This is Beirut, 04/07 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute
In northern Sudan, farmland is dying in silence. Since the beginning of the conflict in April 2023, electricity has been cut off. Without power, the pumps have stopped, and water from the Nile no longer reaches the crops. With AFP
This is Beirut, 01/07 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute
After two years of war in Sudan, entire families are fleeing the fighting, only to face another deadly threat: hunger.
This is Beirut, 27/06 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday he has been in contact with the warring sides in Sudan to try to reach a ceasefire in the besieged and starving city of El-Fasher. Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has agreed in principle to such a humanitarian pause, his ruling Transitional Council said. But the opposing paramilitary ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands ...
This is Beirut, 04/06 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
As Eid al-Adha nears, the traditional livestock markets across the Arab world are bustling. But this year, as in previous ones, it’s the steep cost of sheep that’s drawing the most attention. A regional survey by Al Jazeera Economy highlights stark price variations that mirror broader economic disparities. In crisis-hit Lebanon, families can ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week. For more than two years Africa's third-largest country has been engulfed by a war between the army, led by the nation's de facto ...
This is Beirut, 23/05 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes between South Sudan's army and fighters backing the rival to President Salva Kiir have killed at least 75 civilians since February, the UN human rights chief said on Friday. Dozens more have been injured and thousands forced to flee their homes in the world's newest state, said United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Volker ...
This is Beirut, 23/05 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sudan's army-aligned government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. The reaction by the government spokesman comes after the United States said on Thursday it had determined that Sudan's military used chemical weapons in ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
he Sudanese army said on Tuesday that it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Khartoum state, nearly two months after regaining control of the capital's center. "We affirm that Khartoum state is completely free of rebels," military spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in a statement, referring to the paramilitary ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Clashes erupted on Tuesday between the Sudanese regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, the army said, calling the fighting part of a "large-scale" offensive. Explosions rang out in the area, where the RSF had retreated after losing control of the Sudanese capital in March, an AFP ...
This is Beirut, 09/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates on Friday denied an Amnesty International report accusing it of providing Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces at war with the regular army. "The UAE strongly rejects the suggestion that it is supplying weaponry to any party involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan," said Salem Aljaberi, the UAE's ...
This is Beirut, 09/05 10:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Port Sudan Sudan Rapid Support Forces
Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for a sixth straight day Friday, an army source said, blaming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army since April 2023. "Our air defenses intercepted some of the enemy drones that were targeting sites in the city," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Witnesses reported ...