The Latest Breaking News from Andreas Krieg

Analysts: Abu Dhabi wants more action from Washington to protect shipping lanes, seeks to diversify security relations.

There is reason to be optimistic that the latest ceasefire will hold in Sudan, according to Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King's College London. He says that this time around there is a clear framework in place for the ceasefire, which comes into…

Many Arab states have accepted that Bashar al-Assad’s government has survived in Syria, and want to return to normality.

Khartoum (AFP) - The UN's top aid official was in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for ceasefire talks between Sudan's warring generals, as concern grows for the humanitarian situation at the start of a fourth week of gun battles and air strikes in the Sudanese capital.

Khartoum (AFP) - Gun battles and air strikes on Sunday again flared in Sudan's capital, which has been rocked by four weeks of fighting despite the latest ceasefire efforts backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States.

Khartoum (AFP) - As Sudan's warring generals have repeatedly failed to honour multiple agreed ceasefires, experts warn of protracted fighting, despite both sides preparing to meet in Saudi Arabia for direct talks.

Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading up to the fighting.

Israeli escalation with Palestinians caused tension between Israel and the UAE, but core relations are intact: Analysts.

Ties between Iraq and the Gulf Arab monarchies have warmed in recent years, but Iran ultimately has more influence.

Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with al-Assad.

Doha (AFP) - Qatar fought a "culture war", corruption claims and accusations over rights abuses in hosting the World Cup but experts say the Gulf state has reinforced its image everywhere except parts of Europe.