Saudi Arabia has named Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, a son of the king, as energy minister replacing Khalid al-Falih, state media reported. Falih was also removed from the chairmanship of the country's national oil company Saudi Aramco last week. News agency SPA citing royal decrees...

Yemen's government officials have started indirect talks with United Arab Emirates-backed southern separatists in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah to end fighting in Aden and other southern provinces, a Yemeni official said Wednesday. A senior Emirati official said earlier that the Gulf...

Sudan is witnessing a heated race between Gulf rivals, who are using their financial means to influence the country's future, according to analysts.  The race is manifested in financial aid and investments by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in one hand and Qatar on the...

Saudi Arabia has deployed more troops in southern Yemen to try to contain clashes between nominal allies in the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis that risks further fragmenting the country. The fight for the south of the country has opened a new conflict, focused around the...