Death toll from Sudan's Darfur clashes rises above 200The combined death toll from recent violence in Sudan's restive Darfur region has risen above 200, after medics revised the toll from one set of clashes upwards by over 50.....
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Fears about Sudan's Darfur after 130 killed in days of fightingThe latest inter-ethnic violence to rock Sudan's restive Darfur left 47 dead on Monday, after 83 died in separate weekend clashes -- and following shortly after a peacekeeping mission ended operations.....
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At least 83 killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur: medicsMore than 80 people have been killed in two days of ongoing clashes in Sudan's restive Darfur, doctors said Sunday, just over two weeks since a long-running peacekeeping mission ended operations.....
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Death toll from violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan's West Darfur province climbed to at least 83, including women and children, a doctor's union and aid worker said, as sporadic violence continued Sunday.
The ruling sovereign council met Sunday and said securi....
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At least 48 dead in militia attack on El Geneina, West DarfurAt least 48 people died and 97 people were injured in a militia attack on the West Darfur city of El Geneina on Saturday, Sudan's state news agency SUNA said, citing a local doctors union.....
Controversial Nile dam negotiations break downNegotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse, the three countries said on Sunday.....
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Sudan says it signed 'Abraham Accords' with USSudan on Wednesday said it signed the "Abraham Accords" with the U.S., paving the way for the African country to normalize ties with Israel.....
US treasury chief visits Sudan after ending pariah statusU.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrived in Sudan Wednesday, the first visit by a senior American official since President Donald Trump's administration removed the African country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.....
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Airport in Yemen receives 1st flight since deadly attackSANAA, Yemen (AP) — A plane landed Sunday at the airport in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, officials said, the first commercial flight to arrive since the deadly missile attack last week on the facility that killed at least 25 people and wounded 110 others.
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'Our children die in our hands': Floods ravage South SudanOLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — On a scrap of land surrounded by flooding in South Sudan, families drink and bathe from the waters that swept away latrines and continue to rise.
Some 1 million people in the country have been displaced or isolated for months by the worst flooding in memory, with ....
Peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur ends, stoking fearsSudan's hybrid United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end its 13-year peacekeeping operations in the conflict marred region Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful.....
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Darfur clashes kill 15 amid calls for peacekeepers to stayCAIRO (AP) — Tribal clashes in Sudan's troubled Darfur region have killed at least 15 people in recent days, forcing authorities to deploy more troops, the state-run news agency reported.
The violence came as thousands of displaced people protested against a decision by the U.N. Security Counci....
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'I would never go back': Horrors grow in Ethiopia's conflictHAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run.
In this fragile refugee community on the edge of Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, those who have fled nearly two months of deadly fighting continue to bring new accounts of horror.
At a simple clinic in Sudan, one doct....
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Unique meteorite hints at parent asteroid lurking in our solar systemResearchers have been conducting a study on a mysterious meteorite that exploded over Sudan in 2008. The meteor was estimated by NASA to weigh about nine tons and to be nearly 13-foot in diameter when it was spotted before impact. After the meteorite entered the atmosphere and impacted the planet....
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Sudanese man's death draws attention to paramilitary forceCAIRO (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked controversy around the scope of a paramilitary force in Sudan whose members once formed the backbone of a militia that rights groups say committed war crimes in Darfur.
Bahaa el-Din Nouri, 45, w....
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If Pakistan can handle Covid, why not polio, wonders IMBISLAMABAD: The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for Polio has said that if Pakistan could deal with Covid-19 and mobilise resources to check its spread, why can't the same be achieved in the case of polio.
The board works on behalf of international donor agencies and issues reports on the perfo....
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A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for OscarsCAIRO (AP) — Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned.Read more on NewsOK.com....
Israeli minister says Pakistan not among states it may have ties withJERUSALEM: Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country, possibly in Asia, during US President Donald Trump's term, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
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Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit: ministerIsrael is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country during US President Donald Trump's term, which ends next month, an Israeli government minister told Ynet TV on Wednesday.
The White House has brokered rapprochements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, S....
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Sudan says US Congress moves ahead on ending pariah statusSudan's Justice Ministry said Tuesday the U.S. Congress has moved forward on Washington's promise to end the African country's pariah status, passing legislation that grants Sudan some immunity from legal action by Americans against its involvement in militant attacks.....
