Omar al-Bashir

Heavy fighting in Sudan's capital as food aid needs grow

The army mainly used air power and heavy artillery to drive back the RSF, which spread out across large areas of Khartoum and its adjoining cities of Bahri and Omdurman across the Nile.

 A general view shows a cloud of smoke in Khartoum, Sudan, April 18, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.
 Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir greets a supporter from inside the defendant's cage during his and some of his former allies trial over the 1989 military coup that brought the autocrat to power in 1989, at a courthouse in Khartoum, Sudan September 15, 2020

Sudan's Bashir and allies out of jail, Khartoum fighting flares

 Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 15, 2023

Sudan crisis: Can Middle East powers broker a ceasefire? - analysis

Sudan's President Omar Ahmed al-Bashir looks on during Sudan's Saudi Air Force show during the final training exercise between the Saudi Air Force and Sudanese Air Forces at Merowe Airport in Merowe, Northern State, Sudan April 9, 2017.

Sudan finds grave believed to have bodies of officers executed by Bashir


Sudan moves to dissolve party of ex-leader al-Bashir

The law to dissolve Bashir's National Congress Party (NCP) also allows for the party's assets to be seized, Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdelbari said. State TV described it as a measure to "dismantle" the former regime.

Sudan's former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir sits inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan September 28, 2019

Fall of al-Bashir brings no change for Israel’s Sudanese refugees

Waiting, hoping and guessing remains the norm.

Sudanese and Eritreans in Israel protest their treatment in front of the Knesset

Voices from the Arab press: Mental health in Saudi Arabia

I am unsure how other news outlets in the kingdom will react to the suicide attempt of the young man in Mecca. The right thing to do is bring these issues into the fore and discuss them.

A BABY girl is fed as other girls dressed as Kumari are worshipped during rituals to celebrate the Hindu festival of Navratri, inside the Adyapeath temple on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on April 14.

Qatar and Turkey face setback in Libya and Sudan

In Libya Turkey and Qatar’s support for the Tripoli government in the eastern part of the country grew out of the Arab spring and the civil conflict in Libya.

A tank arrives at the Turkish military base in Doha, Qatar

Women lead Sudan protests that inspire new ‘Arab spring’ comparison

U.K., U.S. and Norway urge transition after months of protests culminate in deaths at hands of security forces.

Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans during a protest demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down in Khartoum, Sudan April 6, 2019

Protesters clash with Sudan police in latest anti-Bashir unrest

Demonstrations also erupted in three other cities as part of a four-week long unrest that poses the most persistent challenge to Bashir's grip since he took power in a coup in 1989.

Sudan's President Omar Ahmed al-Bashir looks on during Sudan's Saudi Air Force show during the final training exercise between the Saudi Air Force and Sudanese Air Forces at Merowe Airport in Merowe, Northern State, Sudan April 9, 2017.

Analysis: Will Sudan be the next to have a revolution?

Since the southern part of the country gained independence in 2011, the country has been in a downward spiral, leading to unrest that at any point could topple President Omar al-Bashir’s regime.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir 370