Oman Tuesday denied it has agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, a day after the Israeli intelligence chief said his country was renewing ties. Reports on the "establishment of diplomatic relations between the sultanate and Israel are baseless", the foreign ministry said on...

Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar, by provoking Turkey, seeks to divert attention from battlefield setbacks and draw in his backers, at the risk of a proxy war between regional rivals, experts say. The strongman of eastern Libya who launched an assault on the capital three months...

Jordan called Tuesday on Libya's internationally recognized government to facilitate the release of three Jordanian nationals abducted by a militia last year. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi spoke with his Libyan counterpart Mohammad Tahir Syala about the "case of three Jordanians abducted in...

A Sudanese opposition group says security forces have arrested two of its leaders amid a months-long standoff with the ruling military council. The Sudanese Professionals' Association, which has spearheaded the protests demanding civilian rule, said Tuesday the arrests took place in the...