Headlines
  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: Omar al-Bashir

April 7, 2020

Sudan’s Military Will Return the Bodies...

The Sudanese military has said it will return the remains of 29 officers who were executed three decades ago to their families

January 9, 2020

Banned Sudanese Musicians Celebrate New Year...

Sudanese musicians who were banned by ousted president Omar al-Bashir’s government have returned to the country to play at a series of New Year concerts – in a move seen as symbolic of the changes that have taken place in the country. The Sudanese artists, some of whom were living in the United States, also marked the one-year anniversary of the uprising that led to Bashir’s downfall

May 1, 2019

Sudan’s Protest Icon Alaa Salah “Just...

Sudanese student Alaa Salah became a symbol of the country’s uprising against former President Omar al-Bashir after a photo and video of her emerged-on April 10. In the images, Salah is standing on a car in a white, traditional dress, chanting with protesters. But while Salah’s image brought attention to Sudan’s demonstrations, and the front-line role of women, some, including Salah herself, say she has been inflated as an icon of the revolution

April 30, 2019

Sudan Protest Artists Paint 3-Kilometer Banner...

As talks between Sudan’s protesters and the military make slow progress on the issue of civilian rule, one group is creating a colorful push to the process. A group of protester-artists is painting a three kilometer long banner that tells the story Sudan’s ongoing revolution

April 14, 2019

Sudanese Protesters Demand ‘Immediate’ Move to...

The political parties and movements behind the four months of protests said in a joint statement late Saturday that they will remain in the streets until their demands are met. They said the handover to civilian rule would be the “first step toward the fall of the regime.”

April 12, 2019

UN Rights Chief Urges Respect for...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is urging Sudan’s new rulers to uphold the constitution and take heed of human rights as they try to move the country forward after the toppling of president Omar al-Bashir

Sudan Faces a Future Without al-Bashir

Observers are now closely watching the rank-and-file soldiers to see if they will continue to side with protesters or begin cracking down on the gatherings, at the urging of the new regime

April 9, 2019

Sudan Protests Challenging Al-Bashir

Sudan’s months-long anti-government protests reached a new stage over the weekend when tens of thousands of people marked a 1985 military coup with a sit-in at army headquarters. As the protestors called for President Omar al-Bashir step down from his three decades in power, troops unexpectedly confronted government security forces who were trying to break up the protest

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