The ongoing civil war in Sudan is being financed by the trade of gum arabic, a key ingredient in many consumer goods such as chocolate, soda and chewing gum. What Happened: Muhamed Jaber, a trader, ...

Not since baking soda has there been a natural commodity that has so many different uses. In the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs, gum arabic was essential to mummification, and since Biblical times, it ...

Paramilitary RSF group rejects plan, saying that proposals for its withdrawal are ‘closer to fantasy than to politics’.

UMM RUWABA, Sudan -- Farmers here call these sandblasted acacia orchards the "gardens of our grandfathers," and for centuries the sticky amber sap flowing from them helped to bind civilization.

From village communities along the Nile to cities under siege and societies divided by war, Sudanese novelists have used ...

DUBAI/CAIRO/THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates at the World Court for allegedly violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming the ...

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan, the world's biggest producer of gum arabic, has ended a government monopoly on production and trade in the edible product used in soft drinks, cosmetic creams and adhesives ...

In September, journalist Hisham Melhem joined us to talk about his fears over the collapse of Arab civilization, post-Arab Spring. Khalid Albaih says the movement is in its infancy and its success or ...

DUBAI/TUNIS (Reuters) - The armed forces of Algeria and Sudan, which pushed out the long-serving rulers of those countries after mass protests, are following a script that has failed millions of Arabs ...