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Israel and Sudan on track to normalise diplomatic relations

Israel expects to fully normalise ties with Sudan later this year after Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen returned from a lightning diplomatic mission to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

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UN Welcoming Commitments in Sudan’s ‘Framework Agreement’

Radhouane Nouicer, expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, has welcomed commitments on the human rights contained in the political framework agreement signed between the political forces and the military component. He expressed hope that this helps “set a roadmap to settle the outstanding issues with a broad…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel FM: Fully Normalized Ties with Sudan Later This Year

Israel expects to fully normalize ties with Sudan sometime later this year, Israel's foreign minister said Thursday, after returning from a lightning diplomatic mission to the Sudanese capital. Eli Cohen spoke to reporters after a one-day trip to Khartoum that included high-level meetings with military leaders, including Sudan's ruling general,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israeli FM Heads Delegation to Discuss Sudan Normalization

Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen was in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday to discuss the normalization of ties between the two countries, two Sudanese government sources said. The trip was part of an exchange of visits between Sudan and Israel and involved discussions on reaching and signing a normalization…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel, Sudan agree to press on with normalisation during Cohen visit

Israel and Sudan agreed to press on with efforts to normalise relations during a visit by Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen to Khartoum on Thursday, Sudan's foreign ministry said.

Reuters

US expresses concern over Sudan freeing diplomat's killer

The U.S. State Department says it is “deeply concerned” over Sudan's release of a man convicted in the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by shooting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum

The Independent UK

Family says Sudan freed man convicted of killing US diplomat

Sudanese authorities have released a man convicted of the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Khartoum

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Sudan at the Center of Global Interest in Green Minerals

As Khartoum and Riyadh prepare to raise the level of comprehensive bilateral cooperation, Sudanese Minister of Minerals Mohamed Bashir Abdullah revealed that efforts were underway to revive the Red Sea Agreement with Saudi Arabia. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Abdullah said the Future Minerals Forum, which was recently held…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ethiopian PM Visits Khartoum to End Dispute with Sudan

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed informed the Sudanese parties that he does not bring any new initiatives or proposals on the political situation in Sudan. The Prime Minister indicated that the government strongly supports the framework political agreement signed between the Sudanese parties and rejects any external interference. Ahmed stressed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Security Forces Clash with Protesters in Khartoum

Sudanese protesters tried to march onto the presidential palace in Khartoum on Tuesday but were intercepted by security forces, who fired tear gas to disperse them. Sudan’s security forces blocked some bridges linking the three cities of the capital (Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman), ahead of the resistance committees’ calls for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Sudan Seek to Boost Water Cooperation

Egypt and Sudan stressed on Saturday joint cooperation to address water resources and develop the work of the Egyptian-Sudanese Technical Authority for Nile water. Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Sweilam met with his Sudanese counterpart Daw Al-Bait Abdul-Rahman in Khartoum. Sweilam hailed the deeply-rooted ties linking Egypt…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Court Convicts Bashir's Wife of 'Illicit Enrichment'

A Sudanese court convicted the wife of ousted President Omar al-Bashir of "illicit enrichment," ordering her to pay a fine of about $127,000.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senegal court orders release of government critic Pape Ale Niang

In tonight's edition: A Senegalese judge orders the release of a journalist who has spent more than two months behind bars and several weeks on hunger strike. Pape Ale Niang's arrest back in November sparked protests and widespread calls for his release. Also, Rwanda's Kagame says his country can no…

France 24

After Sudan deals, dissenters say military has silenced them

A series of reconciliation deals have sought to end the fighting in Darfur, but opponents say they do not go far enough.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Police Say Bus Crashed into Parked Truck in Sudan, 16 Killed

A passenger bus slammed into a parked truck on a highway in the Sudanese city of Omdurman early on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, police said. The bus swerved off the road and hit a parked truck in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital, Khartoum, according to a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan: Bashir Admits Role in 1989 Coup During Trial

Former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir said on Tuesday that he took full responsibility for the events in 1989 that brought him to power, speaking at a trial in which he stands charged with leading a military coup. Bashir has been jailed since army officers deposed him during an uprising in…

Al Jazeera

Sudanese security forces tear-gas pro-democracy protesters

Thousands of demonstrator in Khartoum demand an end to military rule and justice for those killed since last year’s coup

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudanese Forces Fire Tear Gas at Rally against Post-coup Deal

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Monday at protesters in Khartoum who rallied against a tentative deal aimed at ending the crisis provoked by last year's military coup, AFP correspondents said. Thousands of pro-democracy activists took to the streets in Sudan's capital to reject the agreement signed by military and…

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Sudan protesters face tear gas, stun grenades on uprising anniversary

Sudanese security forces used stun grenades and tear gas on Monday to disperse crowds of protesters rallying in Khartoum on the fourth anniversary of the uprising that toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir, a Reuters reporter said.

Reuters

Distrust mars deal to relaunch Sudan's transition

An agreement to relaunch a political transition in Sudan and unlock billions of dollars in frozen international support faces many pitfalls, including distrust of the signatories and splits over issues left to a second phase of talks, analysts say.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Council of Arab Economic Unity Meets in Khartoum, Discusses Food Security

The Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) kicked off in Khartoum on Monday its 144th session with the participation of Arab ambassadors, representatives of Arab federations, and undersecretaries of ministries in Sudanese officials.

Reuters

Protests continue in Sudan's capital days after political deal

Sudanese security forces used tear gas and blocked roads and bridges on Thursday as they sought to contain scattered protests in the capital, a Reuters reporter said, three days after an initial deal was signed to launch a new political transition.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Forum Affirms Strong Arab-Chinese Relations

Ambassadors of Arab countries in Khartoum called for deepening Arab-Chinese relations, stressing the mutual strategic interests between Arab countries and Beijing and the importance of pushing them to the highest level of comprehensive cooperation. Khartoum hosted on Wednesday a forum on the "Arab-Chinese Summit: Current Challenges and Future Prospects" ahead…

Al Jazeera

‘Repeating cycle’: Protesters decry Sudan agreement

Critics fear the deal extends a lifeline to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group which led the 2021 coup.

Reuters

Sudan's political strife

Sudan's military and a coalition of civilian parties have signed a framework deal aimed at ending a political standoff created by a military coup in October 2021. The deal could revive a transition that began with the 2019 overthrow of autocratic former leader Omar al-Bashir.

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