Press Delegation to Make Documentary Visit to Refugee Camps in Eastern States
Khartoum, June 11 (SUNA) – The Director of Information and Public Relations at the Commission for Refugees, Iqbal Abdalla Ali, announced that the commission in the process of organizing a documentary media visit to the refugee camps (Ethiopians and Eritreans) in Kassala and Gedarif States,…
Witnesses testify against Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb in ICC trial
June 9 – 2022 THE HAGUE, The proceedings of former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (known as ‘Ali Kushayb’), who has been accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity between 2003 and at least 2004, continued as witnesses gave…
Sultan of Darfur Meets Delegation of South Sudan Mediation
Khartoum, May 30 (SUNA)- Sultan of Darfur, Ahmed Hussein Ayoub Ali Dinar, met today at Al- Salam Hotel with the delegation of South Sudan mediation for solving the crisis in Sudan, chaired by the Advisor of South Sudan President for Political and Security Affairs, Tut…
Sudan Renews its Initiative for Arab Food Security
Nouakchott, May 30 (SUNA) – Sudan has renewed the proposal for the Arab Food Security Initiative at the activities of the Forum of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, during the current visit of Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Jibril Ibrahim, to Mauritania….
Sudanese Wise Youth and Women Council Welcomes South Sudan’s Initiative
Khartoum, May 30 (SUNA)- The Sudanese Wise Youth and Women Council announced its welcome and support to the initiative of the South Sudan on solving the crisis in Sudan. The Head of the People’s Democratic Party and member of the Council, Yahya Haj Nor, said…
NCHR Welcomes Lifting of State of Emergency
Khartoum, May 30(SUNA)-The National Commission for Human Rights(NCHR) has welcomed the republican decree issued by the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Gen, Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan on lifting the state of emergency the country-wide. The Commission also welcomed release of those who were detained according to…
‘Unwise’ denial of UNITAMS advisor’s Sudan visa risks ‘severe international repercussions’
May 26 – 2022 KHARTOUM, The decision by the Sudan government not to renew the residency visa of senior international advisor, Dame Rosalind Marsden, is ‘unwise’, and could lead to ‘severe repercussions from the international community”, a respected Sudanese political scientist warns. In an interview…
South Sudan Special Envoy Galuak meets AU-IGAD-UN trilateral mechanism in Khartoum
May 26 – 2022 KHARTOUM, The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ‘trilateral mechanism’ met on Wednesday with Tut Galuak, Special Envoy to Sudan and advisor to South Sudan President Salva Kiir, the mechanism…
West Darfur violence: UN Humanitarian Coordinator reminds stakeholders of duty to protect civilians
May 26 – 2022 EL GENEINA, The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Khardiata Lo N’Diaye, has reiterated the commitment of humanitarian partners to support thousands of people displaced by violence in parts of Kereinik and El Geneina, after her visit to El Geneina, capital of…
US sanctions Sudan companies ‘with links to Hamas’
May 26 – 2022 KHARTOUM / WASHINGTON D.C., The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revealed an expansive Hamas network, with one Hamas financier, Hisham Younis Yahia Qafisheh, operating and managing at least two Sudan-based companies, Agrogate Holding and Al…
Al Jazar: A Minimalist Approach
On Al Jazar Street in al Riyadh Khartoum, under a large white sign spelling out the word “Al Jazar” in big bold black-lined red letters, is a great little take out for a delicious kufta sandwich. As the namesake explicates, the enterprise is a byproduct…