Qatar's ambassador to Iran back on the job, undoubtedly angering Arab nations seeking to isolate it

The United Arab Emirates has issued a new law that imposes taxes on tobacco products, energy drinks and soft drinks to boost revenue and help offset the impact of lower oil prices

OPEC says a technical committee secured commitments from four oil producing countries to work to bring their production in line with previously agreed output targets

Iran has signed the country's biggest-ever car deal to build tens of thousands of cars annually under a joint venture with French automobile manufacturer Groupe Renault

United Arab Emirates' main state oil company says it plans to divvy up its offshore oil operations

Iran's state news agency is reporting that a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has fired a warning shot in an "unprofessional" confrontation with Iranian vessels

Thousands of North Korean laborers work in the Persian Gulf, helping Pyongyang to evade international sanctions

Turkey's prime minister says a Greek Cypriot search for oil and gas off Cyprus' southern coast is 'dangerous' and is throwing efforts to reunify the ethnically divided island into deadlock

Gaza's power distribution company says supplies to the territory's 2 million residents dropped to unprecedented levels, with blackouts lasting for more than 24 hours

Iraq says it will offer new oil and gas exploration rights as it looks to boost energy revenues to fund its war against the Islamic State group and shore up its finances amid low oil prices