Accusations, Troop Buildup Raise Fears of Sudan-Ethiopia Clash
Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia are experiencing an unprecedented escalation after the two countries exchanged political and military accusations over support for armed groups and drone attacks, amid military movements along their shared border and growing fears that the crisis could slide int»»»
Almost 20 million people in Sudan still face acute hunger, monitors say
CAIRO: Some 19.5 million Sudanese people, or more than 40 percent of the population, are facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, as the contours of a war that has created the world’s worst hunger crisis shift. The spread of hunger and famine has become a hallmark of t»»»
Extensive preparations for more than 1.5m foreign pilgrims expected for Hajj
RIYADH: Officials and institutions continued their extensive preparations on Thursday for the upcoming Hajj season which is expected to host more than 1.5 million pilgrims from abroad. Prince Saud bin Mishaal, the deputy governor of the Makkah Region, and Gov. of Jeddah Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin»»»
Ukraine Now Hub for Afghan Opiates and Synthetic Drug Production - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
Ukraine is working closely with international terrorist groups to prepare a fight against legitimate governments, including in Africa, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky said on Thursday. "The Kiev regime is working closely with international terrorist groups and transnational crimina»»»
Sisi Visits Uganda as Egypt Increases Coordination on Water Security
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni discussed Nile water issues and regional security during talks in Entebbe on Wednesday, as Cairo steps up coordination with Nile Basin countries amid ongoing tensions with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam»»»
Minnawi: We Were Forced to Take Up Arms as Sudan Crumbles
From the heart of Sudan’s war and its tangled complexities, Minni Minnawi, head of the Sudan Liberation Movement and governor of Darfur, justified his forces’ participation in the conflict alongside the Sudanese army as “a necessity imposed by the nature of the targeting of the Sudanese people, the»»»
Tête à tête - In Sudan, both sides 'have taken the country to the dogs': Kenya's Ruto
As the Africa Forward summit concluded in Nairobi, FRANCE 24 sat down with Kenya's President William Ruto. For him, the summit was "significant" after French President Emmanuel Macron announced investments in Africa in areas such as the energy transition, digital and AI. Ruto also discussed th»»»
Two weeks of clashes in a southern Sudan region kill dozens, a local medical group says
CAIRO: Two weeks of intense clashes in southern Sudan have killed over 61 people, including nine children, a local medical group said Wednesday, fighting that is part of the larger war that has gripped the African country since 2023. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, which monitors casualty t»»»
Strong public response to Qatar Red Crescent's Adahi campaign
Doha, Qatar: Assistant Secretary-General for Relief and International Development at the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), Mohammed Badr Al Sada, said the 2026 Adahi campaign, launched under the slogan "Make Their Eid," has received strong engagement from the Qatari community, reflecting deeply ro»»»
Authorities say 257 people rescued off Crete in one day amid migration surge
A surge in migration across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya has seen another 134 people being rescued off inflatable dinghies south of Crete Monday, the Coast Guard said Wednesday, revising up the number of arrivals for that day to 257. No information was provided for potential arrivals on Tuesday»»»
Defections Hit Sudan’s RSF … Has the Breakup Phase Begun?
