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Sudanese Returnees Confront Threat of Unexploded Ordnance
MENAFN
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May 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudanese civilians displaced by more than two years of relentless conflict are now encountering a lethal new hazard as they attempt to return home: unexploded ordnance (UXO), landmines, and discarded explosives scattered throughout urban...
CBP arrests Sudanese citizen for failure to appear at murder trial
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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June 16, 2025
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a citizen of Sudan, Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, who had an active warrant out of Fairfax County,...
Brutal ambush in Sudan kills five UN aid workers
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A brutal ambush in Sudan late Monday left at least five United Nations aid workers dead and several others wounded after armed militants opened fire on a humanitarian convoy, according to official statements. The convoy, jointly managed...
Russia FM, UN Envoy of Sudan discuss resolving Sudan’s conflict
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin held talks with Ramtane Lamamra, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Sudan, to explore possible paths toward resolving Sudan’s ongoing conflict, according to an official...
Conflict-torn Sudan commands evacuation of nationals from Iran
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan’s transitional government has called for the immediate evacuation of its nationals from Iran following Israeli airstrikes that have intensified the conflict in the region. The order was issued by Prime Minister Kamil Idriss on...
Media reports mass graces discovered in conflict-torn Sudan
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 117 mass graves have been uncovered across Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, as the country’s civil conflict intensifies, according to the Sudan Tribune. A government official, speaking anonymously due to the sensitive nature of the...
Ethiopia hosts Sudani refugees
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Close to 75,000 individuals have crossed into Ethiopia from Sudan in search of international protection since fighting erupted in April 2023, according to the latest update from the United Nations refugee agency. The UN High Commissioner...
Sudanese Army, Allied Forces Reclaim Key City in South Kordofan
MENAFN
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May 24, 2025
(MENAFN) A coalition aligned with the Sudanese military, known as the Joint Forces, declared on Friday that they had successfully reclaimed the crucial town of Al-Dabiabat in South Kordofan after intense confrontations with the paramilitary Rapid...
Sudanese Army Uncovers Mass Graves with 465 Bodies in Khartoum
MENAFN
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May 22, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) revealed on Thursday that they had uncovered mass graves in the Al-Salha area, located south of Omdurman, containing the remains of 465 people. This discovery came just two days after the SAF declared...
Russia, UN representatives talk about strategies to end Sudan war
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin met with Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General’s special envoy for Sudan, to discuss ways to end the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Monday. Both...
UN assistance employees murdered in ambush in Sudan
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) At least five United Nations aid workers lost their lives and several others were injured when an armed group ambushed a humanitarian convoy in Sudan, where fighting between rival forces has persisted for over two years. The convoy, a...
Sudan’s Civil War Devastates Power Grid, Transport Systems
MENAFN
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan's ongoing two-year war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has dealt a severe blow to the nation's electricity and transportation infrastructure. Government figures indicate that the electrical...
Sudan breaks all connections with UAE
MENAFN
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan has ended diplomatic connections with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of the Gulf nation’s claimed backing for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the armed party involved in a prolonged conflict inside the country with Sudan’s...
Sudan Government Accuses RSF of Killing 20 Prisoners in Drone Attack
MENAFN
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May 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese government has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of carrying out a lethal drone attack on a central prison in El Obeid, North Kordofan State, on Saturday. According to a government statement, the strike...
Sudan ends relations with UAE
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan has severed its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after accusing the Gulf nation of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group currently engaged in a civil war with Sudan’s military....
Sudan Severs Relations with UAE, Accuses Nation of Supporting Rival Force
MENAFN
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May 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese government announced Tuesday it is severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and recalling its ambassador, labeling the UAE an "aggressor state." Speaking on national television, Defense Minister Yassin Ibrahim...
Cholera-Related Deaths Drop Sharply in Sudan’s Khartoum
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Cholera-related deaths in Sudan's Khartoum State have declined, the country’s Health Ministry announced Monday, signaling a potential turning point in the fight against the outbreak. In a statement, the ministry confirmed 605 new cholera...
Sudanese Government Condemns RSF for Alleged Massacre
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing them of carrying out a brutal "massacre" targeting civilians in the town of Al-Nahud, located in West Kordofan....
Kamil Idri Assumes Role as Sudan’s Premier
MENAFN
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June 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Kamil Idris officially assumed the role of Sudan’s prime minister on Saturday, taking his oath in a ceremony overseen by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sovereignty Council. This appointment follows a constitutional decree issued...
Kamil Idris Assumes Role of Sudan’s New Premier
MENAFN
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June 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Kamil Idris officially assumed the role of Sudan’s new premier on Saturday, in a ceremony attended by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the Sovereignty Council. This development followed al-Burhan’s issuance of a constitutional order on...