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Sudan fighters take over Khartoum museum raising fears for safety of important artefacts
Sudanese paramilitary fighters have taken over the national museum in Khartoum, its deputy director said on Saturday, urging them to protect precious artefacts from the nation’s heritage that include ancient mummies.
Members of the Rapid…
UNSC condemns Sudan violence, calls on parties to honor ceasefire agreements
The UN security council on Friday expressed concern over the continued fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and condemned attacks on civilians and UN and humanitarian workers, as well as on…
White House imposing sanctions as Sudan’s warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal
The White House announced Thursday that it will impose sanctions against key defense companies and people who “perpetuate violence” in Sudan as the warring sides failed to abide by a cease-fire agreement in the northeastern African nation.…
Sudanese army suspends talks over cease-fire — diplomatic source
Sudan’s army has suspended talks over a cease-fire and enabling humanitarian access, according to a Sudanese diplomatic source, raising fears of fresh bloodshed.
The talks with the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in…
Heavy clashes in Sudan’s capital as truce set to expire
Heavy and sustained clashes could be heard on Monday in parts of Sudan’s capital, residents said, hours before the expiry of a shaky cease-fire deal that had brought some respite from a six-week-old conflict but little humanitarian access.…
Yemeni government resumes airlifts from Sudan
A Yemenia Airways plane carrying 192 Yemeni evacuees landed at Sanaa airport on Saturday as the Yemeni government resumed emergency flights to evacuate more than 1,200 Yemenis stuck in war-torn Sudan.
The Yemen embassy in Sudan said that…
Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict
Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world’s youngest country as they flee a brutal conflict in neighboring Sudan.
There’s a bottleneck of men, women and children camping near the dusty border of Sudan and South…
House of Jordanian ambassador attacked in Khartoum
Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs announced Friday that the house of the Jordanian ambassador in Khartoum was attacked and vandalized.
It also confirmed that ambassador Saed Radaideh and his embassy staff were…
Sudan’s warring parties trade blame over truce breach
Sudan’s warring sides accused each other on Thursday of being behind breaches of the latest cease-fire that was negotiated by Saudi Arabia and the US, now in its third day.
The one-week truce was violated only minutes after it came into…
Air strikes, combat as one-week Sudan truce officially starts
Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week cease-fire was to have come into force to let through life-saving humanitarian assistance.
They reported combat in north Khartoum, and air…