
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, whose ailing 84-year-old father King Salman was hospitalized on Monday, will likely take control of the kingdom before US elections this November, experts told Asia Times. “He is expected to ascend to the throne by the end of the year,” said Nabeel Nowairah, an ...

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani unveiled plans to use the foreign currency reserve assets held in other countries in order to control the currency prices at home. Speaking at a cabinet session on Wednesday, President Rouhani said his administration has devised plans to regulate the market situation and contain the price ...