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Medic group declares thousands facing death in Sudan

(MENAFN) Thousands in North Darfur, Sudan, face life-threatening conditions due to severe shortages of essential medical supplies, the Sudan Doctors Network has warned. Hospitals in the regional capital, El Fasher, are struggling to treat the...

Iraqi oil Ministry inks deal with US energy company

(MENAFN) Iraq’s Oil Ministry announced on Tuesday that it has reached a preliminary agreement with U.S.-based Chevron. The signing, overseen by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, concerns the Nasiriyah project, encompassing four exploration...

Sudanese Political Coalition Creates Rival Government

(MENAFN) A Sudanese political coalition, allied with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, has declared the creation of a rival government amid the ongoing civil war that has devastated the country for over two years. The Sudan...

Sudan’s RSF Bloodbath Leaves 27 Civilians Dead

(MENAFN) At least 27 civilians lost their lives and 43 more were seriously injured after an assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck a village in Sudan’s West Kordofan region, local medical professionals reported on Thursday....

Sudan Firmly Rejects RSF’s Rival Government

(MENAFN) Sudan’s government on Sunday firmly rejected the creation of a rival administration announced by a coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), urging the international community not to acknowledge or engage with it. The...

Sudan Crisis Escalates as RSF Declares Rival Government

(MENAFN) A coalition led by Sudan’s powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), declared the establishment of a rival government on Saturday—an alarming move that threatens to further fracture a nation already mired in more than...

UN Condemns Sudan RSF’s Parallel Government

(MENAFN) The UN Security Council has firmly dismissed a recent declaration made by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) concerning the establishment of a separate governing body in areas under their control. This move comes amid an ongoing and...

Cholera claims minimum of forty lives in Sudan

(MENAFN) Cholera has taken the lives of more than 40 people in Sudan’s Darfur region within the past week, according to reports, marking the country’s most severe wave of the disease in recent years. The outbreak has spread widely across Darfur, a...

UN Security Council opposes RSF announcement of parallel government in Sudan

(MENAFN) The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) announcement of a parallel government in areas under their control. Since April 2023, fighting between the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has stalled the country’s...

UN declines parallel government in Sudan

(MENAFN) The UN Security Council has condemned Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for establishing a parallel governing authority in areas under their control. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in violent clashes between the RSF and the...

UN Sounds Alarm: Sudan's Darfur, Khartoum Face Risk of Famine

(MENAFN) Seventeen regions in Sudan, including key areas such as parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Gezira, have now been identified as "at risk of famine," a spokesperson for the United Nations announced on Wednesday. In August...

UN spokesperson reveals seventeen zones in Sudan are at danger of starvation

(MENAFN) According to reports, seventeen areas across Sudan, including parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Gezira, have been identified as "at risk of famine." Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said that...

Sudan objects to EU sanctions

(MENAFN) Sudan has strongly criticized the latest European Union sanctions, calling them legally unjust and biased. In a statement released Saturday, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry rejected the EU's decision to sanction individuals and entities...

Sudan Condemns EU New Sanctions as Unjust

(MENAFN) Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday sharply criticized newly imposed European Union sanctions, claiming they fail to meet "fair legal standards." In an official statement, the ministry argued that equating the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)...

Sudanese Military Says It Thwarted RSF Assault

(MENAFN) The Sudanese military announced Wednesday it had thwarted an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. According to the army, troops from the 6th Infantry Division, supported by allied...

UN Alarmed by Violent Attacks in Sudan’s El Fasher, Kordofan

(MENAFN) The United Nations voiced grave concern Tuesday over recent violent attacks in Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, as escalating clashes threaten civilian safety and humanitarian access. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN...

RSF Reportedly Commits Massacre in Sudan’s El Fasher Displacement Camp

(MENAFN) Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a deadly attack on a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur, on Monday, killing over 40 civilians and injuring dozens more, according to local activist groups. The El Fasher Resistance...

UAE Vows Support for Sudan’s Peace Initiatives

(MENAFN) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday reiterated its firm backing for peace initiatives in Sudan and emphasized the urgent need to protect civilians caught in ongoing conflict. In an official statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry...

RSF “Horrific Massacre” Kills 14 Civilians in Sudan’s El-Fasher

(MENAFN) At least 14 civilians lost their lives and dozens more were injured when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked El-Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, a human rights organization reported Monday. The...

Sudanese Army Reports Intercepting RSF Drone Strike

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the Sudanese military reported successfully intercepting a drone assault launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a strategic air base located in northern Sudan. According to a statement from the armed...