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Leaders of Sudan’s warring factions agree to seven-day ceasefire, South Sudan says
Middle East
May 3, 2023
Leaders of Sudan’s warring factions agree to seven-day ceasefire, South Sudan says
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – the two warring factions in Sudan –…
Third US government-organized convoy reaches Port Sudan
Middle East
May 2, 2023
Third US government-organized convoy reaches Port Sudan
The US State Department on Monday announced that a third US-government organized convoy had arrived in Port Sudan, the latest…
First Red Cross aid arrives in Sudan after weeks of fighting
Middle East
May 1, 2023
First Red Cross aid arrives in Sudan after weeks of fighting
Red Cross aid landed in Sudan for the first time since fighting broke out between rival military forces three weeks…
‘We can’t get to your passport:’ People stranded in Sudan after Western diplomats flee without returning travel documents
Middle East
May 1, 2023
‘We can’t get to your passport:’ People stranded in Sudan after Western diplomats flee without returning travel documents
A growing number of people say they are stranded in Sudan because Western embassy workers fled the conflict-ridden country without…
Thousands of foreign nationals evacuated amid fighting and looting in Sudan despite truce
Middle East
April 30, 2023
Thousands of foreign nationals evacuated amid fighting and looting in Sudan despite truce
Thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated from Sudan – and thousands of local families have fled the capital Khartoum…
Hundreds of evacuees land in Saudi Arabia as Sudan fighting enters third week
Middle East
April 30, 2023
Hundreds of evacuees land in Saudi Arabia as Sudan fighting enters third week
Hundreds of evacuees arrived in Saudi Arabia from Sudan as fierce fighting in the country between the army and a…
Clashes renew in West Darfur as food and water shortages worsen in Sudan violence
Middle East
April 29, 2023
Clashes renew in West Darfur as food and water shortages worsen in Sudan violence
Fighting between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued Friday, hours into the latest ceasefire, eyewitnesses in the…
How the West enabled Sudan’s warring generals
World
April 26, 2023
How the West enabled Sudan’s warring generals
The violence that has exploded in Sudan as the country’s two top generals grapple for power has unfolded at a…
Bahrain offers condolences to Egypt after diplomat’s death in Sudan
Egypt
April 26, 2023
Bahrain offers condolences to Egypt after diplomat’s death in Sudan
The Kingdom of Bahrain has expressed its condolences and sympathy to the Egyptian leadership, government and people, following the death…
10,194 returnees from Sudan within 5 days: GALDP
Egypt
April 26, 2023
10,194 returnees from Sudan within 5 days: GALDP
As many as 10,194 people returned from Sudan via Qastal and Arqeen land crossings on April 21-25, the General Authority…