A US special envoy was set to meet Sudan's top military ruler Thursday to push for a "peaceful" solution to the standoff between protesters and generals following a deadly crackdown on demonstrators. The diplomatic push comes after protesters demanding civilian rule called off a nationwide...

Attacks on two oil tankers on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman left one ablaze and both adrift, shipping firms said, driving oil prices up 4% over worries about Middle East supplies. The Front Altair was on fire in waters between Gulf Arab states and Iran after an explosion that a source...

Shops and restaurants began to reopen in Sudan’s capital Wednesday after demonstrators called off a nationwide civil disobedience campaign and agreed to new talks, though many residents remained indoors after last week’s deadly crackdown. The apparent breakthrough in the standoff...

Planes from the Arab military coalition fighting in Yemen bombed areas around the capital Sanaa Thursday, residents and the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said. On Wednesday, the coalition vowed to respond firmly to a Houthi missile attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia that...