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UAE contributes Rs 208 cr to UN for humanitarian efforts in Sudan
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency food assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Sudan and South Sudan.…
- Middle East
Sudan rejects US calls to return to Jeddah negotiations
Khartoum: The Sudanese government has voiced rejection of US calls to return to the Jeddah negotiation platform between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The invitation…
- Middle East
First batch of Haj pilgrims travelling by sea arrives in Jeddah
Jeddah: The first batch of Haj pilgrims who travelled by sea via the ferry ‘Amana’ arrived at Jeddah Islamic Port from Sudan on Monday, May 27. The pilgrims were given bouquets of…
- Middle East
UAE rejects allegations made by Sudan’s representative to UNSC
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unequivocally rejected allegations made by the Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a letter. The letter, sent by Mohamed Abushahab,…
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Sudan govt accuses paramilitary forces of blocking UNICEF aid trucks
Khartoum: Sudan’s Foreign Ministry has alleged that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had blocked several United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) trucks carrying humanitarian aid en route to El Fasher, the capital…
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42 killed in fresh communal clashes near South Sudan
Juba: At least 42 people were killed, including a UN peacekeeper, during clashes last week in the Abyei Administrative Area between armed youth of the Twic community of neighbouring Warrap state and…
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Sudan’s army chief rules out reconciliation with paramilitary forces
Khartoum: Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has ruled out reconciliation with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and vowed to continue fighting. “There is no reconciliation or agreement with…
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Sudan’s army chief demands paramilitary forces’ withdrawal to achieve ceasefire
Khartoum: Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), has said that stopping the war in Sudan would not be achieved…
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AIMIM legislator urges Jaishankar to evacuate 70 Indians stuck in Sudan
Hyderabad: AIMIM legislator Ahmed Bin Abdullah Balala has appealed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to take steps for evacuation of 70 Indians stranded in war-torn Sudan. In a letter to the…
- Hyderabad
Saudi Arabia: Hyderabadi woman from Sudan stranded in Riyadh airport
A Hyderabadi woman, who is living in war-torn Sudan and travelling home by transiting through Saudi Arabia got stranded when Saudi Arabian officials barred her from boarding a flight as they discovered…
- Middle East
UN chief appoints new Sudan envoy as Khartoum seeks end of UN political mission
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed a personal envoy for Sudan following Khartoum’s demand to shut down the UN political mission in the war-torn country, a UN spokesman said. The UN…
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Sudan’s warring parties trade blame over destroying major bridge
Khartoum: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have blamed each other for destroying a major bridge in the capital Khartoum. “As part of its plan to…
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Sudanese warring parties trade accusations over oil refinery explosion
Khartoum: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have traded accusations over the responsibility for an explosion at a major oil refinery. The SAF said on Tuesday…
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Saudi: Sudanese woman gives birth at Grand Mosque’s yard in Makkah
Riyadh: A Sudanese woman gave birth to a baby in the western yard of the Grand Mosque near the Al-Tawhid Hotel, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia after she went into sudden labour on…
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Sudanese ceasefire talks resumed in Saudi Arabia
Washington: The United States, Saudi Arabia and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) reconvened ceasefire talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), US Department of State…