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Sudan's PM meets Ethiopian leader after cross-border attackCAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister met his Ethiopian counterpart Sunday, as Sudanese forces continued their advances to reclaim territories controlled by Ethiopian militias along the two countries' shared border.
Abdalla Hamdok's office said the meeting with Abiy Ahmed took place in the Horn o....
The Winners and Losers of Israel's Normalization Deal With MoroccoOn December 10, Israel and Morocco agreed to normalize relations. Israel has been trying to normalize relations with Arab-majority countries for decades. The process began in 1979 with Egypt. In 1994, Jordan followed. In recent months, Israel has normalized ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrai....
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Arab Countries Offer Opportunities for Brazilian StartupsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (ANBA) UAE and Saudi Arabia invest in game and innovation startups, while countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, Sudan and Algeria offer opportunities for agricultural technology companies. The Arab countries offer opportunities for agricultural, game and innovation startups. Ac....
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US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsorsCAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump's administration has removed Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country get international loans to revive its battered economy and end its pariah status.
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Rare genus of Malaria detected in Kerala, transmission prevented, says KK ShailajaThiruvananthapuram: Health Minister KK Shailaja stated that a new genus of Malaria was detected in the state and that the health department was able to prevent its transmission. A soldier who visited Kannur district hospital was confirmed to have contracted the rare 'Plasmodium ovale' genus of Mala....
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Trump: Israel, Morocco agree to normalise relationsANKARA: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Morocco "have agreed to full diplomatic relations," calling the deal a "massive breakthrough" for peace in the Middle East, reported Anadolu Agency."Another HISTORIC breakthrough today!" Trump said on Twitter. "Our two GREAT friend....
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Israel, Morocco agree to normalise relations in latest US-brokered dealIsrael and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalise relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Morocco the fourth Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past four months.
As part of the agreement, US President Donald Trump agreed to recognise Morocco'....
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Chinese firm resumes construction of key road in South SudanChinese construction firm, Shandong Hi-Speed Group Company Ltd (SDHS), has resumed work on the Juba-Terekeka-Yirol-Rumbek road linking the Bahr El Ghazal region bordering Sudan.....
Going undercover in the schools that chain boysReporter Fateh Al-Rahman Al-Hamdani writes about his experience of secretly filming inside Sudan's Islamic boarding schools to expose abuse, and reveals why the investigation was so personal to him.....
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Ethiopia's conflict stokes humanitarian and virus crisisHAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — Ethiopia's month-long war in its northern Tigray region has severely hampered efforts to fight one of Africa's worst coronavirus outbreaks, as the fighting has displaced almost 1 million people and strained local humanitarian services to the breaking point.
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Sudan confirms but downplays Israeli visitSudan has confirmed that an Israeli delegation visited Khartoum, a week after the mission, a pan-Arab news channel reported.....
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Nearly half of Tigray refugees in Sudan are childrenThe fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region has sent tens of thousands of refugees streaming into neighboring Sudan, seeking a safe haven. According to the UN, almost half of them are children. DW's Mariel Müller filed this report from a Sudanese camp.....
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UN flies aid into Sudan for Ethiopian refugeesThe United Nations said 32 tons of emergency aid were flown into Khartoum on Friday to help the growing number of refugees fleeing into Sudan from Ethiopia.....
Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan's former prime minister, dies of virusSadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan's last democratically elected prime minister and leader of the country's largest political party, has died of COVID-19 in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates, his party said.....
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UN chief urges Ethiopia to protect civilians in Tigray region — spokesmanNEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Ethiopia to do its utmost to protect civilians in the Tigray region, reported Sputnik news agency."Amid reports of a potential military offensive into the regional capital of Mekelle, he urges the leaders of Ethiopia to do everything possible to ....
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Israel policy not under reconsideration, reiterates govtThe Foreign Office on Tuesday reiterated that Pakistan was not reconsidering its Israel policy and said that Prime Minister Imran Khan's "statements in this context have been clear and unequivocal".
In a statement, the FO said that Pakistan "cannot recognise Israel" until a "just settlement of th....