuel prices stemming from the Iran…

Countries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to supply chain…

Universities in Bangladesh and Pakistan have been forced to close campuses and move teaching online as governments introduce emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid…

The US lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected major slackening in the labor market that came just before Donald Trump threw the global economy into…