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In a clear dig at global leader Saudi Arabia, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday angrily denounced what he called a "conspiracy against the Muslim world" in the cartel's failure to cut back production even as prices have plunged. (Associated Press)

Oil prices plummet worldwide as OPEC infighting intensifies

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Lebanon currently hosts over 1.1 million refugees of the Syrian civil war, which equates to about a quarter of all people living within the country. Cutbacks in aid by the U.N., partly due to donor nations not coming through with promised funds, threatens to starve many such refugees. (associated press)

Syria refugees go hungry as wealthy nations fail to deliver millions in promised aid

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

OPEC unity tested by low prices, oil glut

By George Jahn - Associated Press

Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi is surrounded by journalists during the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) meeting Saturday in Cairo, Egypt. OPEC oil ministers downplayed expectations of, but didn't dismiss outright, an immediate output cut as they faced a third test in as many months of their ability to engineer a rebound in oil prices. (Associated Press)

Saudis suggest no need for OPEC output cut

Associated Press

In this Dec. 13, 2009, file photo, oil personnel work at the Rumaila oil refinery, near the city of Basra, Iraq. OPEC's purpose is to coordinate oil output to keep prices high and stable, to maximize member countries&#8217; revenue but make sure global demand for oil stays strong. A steep, coordinated cut in output could stop and possibly reverse what has been a 30 percent decline in price over five months. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)FILE

Guessing game: What are OPEC nations thinking?

By Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

In this Oct. 14, 2014 file photo, an oil pump works at sunset in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. The price of oil took another sharp tumble Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, as it appeared increasingly unlikely that OPEC members will cut production to staunch a plunge in prices that is entering its fifth month. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

As OPEC faces tough test, lower oil prices loom

By Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

Saudi King Abdullah speaks before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at his private residence in the Red Sea city of in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 27, 2014. Kerry also talked with Syrian opposition leader President Ahmad al-Jarba. It was not immediately clear why al-Jarba, a Sunni, was in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool) **FILE**

RAHAT HUSAIN: Saudi Arabia’s confused stance on Shiites results in both praise and executions

By Rahat Husain

Miteb bin Abdullah Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

S. ROB SOBHANI: The Saudi prince who could be king

By S. Rob Sobhani

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Stocks edged lower on Tuesday, led by a drop in energy stocks as the price of oil fell to its lowest in four years following reports that Saudi Arabia has cut its prices to the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Oil prices tumble on Saudi discount move

By Pan Pylas - Associated Press

In this file photo released Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, by the official Saudi Press Agency, Saudi pilots sits in the cockpit of a fighter jet as part of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Islamic State militants and other targets in Syria. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency, File)

Egypt, Gulf Arab allies eye anti-militant alliance

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Russian President, Vladimir Putin pumping gas.

New Cold War clashes lead to plunging global gasoline prices

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, left, shakes hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani at his office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Moqbel also met other Iranian officials including Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. &quot;Iran is ready to transfer its experience in order to improve security in Lebanon and the region, and to combat terrorists,&quot; Shamkhani said during a meeting with Moqbel in Tehran on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran vows to aid Lebanese military

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

Pumped up: Salym Petroleum Development workers soon could be drilling for shale, or tight, oil. A venture between Gazprom Neft and Shell have announced plans to drill the first horizontal appraisal well in Russia. (Associated Press)

MOORE: Oil, the real economic stimulus

By Stephen Moore

Muftis in Saudi Arabia issue a ban on smoking and tobacco use in Islam's holiest cities and sites. The ban includes the use of hookahs, which are popular in Middle Eastern culture, as seen here being smoked by Payam Rez at Lebnan Zaman in Vienna, Va. (File)

RAHAT HUSAIN: Saudi fatwa bans smoking, hookahs, tobacco in Islam’s holiest cities

By Rahat Husain

Turkish officials on Monday denied the existence of a deal to allow U.S.-led forces battling the Islamic State to conduct operations from bases inside Turkey, such as Incirlik. This made for an awkward situation for National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice, who announced such a cooperation ahead of an international strategy session. (associated press)

Turkey denies U.S. base deal in place for Islamic State battle

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Muslim pilgrims moving around the Kaaba, the black cube at center, inside the Grand Mosque, a day before Muslim's annual pilgrimage, known as the Hajj, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Saudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj

By MOKHTAR SHEHATA and BENJAMIN WIACEK - Associated Press

** FILE ** A U.S.-made Patriot missile is launched during in Ilan County, 49 miles west of Taipei, Taiwan., on July 20, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pentagon plans $1.75B Patriot Missile sale to Saudi Arabia

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, left, listen as President Barack Obama speaks during a bilateral meeting to discuss the Ebola epidemic with Ethiopian President Hailemariam Desalegn, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

LYONS: A coherent strategy for the Middle East

By James A. Lyons

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to a crowd during a town hall meeting at Clarke University, in Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The Telegraph Herald, Mike Burley) ** FILE **

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Arab nations should take lead in fighting Islamic State

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed before a meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Sunni Muslims remain wary of military cooperation with U.S.

By Guy Taylor and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times