RIYADH: Countries and international organizations have condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports, including Saturday’s strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and injured 309 others, according to Saudi authorities. The condemnations, carried by the Saud»»»

CAIRO: A drone strike blamed on Sudan’s notorious paramilitaries hit a gathering of displaced people on the border with Ethiopia and killed 41, a rights group said. Friday’s strike by the Rapid Support Forces took place in the Abu Shandi area in Sudan’s Blue Nile province, according to Emergency La»»»

KHARTOUM: Abdul Wahid Nour, the head of the Sudan Liberation Movement and Army, rejected the participation of the army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti”, in any future government in their military capacities, stipulating »»»

JUBA: Inter-communal violence killed 71 people Friday in South Sudan’s central town of Rumbek, the interim government and witnesses said. Several witnesses told AFP that ethnic and community conflict was behind the latest outbreak of violence in the world’s youngest country, which won independence »»»

KHARTOUM: A drone strike launched by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 26 women and four children on Friday, an official and eyewitnesses told AFP. The attack occurred in the Wad Al-Mahi governorate of Blue Nile state, near Sudan’s southeastern border with Ethiopia, according to Wad »»»

LONDON: The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region by two months, without broadening it to the rest of the war-torn country as sought by the United States. Despite weeks of discussions, Washington failed to get the expansion approved»»»

Leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, affirmed that the crimes of the Saudi regime against the Yemeni people will not break their will or force them to surrender. Instead, they increase their conviction in the justice of their cause and their drive to confro»»»

LIBERVILLE: The US policy of deporting migrants to third-party African countries is against international law and exploits suffering to deter immigration, Human Rights Watch said in a report Thursday. After Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, his administration signed accords »»»

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has launched a humanitarian bridge from the State of Qatar to the Republic of Sudan, in partnership with Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Aspetar, a specialized orthopedic and sports medicine hospital. The initiative comprises 50 trucks»»»

CAIRO: A drone strike hit homes and a mosque in Sudan on Wednesday, killing at least four women and wounding dozens of other people, a rights group said. Emergency Lawyers, which tracks the conflict, blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for the attack in the Hijra neighborhood of Damazin, t»»»

Geneva: Most migrant children who reached Europe last year were travelling alone, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning about the abuse and violence they face en route. More than 20,000 of the 31,100 children who reached Europe along migration routes last year arrived without a parent or guard»»»

The man sitting on the plane a couple rows from infectious-disease expert David O. Freedman was sweating profusely and clearly looked sick. The flu? Covid-19? Something worse? Freedman couldn’t tell. But just before takeoff, he watched a flight attendant speak with the man briefly and then return w»»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Qatar University have concluded the second edition of the “Quran and Human Knowledge Conference” and the “Kitab Al Ummah Forum” after two days of academic discussions, research and specialised dialogue involving researchers and academics fr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the Quran and Human Knowledge Conference: Towards Sound Human Knowledge and the Book of the Ummah Writers Forum opened yesterday in Doha, bringing together researchers, academics and specialists from Qatar and abroad to examine the relationship between revelation »»»

Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) HE Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari met with Head of the British Office for Sudan and UK Special Representative to Sudan, Richard Crowder, on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation bet»»»

A US envoy met over the weekend with Sudan’s top general as the Trump administration pushes for diplomatic efforts to end a war that has created what many describe as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, met Sa»»»

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Monday condemned indiscriminate drone strikes and attacks on civilians in Sudan, and slammed outside forces fueling the conflict with weapons and mercenaries. The United Nations’ top rights body decided to extend the mandate of the council’s independent intern»»»

Geneva: The World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the attack in Sudan's South Kordofan that targeted two trucks carrying food aid, which led to the death of its driver, calling for an immediate and unbiased investigation and holding people accountable. WFP stated on Monday that the investig»»»

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday reiterated that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighboring countries saying at a summit Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional»»»

The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation that is redrawing the region’s map of alliances and conflicts, as traditional rivalries give way to new calculations driven by security, economic interests, technology, and military power. That is the assessment of prominent British historian »»»

DOHA: The second conference on the Holy Quran and Human Knowledge convened in Doha on Monday. The event aims to advance sound human knowledge when it comes to the Holy Quran. It was kicked off concurrently with the opening of the Book of the Ummah Forum, bringing together a pantheon of researchers,»»»

Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari met on Monday in Doha with HE Richard Crowder, Head of the British Office for Sudan and the UK Special Representative to Sudan. During the meeting, they reviewed cooperat»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a multi-specialty medical convoy in Sudan, with a volunteering medical delegation deployed from Qatar to perform surgeries for displaced and underprivileged patients at Bahri Teaching Hospital. Being carried out in cooperation with the Kha»»»

NEW ALAMEIN: “This is not a summit directed against any third party,” former Egyptian assistant foreign minister Hussein Haridy told Arab News as the leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia gathered in New Alamein on Sunday amid mounting tensions in the Horn of Africa. “Rather, it is a consult»»»

