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Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals
Middle East
July 6, 2019
Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals
Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum on Friday to celebrate a landmark deal between protest leaders…
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Migrant rescue ship captain heads to Italian court hearing
ROME (AP) — The German captain of a humanitarian migrant rescue ship is being taken in an Italian border police…
Tens of thousands protest to demand civilian rule in Sudan
Middle East
June 30, 2019
Tens of thousands protest to demand civilian rule in Sudan
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Khartoum on Sunday demanding the ruling military…
Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence
Middle East
June 30, 2019
Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence
Sudan braced Sunday for a mass protest in the capital against the country’s ruling generals, as calls mounted for restraint…
Sudan military issues warning to opposition over planned protest rally
Middle East
June 29, 2019
Sudan military issues warning to opposition over planned protest rally
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s ruling military council said on Saturday that a coalition of protest and opposition groups would bear…
Ousted Sudan president to be referred for trial soon: prosecutor
Middle East
June 15, 2019
Ousted Sudan president to be referred for trial soon: prosecutor
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s chief prosecutor said on Saturday that ousted president Omar al-Bashir will be referred for trial soon…
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
World
June 15, 2019
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step towards finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many…
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 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…