Mohammed Aly Sergie Bloomberg

The U.S. isn't a member of OPEC, a cartel that's anathema to the free-market capitalism of the world's biggest economy. Yet presidents have long pressured its top producer Saudi Arabia to adjust oil production policies, usually to lower gasoline prices.

Kuwait's gross domestic product, adjusted for exchange rates, was almost $70,000 in 2017.

Mysterious goings-on allegedly involving the forcible detention of a Qatari royal and intercepted Bahrain-bound planes have escalated the feud straining ties among Gulf Arab monarchies.

Saudi Arabia and its allies presented Qatar with a list of steep demands to end the crisis that has roiled the Gulf for almost three weeks, as diplomats predicted the tiny Gulf state would likely refuse to comply.

Qatar's top diplomat said on Thursday that his country can sustain economic pressure from a Saudi-led coalition, striking a defiant tone as the worst crisis among U.S. Gulf Arab allies showed no signs of abating.

Qatar's top diplomat said on Thursday that his country can sustain economic pressure from a Saudi-led coalition, striking a defiant tone as the worst crisis among U.S. Gulf Arab allies showed no signs of abating.

Qatar's government sought to dispel concerns of possible food shortages a day after its biggest suppliers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, cut diplomatic and trade links with the import-dependent country.

The U.S. isn't a member of OPEC, a cartel that's anathema to the free-market capitalism of the world's biggest economy. Yet presidents have long pressured its top producer Saudi Arabia to adjust oil production policies, usually to lower gasoline prices.

Kuwait's gross domestic product, adjusted for exchange rates, was almost $70,000 in 2017.

Mysterious goings-on allegedly involving the forcible detention of a Qatari royal and intercepted Bahrain-bound planes have escalated the feud straining ties among Gulf Arab monarchies.

Saudi Arabia and its allies presented Qatar with a list of steep demands to end the crisis that has roiled the Gulf for almost three weeks, as diplomats predicted the tiny Gulf state would likely refuse to comply.

Qatar's top diplomat said on Thursday that his country can sustain economic pressure from a Saudi-led coalition, striking a defiant tone as the worst crisis among U.S. Gulf Arab allies showed no signs of abating.

Qatar's top diplomat said on Thursday that his country can sustain economic pressure from a Saudi-led coalition, striking a defiant tone as the worst crisis among U.S. Gulf Arab allies showed no signs of abating.

Qatar's government sought to dispel concerns of possible food shortages a day after its biggest suppliers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, cut diplomatic and trade links with the import-dependent country.