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Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes
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Sudan doctors: At least 100 killed in Darfur clashes

CAIRO: Clashes that erupted last month between armed fighters in a city in Sudan’s restive Darfur region killed at least 100 people, according to Sudan’s…

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Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces
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Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces

RIYADH -Envoys from Sudan‘s warring military factions – the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – were in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi…

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US President Biden says Sudan conflict 'must end,' threatens sanctions
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US President Biden says Sudan conflict ‘must end,’ threatens sanctions

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday said weeks of urban fighting in Sudan “must end” and authorized potential new sanctions against those responsible for…

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Sudan: UN humanitarian chief in Sudan, seeking guarantees on aid
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Sudan: UN humanitarian chief in Sudan, seeking guarantees on aid

PORT SUDAN: The UN’s humanitarian chief arrived in Sudan‘s main seaport on Wednesday, as thousands of Sudanese and foreign nationals gathered there in hopes of…

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Air strikes heard in Sudan's capital after more truce pledges
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Air strikes heard in Sudan’s capital after more truce pledges

KHARTOUM: Air strikes were heard in Khartoum on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, even as warring factions agreed to a new seven-day ceasefire from Thursday,…

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Sudan military faction chiefs agree to May 4-11 truce in principle
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Sudan military faction chiefs agree to May 4-11 truce in principle

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring military factions agreed on Tuesday in principle to a seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, South Sudan announced, as more air strikes and shooting…

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Sudan: Sudan's army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
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Sudan: Sudan’s army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes

CAIRO: Sudan‘s army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to…

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UN sending envoy over 'unprecedented' Sudan war fallout
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UN sending envoy over ‘unprecedented’ Sudan war fallout

KHARTOUM: The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis” in the conflict-racked country, the…

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Sudan’s army agrees to extend truce for 72 hours
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Sudan’s army agrees to extend truce for 72 hours

CAIRO: The Sudanese army said in a statement on Sunday that it had agreed to extend a truce with the paramilitary RSF for a period…

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Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on
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Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on

CAIRO: An aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed Sunday in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by more than two weeks of fighting…

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