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Water becomes more difficult to access; on a countrywide scale, it remains available in most cases. But some countries are actually running out of water. Yemen is one such country

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WHETHER or not democracies grow more than authoritarian governments is an issue which has been extensively studied. The answer is clear: there is no stable correlation between democracy and growth.

British Ambassador Iain Lindsay speech to the Bahrain British Business Forum on 10 December 2014

EgyptAir has suffered losses of 6.914 billion Egyptian pounds ($966.99 million) in the three fiscal years ending in June 2013.

With ongoing proxy wars in Syria and Iraq, Saudi Arabia risks instigating an oil war with Russia and Iran—a war that the kingdom can perhaps win in the short term.

As the Russian ruble continues its tumble against the dollar, President Barack Obama plans to sign a bill imposing new sanctions against Moscow.

The year ahead could see the outbreak of the third Chechen war, which, in turn, could be the death knell of the Russian Federation in its current borders.

With Russia's economy in free-fall, will new sanctions finally force Moscow's hand?

The foundations on which Vladimir Putin built his 15 years in charge of Russia are giving way.