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After hitting a low point at the end of President Barack Obama's first term, U.S. leadership ratings worldwide rallied in 2013 as he began his second.

New Gallup Polls conducted in 11 Arab countries ahead of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world Thursday find approval of U.S. leadership in many cases is still generally low, but ratings in several countries have improved.

The country's residents are the most pessimistic in the world about the direction of their lives, according to Gallup. Here's what leaders can do.

As President Obama pushes for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Gallup finds 38% of Americans optimistic that Israel and the Arab nations will someday live in peace, up from 30% in 2010, but 60% are doubtful this will occur.

Gallup Polls conducted in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey offer three contrasting views of the role of Sharia in national law. About two-thirds of Egyptians think Sharia must be the only source of legislation, compared with 14% of Iranians and fewer ...

Gallup Poll findings show that among those who think Sharia must be a source of legislation in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey, many respondents associate it with positive attributes.

Gallup's global well-being surveys from 2010 reveal that a median of 21% across 124 countries were "thriving" last year, based on how people rated their lives at the current time and in the next five years. The percentage who were thriving ...

Nearly all Americans, 96%, have a favorable view of Canada -- a record high for any foreign country Gallup has tested -- followed closely by Australia. Iran ranks last and China's rating declined the most over the past year.

Nearly nine in 10 Americans view Iran unfavorably, making it the worst rated country of 22 asked about. They also have largely unfavorable images of Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Pakistan, and North Korea.

The latest brief from Abu Dhabi Gallup Center examines public perceptions leading up to the first regional uprising. Against the backdrop of a rising GDP, Tunisian life evaluation plummeted, setting the first sparks of the Arab Spring. The ...