KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Fierce clashes renewed on Thursday between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group despite their cease-fire talks in Saudi Arabia. Armed clashes were reported in al-Shaqilab district, south of Khartoum, and in Karari neighborhood in the city of Omdurman, according to witnesses. Forces of th...
On the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba, numerous organizations and the United Nations (UN) came together to remember the historic event and emphasize the ongoing struggle faced by the Palestinian people. The Nakba, meaning “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the displacement and dispossession of hundreds of th...
GENEVA (AA): Some 843,130 people have been internally displaced since the start of the conflict in Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. The IOM warned in a statement that 1.8 million more are expected to be internally displaced if the war persists. It noted that there were 1.1 million refugees and 3.8 […]
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): Sudan’s brutal war has pitted the traditional urban elite that has long monopolized wealth and power in the capital Khartoum against forces from the marginalized rural periphery, analysts say. For the past month, two rival generals have fought for control of the northeast African country in a war that has spread chaos...
Sittwe, Myanmar (AFP): Residents of Myanmar’s cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas. Cyclone Mocha tore through Myanmar and Bangladesh on Sunday, bringing lashing rain and winds of 195 kilo...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Heavy clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, according to residents. Sounds of artillery shelling were heard in several neighborhoods. Armed clashes were also reported in Kadro district, 25 kilometres (15 miles) away from Khartoum. There were no reports...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): For one month, Sudan’s capital has been a desolate war zone where terrorized families huddle at home as gun battles rage. Residents of Khartoum have endured weeks of desperate shortages of food and basic supplies, power blackouts, communications outages and runaway inflation. The capital of five million, long a pla...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Supreme Court has postponed until May 23 a crucial review petition by the country’s top election authority asking the apex court to review its earlier verdict of holding elections in the most populous Punjab province. The hearing began a day after the Election Commission of Pakistan failed to hold...
ANKARA (AA): Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza on Saturday agreed to an Egyptian-mediated cease-fire. Egyptian media including Al-Qahera News TV quoted Egyptian sources as confirming both sides’ commitment to the cease-fire proposal. “In light of the agreement of both sides, Egypt announces a cease-fire between the Palestinian and th...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli air strikes battered Gaza on Saturday as deadly fighting resumed after a night of relative calm, despite efforts to secure a truce. A new ceasefire proposal was circulated late Friday by Egypt, which has been mediating between the two sides, after a previous bid fell through, a Palestinian sour...
