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Hundreds protest in Sudan, keep up pressure on Bashir
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Hundreds protest in Sudan, keep up pressure on Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, took to the streets in and near Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday,…
Crisis-struck Sudan signs deals for $300 million with Arab funds
Middle East
March 17, 2019
Crisis-struck Sudan signs deals for $300 million with Arab funds
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan has signed deals for loans worth $300 million with regional Arab funds, authorities said on Saturday,…
Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs in
Middle East
March 14, 2019
Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs in
CAIRO (AP) — Three months after Sudanese protesters rose up against President Omar al-Bashir, the longtime autocrat has bound himself…
Sudanese opposition leader’s daughter jailed over protests: party
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Sudanese opposition leader’s daughter jailed over protests: party
CAIRO (Reuters) – The deputy head of Sudan’s opposition Umma Party was sentenced to a week in prison on Sunday…
Hundreds protest against Sudan government after Friday prayers
World
March 8, 2019
Hundreds protest against Sudan government after Friday prayers
Hundreds of protesters chanted anti-government slogans after leaving prayers at a major mosque near Sudan’s capital on Friday, drawing tear-gas…
Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
The Arab report by Egypt’s Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights stated that 2018 has seen continued political…
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s main opposition party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Saturday called on President Omar al-Bashir to step down…
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
Egypt
March 2, 2019
Refugees in Egypt require critical support: UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued a warning stating that refugee aid programs in Egypt are…
Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
Middle East
February 24, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
President Omar al-Bashir named a new prime minister Saturday as he pressed on with a shake-up at the top, even…
Sudan opposition to keep up protests despite emergency
Middle East
February 23, 2019
Sudan opposition to keep up protests despite emergency
Sudan’s main opposition party on Saturday dismissed President Omar al-Bashir’s declaration of a state of emergency, saying protesters would keep…