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are facing a growing wave of defections, raising questions over the future of the paramilitary group’s military cohesion and tribal alliances as the conflict with the Sudanese army enters its fourth year and turns into a prolonged war of attrition. The latest and »»»
Nigerian billionaire Dangote favours Kenya over Tanzania for 650,000-bpd East Africa oil refinery
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, president of the conglomerate Dangote Industries, said he is considering Kenya as the preferred location for a proposed 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery in East Africa, shifting focus away from an earlier plan centred on Tanzania. »»»
Nigerian billionaire Dangote favours Kenya over Tanzania for 650,000-bpd East Africa oil refinery
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, president of the conglomerate Dangote Industries, said he is considering Kenya as the preferred location for a proposed 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery in East Africa, shifting focus away from an earlier plan centred on Tanzania. »»»
Nigerian billionaire Dangote favours Kenya over Tanzania for 650,000-bpd East Africa oil refinery
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, president of the conglomerate Dangote Industries, said he is considering Kenya as the preferred location for a proposed 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery in East Africa, shifting focus away from an earlier plan centred on Tanzania. »»»
Nigerian billionaire Dangote favours Kenya over Tanzania for 650,000-bpd East Africa oil refinery
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, president of the conglomerate Dangote Industries, said he is considering Kenya as the preferred location for a proposed 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) refinery in East Africa, shifting focus away from an earlier plan centred on Tanzania. »»»
South Africa's top court bars repeat asylum applications
South Africa's top court bars repeat asylum applications 7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNomsa MasekoBBC Africa, Johannesburg Getty ImagesHome Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the refugee system is being abused South Africa's highest court has ruled that foreign nationals cannot»»»
Drone attack kills six in Sudan’s Darfur
KHARTOUM: A drone attack killed six people on Tuesday in the paramilitary-controlled city of Al-Daein in Sudan’s Darfur region, a medical source and two residents told AFP, as the Rapid Support Forces face a wave of defections. Drone strikes by both Sudan’s army and the paramilitary RSF have intens»»»
Conflict created more internal displacement than disasters last year: monitors
GENEVA: Conflict and violence drove more people to flee within their own countries last year than natural and manmade disasters for the first time on record, monitors said on Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center and the Norwegian Refugee Council said in their annual report on the su»»»
UN envoy praises KSrelief aid efforts in Sudan
RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Moallem, head of the health and environmental aid department at Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian agency KSrelief, recently met with the personal envoy of the UN secretary-general for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, in Riyadh. During the meeting, the officials discussed ways to strengthen »»»
Arafat and Tehran: From Revolutionary Embrace to Open Hostility
Yasser Arafat was the first foreign leader to visit Iran after Khomeini’s 1979 Iranian Revolution. At the time, he believed the Palestinian cause was gaining a powerful new ally in revolutionary Iran, which immediately closed the Israeli embassy and handed it over to the Palestine Liberation Organi»»»
Top e-visa travel list for Indian travellers as passport update shifts rankings in May
India’s passport has slipped to 78th position in the latest Henley Passport Index (May update), marking a minor shift in global mobility rankings even as access to visa-friendly destinations remains largely stable. In the latest standings, India shares the 78th rank with Burkina Faso, Cuba and Sene»»»
Doha Metro announces new bus route on Gold Line
Doha, Qatar: Doha Metro has announced new route to metrolink and metroexpress services operating on the Gold Line between Sport City and Al Sudan metro stations. The new routes took effect from Sunday, May 10, 2026 with metrolink service M307 operating from Al Sudan station Exit 1 to Sport City sta»»»
Good weather sees more migrants reaching Crete
More than 600 migrants have arrived on Crete and Gavdos in recent days, as boats carrying them were either found adrift by the Greek Coast Guard or managed to reach beaches on the two islands and disembark passengers. Local authorities have expressed concern about the increase in arrivals, which th»»»
Colombia's battle-hardened veterans fuel Ukraine's front lines
Thousands of Colombian veterans are fighting in Ukraine's armed forces, drawn by salaries up to eight times their domestic military pensions, a flow of combat labour that has made Colombia the single largest source of foreign fighters on Kyiv's front lines. They account for an estimated 40% of all »»»
Colombia's battle-hardened veterans fuel Ukraine's front lines
Thousands of Colombian veterans are fighting in Ukraine's armed forces, drawn by salaries up to eight times their domestic military pensions, a flow of combat labour that has made Colombia the single largest source of foreign fighters on Kyiv's front lines. They account for an estimated 40% of all »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Is the UAE breaking away?
