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No power, no phones: 2 Germans make harrowing escape from Khartoum
BERLIN: Two German endurance athletes on a mission to run some 12,000 km (7,400 miles) between the northern- and southernmost tips of Africa had a…
No power, no phones: 2 Germans make harrowing escape from Khartoum
BERLIN: Two German endurance athletes on a mission to run some 12,000 km (7,400 miles) between the northern- and southernmost tips of Africa had a…
Sudan: UN fears more ‘displacement’ from Sudan despite ceasefire
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite a…
UN fears more ‘displacement’ from Sudan despite ceasefire
GENEVA: The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite…
UN humanitarian office reduces Sudan operations due to fighting
GENEVA: The United Nations humanitarian office has been forced to cut back on some of its activities in parts of Sudan due to intense fighting,…
Ukraine: Ukraine evacuates 138 civilians from Sudan
KYIV: Ukraine has rescued 138 civilians, including its nationals and citizens of Georgia and Peru, who were trapped by fighting in Sudan, Ukraine’s military intelligence…
Sudan: Sudan fighting abates overnight, allowing more people to flee
KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan abated overnight after the army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to a 72-hour truce but a witness said gunfire could…
Sudan: Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire
KHARTOUM: A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan‘s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands, and…
Britain to begin evacuating its nationals from Sudan
LONDON: The British government said it would begin evacuating its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday after the African country’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour…
Sudan: South Sudan receives about 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan fighting
JUBA: Around 10,000 refugees have entered South Sudan from Sudan in recent days fleeing fighting between the army and paramilitary forces, officials in South Sudan’s…