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Officials detained, internet down in apparent Sudan coup
The country’s interim Prime Minister Abdulla Hamdok is under house arrest and being forced to issue a message in support of a military coup.
Second Olympian drops out of judo competition before facing Israeli
A second judo athlete has dropped out of the Olympics before facing an Israeli in the 73-kilogram division -- just days after another opponent withdrew over political reasons.
'Leave no Tigrayan': In Ethiopia, an ethnicity is erased
HAMDAYET, Sudan — The atrocities have been seared into the skin and minds of Tigrayans, who shelter by the thousands within sight of the homeland they fled in northern Ethiopia....
War forces thousands of Ethiopians into Sudan
They took with them donkeys and beds and motorcycles and colorful cloths that they now drape over pipes to create shelters. Others left their shoes behind as they crossed a...
US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors
CAIRO — 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...
Syrian refugee in Sudan aims to supply fresh water for Ethipopian arrivals
HAMDEYAT, Sudan - A Syrian refugee living in Sudan, who says he wants to show how refugees can make a difference, is helping to supply clean water to Ethiopians fleeing...
Iran blasts US-brokered deal to normalize relations between Israel and Sudan
Iran blasted Sudan Saturday for paying "ransom" to the US in exchange for the Trump administration removing the country from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. The country also...
Sudan and Israel normalize ties in third deal brokered by Trump administration
WASHINGTON — Sudan will become the third Arab state to normalize ties with Israel in another historic peace deal brokered by the United States, President Trump announced Friday as he...
Sudanese police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds gathered in demonstrations
KHARTOUM - Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of people in demonstrations across the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, as crowds gathered to put pressure on the government...
Israel's next peace deal will be with Sudan
On the heels of the historic peace accords Israel signed last week with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, another regional deal is now possible. Sudan, once a terror safe...
Some 120 said to be killed or wounded in attack in Sudan's Darfur region: U.N.
KHARTOUM - More than 60 people were reported killed and nearly 60 others wounded during an armed attack in a village in Sudan’s restive Darfur region on Saturday, the United...
Sen. Menendez blocks compensation to families of US victims bombed by al Qaeda
The daughter of a diplomat who lost her dad and younger brother to the terrorist bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya in 1998 is furious with New Jersey Senator...
Glasgow stabbing suspect identified as Sudanese asylum seeker
"He said 'I will attack' so everyone should take it seriously," said a man identified only as Siraj in an interview with Scotland's ITV.
'Our country has to be safe': Trump to add 7 more countries to travel ban
Immigrants from Myanmar, Nigeria, Tanzania and other nations could face restrictions in the US.
Stunning portraits spotlight world's most endangered indigenous tribes
British photographer Jimmy Nelson, 52, has spent his professional life traveling the globe and visiting tribes who have shunned modern civilization.
Women in Sudan challenge religious beliefs while pursing soccer dreams
OMDURMAN, Sudan — All her life, Elham Balatone wanted to play soccer — like her brothers, like the boys on her street. But in the Sudan where she grew up,...
27 sentenced to death in Sudan for torturing, killing protester
CAIRO — A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing and killing a detained protester during the uprising against longtime autocrat...
Ex-Sudan president Omar al-Bashir sentenced to 2 years for corruption
Former Sudan president Omar al-Bashir was convicted Saturday of corruption and money laundering and will face two years at a correctional facility. Now 75, al-Bashir was spared prison on account...
Pompeo ignores experts, keeps Saudis off US child soldiers list
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided to keep Saudi Arabia off the US list of countries using child soldiers, despite recommendations from State Department experts -- who reportedly wanted...
Sudanese vow to keep up protests after crackdown
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s pro-democracy movement vowed Thursday to press its campaign of civil disobedience until the ruling military council is ousted and killers of protesters are brought to justice,...