On May 1, the United Arab Emirates left OPEC. Nearly 59 years of membership ended in a single Tuesday statement carried by state media: "The time has come to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." There was no farewell tour, no negotiated transition, no diplomatic cushioning of »»»
Colombia's battle-hardened veterans fuel Ukraine's front lines
Thousands of Colombian veterans are fighting in Ukraine's armed forces, drawn by salaries up to eight times their domestic military pensions, a flow of combat labour that has made Colombia the single largest source of foreign fighters on Kyiv's front lines. They account for an estimated 40% of all »»»
Colombia's battle-hardened veterans fuel Ukraine's front lines
Thousands of Colombian veterans are fighting in Ukraine's armed forces, drawn by salaries up to eight times their domestic military pensions, a flow of combat labour that has made Colombia the single largest source of foreign fighters on Kyiv's front lines. They account for an estimated 40% of all »»»
Pakistan passport update May: Complete visa-free travel list revealed after ranking drop
Pakistan’s passport ranking has fallen to 100th place in the latest Henley Passport Index May 2026 update, after improving earlier this year to 97th in February from 98th in January and 103rd in 2025, reflecting a year marked by fluctuating mobility performance. Despite the latest decline, Pakistan»»»
QC distributes new relief suppliesto displaced families in Sudan
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented a new humanitarian intervention for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from El Fasher and Greater Darfur in Sudan’s Khartoum State. Supported by a Qatari donor, the organisation’s field teams in Omdurman delivered food, shelter, and non-»»»
Migrant disappearances leave families trapped without answers
DUBAI: The last message Deyaa’s family received came through a borrowed satellite phone as he crossed the Mediterranean Sea. “Mama, I am Deyaa. I am fine.” It was Aug. 24, 2014. Two days later, the boat he was on sank off the Libyan coast. He was never found. Deyaa, a Syrian photographer and father»»»
THE HORMUZ GAMBIT: HOW WASHINGTON MANUFACTURED A CRISIS IT COULD NOT CONTROL
On April 28, 2026, the United Arab Emirates quietly detonated one of the last credible institutions of collective Arab economic power. Its withdrawal from OPEC — framed in the careful, bloodless language of a corporate press release as a matter of “national interests” and “long-term strategic visio»»»
UN: Sudan Drone Strikes Killed at Least 880 Civilians between January and April
At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said Monday, warning such strikes were pushing the conflict towards a "new, even deadlier phase". Drone attacks by both Sudan's army and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have»»»
UN says drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians in Sudan this year
GENEVA: At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said Monday, warning such strikes were pushing the conflict toward a “new, even deadlier phase.”The United Nations rights office said in a statement that its Sudan team had determined th»»»
Trespasser sucked into passenger jet engine at Denver airport (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver International Airport had to be aborted after the jet struck and killed an unknown person on the runway during takeoff, local officials have said. The trespasser was hit by the plane two minutes after jumping the perimeter fence late on Friday, according to th»»»
Eid Al Adha in UAE explained: Sacrifice rules, zakat, slaughterhouses and traditions
Dubai: As Eid Al Adha is fast approaching, millions of Muslims across the UAE are preparing for one of the most significant occasions in the Islamic calendar, a holiday marked by faith, charity, family ties and community traditions. Expected to fall on May 27 this year astronomically and observed o»»»
Qatari adventurer Sheikh Moe Al Thani inspires GU-Q graduates
Doha, Qatar: “Find your mountain, that one thing that lights your soul on fire. Climb it. And then hold the door for others.” That was the message Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al Thani, the first Qatari to reach the highest peak on all seven continents and ski to the South Pole — brought to Georgeto»»»
Adventurer Sheikh Mohammed urges GU-Q graduates to choose purpose
Tribune News Network Doha “Find your mountain, that one thing that lights your soul on fire. Climb it. And then hold the door for others.” That was the message Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani — the first Qatari to reach the highest peak on all seven continents and ski to the South Pole — broug»»»
QC launches Dhul-Hijjah campaign to boost for humanitarian projects
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has launched its Dhul-Hijjah Campaign for the season 1447 AH – 2026, under the slogan “The Most Blessed Days”. Driven by the generosity of donors in Qatar, the campaign seeks to mobilise support for the implementation of various humanitarian and developm»»»
How conflict is driving measles outbreaks in the Middle East and North Africa
LONDON: They are known as the “zero-dose children” — infants who have received neither of the two measles vaccine doses needed to protect them from a disease that kills 95,000 children globally each year. Save the Children says ongoing conflict across the Middle East and North Africa is pushing tha»»»
‘No medicine for my son’: Sudanese struggle to survive in new war zone
KHARTOUM: In an overcrowded camp in Sudan’s Blue Nile state, Awatif Awad has been fighting to keep her five children alive as the region becomes a new front line in the country’s three-year war. “We are only given one meal a day,” she said by phone from the camp, home to thousands of people who had»»»
Sudan’s War Fuels Silent Disaster for Forests
As war tears through Sudan, the environment has been buried beneath the smoke of battle, mass displacement and hunger. Yet it is one of the sectors suffering the broadest and deepest losses. Experts say what is unfolding in Sudan’s forests is no longer routine environmental degradation. It is a sil»»»
UN representatives in Al-Alamein and in Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egypt’s candidacy for the Northern African non-permanent UN Security Council seat for the years 2016-2017 is on its way to become a reality; Ameera Fouad reports Within the framework of Egypt’s Foreign Ministry tremendous efforts to gain the non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council»»»