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Massive planned demonstrations this week combined with the possibility of even tighter U.S. sanctions on the country could push the beleaguered state deeper into its economic malaise.

OPEC-mandated cutbacks in oil production are crushing many Middle East economies despite rising oil prices.

A major goal of the sale is the "extraction of cash from Aramco and into the Public Investment Fund," according to a recent report.

The oil-rich South American country appears to be following the same economic trajectory as the countries of the former soviet union did in the early 1990s.

Algeria is heading for something close to an economic Armageddon, analysts say.

The city-state and its related government businesses have massive debts, much of which are coming due soon.

A change in regime could help boost Venezuela's oil production.

When oil prices take a hit then stocks should surge, according to a study from the Journal of Financial Economics. vice versa, too.

There's wasteful and then there's government wasteful.

While Iran might suffer from U.S. sanctions, there will likely be a double economic benefit for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.