A smoking ban in all closed public spaces, including coffee shops, restaurants and bars, went into force in Lebanon on
EU governments on Monday formally approved an embargo on Iranian oil to start on July 1, dismissing calls by debt-ridden
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is planning to ask his predecessor, Kofi Annan, to serve as his new U.N. envoy
Syria has told foreign oil companies to cut production due to a backlog of crude that has filled its storage