Middle East

Coronavirus is becoming not only a public health problem but also a centre of discord in diplomacy and international relations between countries.

The origins of the current Syrian conflict can be pinpointed to the wider wave of 2011 Arab Spring protests, but no other county still feels its effect as strongly as Syria.

The European Union is aiming for a more coordinated policy for its diplomatic and commercial relations with the various countries in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia is one of the most important oil producer and the first exporter of petroleum liquids in the world; its economy is founded on oil, petroleum-based fuel and liquids,