Tag: Sudan
Sudan military, protesters to sign political deal
KHARTOUM: A transition agreement between Sudan’s ruling military council and a pro-democracy coalition was scheduled to be signed Saturday, a top African Union diplomat...
Sudan generals, protesters reach agreement on new ruling body
SUDAN: Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body on Friday, in a breakthrough...
Seven killed as mass demos rock Sudan
KHARTOUM: Seven people were killed Sunday as tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets to demand civilian rule in the first...
China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan
BEIJING: China and Russia on Friday rejected calls from European and African countries to freeze the planned shutdown of a peacekeeping mission to Sudan's...
Ethiopian leader meets Sudanese opposition, military leaders
KHARTOUM: Ethiopia’s prime minister held separate talks with Sudan’s military rulers and opposition in Khartoum on Friday in a bid to ease the political...
Sudan judges march in Khartoum, join opposition protests
KHARTOUM: About 100 Sudanese judges demanding civilian rule marched on Thursday from the Supreme Court in Khartoum towards an opposition sit-in outside the Defense...
Saudi Arabia, UAE grant $3 billion of support to Sudan
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have granted Sudan $3 billion in support, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Sunday.
The grant...
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with the civilian rule as on Tuesday they...
New military council leader promises civilian government for Sudan
KHARTOUM: The new head of Sudan’s military council said on Saturday a civilian government would be formed after consultations with the opposition and the...
Sudan’s Bashir scoffs at opposition as demonstrations leave one dead
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed to a rally of thousands of supporters in the capital Khartoum that he would stay in power despite...
Sudan swears in new PM as Bashir bemoans economic woes
KHARTOUM: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir swore in a new prime minister on Monday in a bid to ease an economic crisis, and lambasted alleged...
Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM
KHARTOUM: President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves aimed at fixing a crisis-hit economy battered...
Sudan says South Sudan rival leaders reach deal on security
KHARTOUM: Sudan's official news agency says South Sudan's rival leaders have reached an agreement on security arrangements as talks continue on a peace deal...
Scientists create embryos in hope to save near-extinct rhino
PARIS: Months after the death of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, scientists said Wednesday they have grown embryos containing DNA of...
Sudan says committed to Yemen military campaign, weeks after signaling doubts
CAIRO: Sudan remains committed to a Saudi-led alliance fighting in Yemen, state news agency SUNA quoted President Omar al-Bashir as saying, three weeks after...
Egypt’s president announces ‘breakthrough’ pertaining to Nile dam project
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that a "breakthrough" had been reached in talks with Sudan and Ethiopia over a controversial dam...
Sudan’s ‘sister coach’ shines on the male-dominated football field
KHARTOUM: In Sudan, where a women's national football team remains a distant dream, Salma al-Majidi knew the only way to take part in her...