CAIRO: Ethiopia’s regional rivals Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan met in the Egyptian coastal city of El-Alamein on Sunday, calling for regional disputes to be resolved through “peaceful means.” The gathering comes as concerns grow that the escalating violence in Ethiopia could spill across borde»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a multi-specialty medical convoy in Sudan, with a volunteering medical delegation deployed from Qatar to perform surgeries for displaced and underprivileged patients at Bahri Teaching Hospital. Being carried out in cooperation»»»

Troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government were patrolling the streets of Mekelle on Sunday, a day after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew its forces from the northern city. The government advance came as Ethiopia's regional rivals including Eritrea and Sudan met in the Egypti»»»

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea have issued the Alamein Joint Declaration, establishing a unified four-nation front to assert exclusive sovereignty over Red Sea governance, defend the territorial integrity of member states, and categorically reject any unilateral measures affectin»»»

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and federal forces began fighting »»»

Khartoum: An airstrike on two United Nations food aid trucks in Sudan's South Kordofan state killed one of their drivers, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday, without specifying who was behind the attack. The trucks were travelling from Dilling to Kadugli on Saturday when they came under »»»

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels’ regional capital, a local journalist said Sunday, while Ethiopia’s regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks against federal forc»»»

Aerra Carnicom Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly expressed hope that Tanzania’s participation in the “Alamein-Africa Business Forum” would help expand mutual investment opportunities, noting Egypt’s strong interest in increasing Egyptian investments in Tanzania and the readiness of Egyptian companies»»»

CAIRO: Egypt will host the leaders of Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia for talks on Sunday in the northern coastal city of El-Alamein as renewed fighting in Ethiopia and a rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute raise fears of a wider conflict across the Horn of Africa. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will »»»

Geneva: The United Nations has released USD160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the a»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations has released $160 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving assistance in 12 of the world's most underfunded humanitarian crises. A statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the all»»»

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s federal military has recaptured the main airport in the capital of the northern Tigray region, three sources said on Saturday, dealing a major setback to an opposition alliance in its stronghold. Clashes pitting a rebel alliance led by Tigray’s ruling party against the gover»»»

In recent months, the eastern Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia infamous for its massacres and mass abductions of children in the 1990s and 2000s. The group's leader, Joseph Kony, wanted by the International Cr»»»

LONDON: Ethiopia on Thursday closed its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours. Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of “direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence” that pose “a direct threat to Ethiopia’s national security.” Eritrea’s»»»

KHARTOUM: Headed by Shalhoub Alshalhoub, director of public relations and media at the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, a delegation from KSrelief met with Sudanese Federal Minister of Health Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim in Khartoum recently. The two sides reviewed the latest developm»»»

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s former president Omar Al-Bashir is seeking permission to travel abroad for medical treatment, his lawyer told AFP on Friday, saying the jailed ex-ruler requires tests unavailable in war-ravaged Sudan. Bashir, 82, was recently transferred from a hospital in the northern city of Mer»»»

NAIROBI: The African Union Commission has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from actions or statements that could worsen tensions and undermine regional peace and stability. “The Commission urges the three countries to address their differences through»»»

Dubai Financial Services Authority chairman takes over at UAE's largest Islamic lender Dubai: DIB has appointed Fadhel Abdulbaqi Al Ali as chairman of its board of directors, effective 30 September 2026, the UAE's largest Islamic bank said on Wednesday. Al Ali succeeds Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Shaibani,»»»

Explosions were heard overnight in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, three diplomatic sources said on Thursday, adding to anxiety about the possible spread of renewed conflict in the country’s north. A source linked to the opposition alliance fighting government forces since last week said it had car»»»

Sudanese former President Omar al-Bashir, 80, has been transferred from the northern city of Merowe to a hospital in the capital Khartoum for continued treatment and tests after he developed symptoms of an “unknown” medical case. His lawyer, Mohamed El-Hassan El-Amin told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesd»»»

After contagion in the Arabian Peninsula, should the entire Horn of Africa fear a domino effect? Just as Donald Trump’s decision to invade Iran drew the Saudis back to Yemen: did threats over the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb light the fuse in Ethiopia, where last week, unresolved issues between the gove»»»

Riyadh: HH Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has affirmed that the attacks that targeted all GCC nations underscore that Gulf security and stability are indivisible. He stressed the importance of working with brothers to protect Gulf security and»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will continue efforts to de-escalate regional tensions and pursue diplomatic solutions while responding decisively to any threat to its security, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday. Delivering the annual royal address on behalf of King Salman at the inauguration»»»

WASHINGTON: A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan’s civil war could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser to Sudan’s army-led authorities told Reuters, in some of the strongest criticism by a Sudanese official of the plan so far. The remarks come a wee»»»

Five African heads of state led a ground breaking ceremony Wednesday on a $16-billion oil refinery project in East Africa, following calls for the continent to boost its self-sufficiency in processing raw materials into finished products. Kenya's President William Ruto hosted his counterparts from »»»