Khartoum
China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan
Middle East
June 15, 2019
China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan
China and Russia on Friday rejected calls from European and African countries to freeze the planned shutdown of a peacekeeping…
Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator
Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to…
Sudan civil disobedience campaign keeps businesses in Khartoum shuttered
Middle East
June 11, 2019
Sudan civil disobedience campaign keeps businesses in Khartoum shuttered
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Many shops and business stayed closed and troops watched the streets of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday,…
Sudan deports three freed rebel leaders after talks collapse: source
Middle East
June 10, 2019
Sudan deports three freed rebel leaders after talks collapse: source
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan has deported to South Sudan three members of a rebel movement detained last week in the…
Pope appeals for peace, dialogue in Sudan
Middle East
June 9, 2019
Pope appeals for peace, dialogue in Sudan
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace in Sudan following a bloody crackdown by security forces…
Sudan police try to quell civil disobedience campaign
Middle East
June 9, 2019
Sudan police try to quell civil disobedience campaign
Sudanese police fired warning shots Sunday to disperse protesters building roadblocks in the capital, as part of a civil disobedience…
Sudan hospital traumatized by bloody crackdown
Middle East
June 8, 2019
Sudan hospital traumatized by bloody crackdown
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – After the victims of a deadly crackdown on a protest camp started pouring into a Khartoum hospital,…
Ethiopia attempts to mediate Sudan crisis after bloodshed
Middle East
June 8, 2019
Ethiopia attempts to mediate Sudan crisis after bloodshed
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister on Friday urged Sudan’s military rulers and civilian opposition to exercise “bravery” in trying…
Ethiopia PM bids to revive Sudan talks after crackdown sows ‘terror’
Middle East
June 7, 2019
Ethiopia PM bids to revive Sudan talks after crackdown sows ‘terror’
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday seeking to revive talks between Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders as…
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
Middle East
June 7, 2019
Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown
Heavily armed paramilitaries roamed the Sudanese capital Thursday, forcing fearful residents to hide indoors after a crackdown on protesters that…