Sudan

Iran, Muslim Brotherhood may turn Sudan into an attack platform against Israel - opinion

A Sudan captured by Brotherhood doctrine and Iranian influence represents not only an African crisis but another potential platform in the expanding arc of pressure against Israel.

: A general view shows large plume of smoke and fire rising from fuel depot after what military sources told Reuters is a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone attack in Port Sudan targetting fuel storage facilities in Port Sudan, Sudan May 5, 2025.
Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Somaliland chose peace, the world chose to look away - opinion

Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) wave flags of the United Arab Emirates and of the STC, during a rally in Aden, Yemen, December 30, 2025.

How the UAE built its sphere of influence across the region, including role in Yemen - explainer

Gold pricing is in a virtuous cycle

Sudan says 2025 gold output reached 70 tons despite ongoing war


Tehran’s African pivot: A game-changer in the covert war with Israel - opinion

Iran’s new African front is a clear signal that the global chessboard is changing. US policy must adjust quickly to this reality or face greater instability in both the Middle East and Africa. 

 FILE PHOTO: A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.

The international community has forgotten Sudan

Behind the Lines - The international community seems largely indifferent to the 15-month war in Sudan that has seen thousands of casualties and millions of displaced people

 NOT GAZA – a view of damage to a street in Omdurman, Sudan as a result of the civil war, in April.

This week in Jewish history: Divine mercy, Munich massacre, Khartoum resolution

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

 Sudanese president Ismail al-Azhari (R) welcomes King Faisal of Saudi Arabia to Khartoum for the fourth Arab League summit, Aug. 1967.

Sudan's cholera crisis compounded by conflict, crowded camps

Sudan faces a worsening cholera outbreak amid conflict, displacing millions. UNHCR warns of rising cases in overcrowded camps with scarce medical supplies.

A UNHCR doctor discusses admission records and daily figures with a nurse in a hospital inside a refugee camp in Kassala State.

Aid struggles to reach survivors as Sudan dam collapse, floods wreak havoc

The collapse of the Arabaat Dam on Sunday has continued to wreak havoc across Sudan, as the conditions make it a challenge to deliver aid to survivors.

 Women and children wait to be registered prior to a food distribution carried out by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Thonyor, Leer state, South Sudan, February 26, 2017.

RSF attack on Sudanese village leaves 85 dead amid escalating violence

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces launched a brutal attack on the village of Galgani, killing at least 85 people, including women and children.

 Families flee RSF advances in Sudan's El Gezira state, on Sennar Road in the city of al-Dinder, Sennar state, Sudan, July 18, 2024.

Sudan ends consultations with US on Geneva peace talks without agreement

"I announce the end of the consultations without agreement on the participation of the Sudanese delegation in the Geneva negotiations," Mohamed Bashir Abdullah Abu Nammu said.

 Families flee RSF advances in Sudan's El Gezira state, on Sennar Road in the city of al-Dinder, Sennar state, Sudan, July 18, 2024.

Floods and famine overwhelm Sudan's largest refugee camp

Researchers found that brown floodwaters have submerged "toilets and nine out of 13 water points" in the Zamzam camp,

 udanese woman rests inside a shelter at Zamzam camp, in North Darfur, Sudan, August 1, 2024.

A surge of illegal infiltration from the Jordanian border: 'From a trickle to a flood'

Understanding the consequences of the past infiltration should cause the relevant parties "to find solutions to the issue as soon as possible," Barda said.

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

Iran and Sudan exchange ambassadors after severing ties eight years ago

Sudan resumes diplomatic relations with Iran, welcoming a new ambassador and sending its own envoy to Tehran for the first time since 2016, amid ongoing conflict and recent geopolitical shifts.

Sudanese protesters shout slogans and wave flags during a rally honouring fallen protesters at the Green Square in Khartoum, Sudan July 18, 2019