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Airstrikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough

The Sudanese army and its rival the paramilitay Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have sent representatives to Saudi Arabia for talks on establishing a humanitarian truce in an effort also backed by the United States, but to no avail so far. ...

Egypt’s exports increase to $51.6bln in 2022

Egypt’s ranking in international trade indicators has improved, advancing 14 places to 82nd in the infrastructure and market access index in 2023 from 96th in 2013, according to an Egyptian Cabinet’s report. ...

Islamic State: Hundreds of women on hunger strike at Iraqi prison

At least 400 women are in the second week of a hunger strike in a high-security prison in Iraq's capital Baghdad, the AFP has learned. ...

Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN

The UN is in a race against time to get food supplies to Sudanese refugees crossing the border into Chad before the rainy season begins, as neighbouring countries struggle to cope with the numbers of people fleeing the civil war. ...

Sudan crisis risks becoming a nightmare for the world - former PM Hamdok

The former prime minister of Sudan has warned that the conflict in his country could become worse than those in Syria and Libya. ...

Families in Sudan divided by rival military factions

The UK is believed to have among the highest number of foreign citizens in Sudan - up to 4,000 according to Britain's international development minister. For more than a week they've been among the thousands confined to their homes, trapped by intense fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). ...

Sudan crisis: WHO warns of biological hazard at seized lab

The World Health Organization (WHO) says there's a "high risk of biological hazard" at a laboratory caught up in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. ...

Sudan fighting: Diplomats and foreign nationals evacuated

Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum. ...

Middle East, Africa economies will continue to face food insecurity

Global geopolitical tensions and a rise in food insecurity and poverty will continue to negatively weigh on the Middle East and Africa (MEA) economies, according to London-based data and analytics firm GlobalData. ...

Thousands flee Sudan capital following collapse of truce

Thousands of residents fled Sudan’s capital Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed. Roughly 200 people have already been killed. ...

Ukraine plane: Iran court jails 10 over downing of flight PS752

  A court in Iran has sentenced 10 armed forces personnel to prison over the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020. ...

Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting as clashes spread

Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread. ...

Arab League holds emergency meeting in Cairo over situation in Sudan

The meeting comes as fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the early hours of Sunday after a day of deadly battles between the Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that left at least 56 civilians dead and nearly 600 wounded. ...

IMF says yet to agree date with Egypt for programme review

Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have yet to agree on a date for the initial review under a $3 billion financial package signed in December, an IMF official said on Thursday, a sign the lender may be growing frustrated by Cairo's lack of reforms. ...