Amid continuing pressure to transfer power to a civilian government, Sudanese protesters are rejecting support from Saudi Arabia and the UAE to the military regime. With Sudan in turmoil following the ouster of longtime President [ More … ]
AFTER THREE DECADES in power, Sudan’s Omar-al-Bashir was ousted following months of protests by the Sudanese. Speaking on State television 2 days ago, Defence Minister Awad Ibnouf announced Bashir had been removed from power and [ More … ]
In the space of little more than a week, two long-ruling autocrats in the Arab world succumbed to people power. First, it was Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the wheelchair-bound figurehead of an entrenched regime who [ More … ]
Addressing nation, Al-Bashir calls on parliament to delay proposed constitutional amendments, declares the state of emergency Reported by Mohmed Amin in Anadolu Agency Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the state and federal governments on Friday, [ More … ]
The protesters were reportedly calling for women arrested during ongoing demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir’s rule to be released. “We are fighters, we will complete our mission,” witnesses told AFP the crowd chanted, as women [ More … ]
The large-scale and wide geographic spread of protests in Sudan over the past few weeks pose a greater threat to the regime of President Omar Al-Bashir than ever before in his thirty-year grip on power. [ More … ]
As deadly anti-government protests enter their sixth week in Sudan, Egypt has announced its full support for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in what could indicate improved relations between the countries. However, some sources say this [ More … ]
Arab dictators stick with Sudan’s Bashir, fearing ‘they will be next’ Arab dictators stick with Sudan’s Bashir, fearing ‘they will be next’ [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday called on police to abstain from using excessive force against anti-government demonstrators – as the UN called for a probe into deaths during the violent protests. At least 19 [ More … ]
Sudan, the beautiful country of Africa where the Blue Nile and White Nile merges and surrounds it like a necklace, is going through hard days. The street movements which started in the Western parts of [ More … ]
Ten Protests have been killed in clashes with armed police in northern and eastern Sudan. At least 10 people have been killed in protests that have swept across Sudan this week amid rising public anger over soaring [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay At the beginning of the last week, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Libya, Sudan, and Somalia on a four day trip. He was joined by Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler, Libya special [ More … ]
The Horn of Africa region, home to the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, has been of particular importance to the Egyptian leadership throughout the ages since the time of the Pharaohs, through Mohamed [ More … ]
Activists fear Egypt and Sudan’s leaders are collaborating to quash dissent after opposition figurehead Sadiq al-Mahdi barred from Egypt, according to a Middle East Eye report. Sudanese activists in exile in Egypt say they are [ More … ]
Ghandour complained that Khartoum was unable to pay rent for several diplomatic missions amid government cash shortfall Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir on Thursday fired his foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, state media reported, after he said [ More … ]
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