UN adopts 4 resolutions, voting by email because of COVID-19UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted four resolutions on Monday, with its 15 members voting by email for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Members voted to keep troops in Sudan's restive Darfur region until the end of May and maintain the U.N. po....
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About 200 S. Korean peacekeepers return home from South SudanAbout 200 South Korean peacekeeping troops returned home Saturday from South Sudan after completing their nine-month rotational mission. They arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, shortly before noon on an Ethiopian Airlines plane....
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UN launches virus aid plan worth $2bnUNITED NATIONS: The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the entire human race, the United Nations warned on Wednesday as it launched a humanitarian response plan featuring an appeal for $2 billion to help the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.
"Covid-19 is thre....
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Coronavirus: Sudan orders release of prisonersAuthorities in Sudan have ordered the release of thousands of prisoners to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading in the country's jails, state media reported....
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New coronavirus threatens both rich, poor across MideastThe new coronavirus continued its spread across some of the most-vulnerable nations of the Mideast on Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund warned that a lack of medical supplies in Iraq, Sudan and Yemen could lead to a surge in prices.....
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S. Korea mulling sending chartered flight to South Sudan to bring home some troopsSouth Korea is considering sending a chartered flight to South Sudan to bring back some of its peacekeeping troops amid coronavirus concerns, the defense ministry said Monday. About 210 rotational troops of the 270-strong Hanbit Unit are expected to....
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S. Korea to bring home part of rotational troops from South SudanSouth Korea will bring back part of its troops from South Sudan without sending a replacement contingent for the time being due to coronavirus concerns, government sources said Wednesday. The decision to bring home about 210 troops of the 270-strong....
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U.N. report calls for political mission in DarfurUNITED NATIONS – A joint UN-African Union report released Monday, March 16, on Sudan and Darfur called for a political mission to replace the peace operation there, raising fears by rights groups that civilians could lose all protection.
The United Nations Security Council will meet on March 26....
Ethiopia won't be forced by US on dam, foreign minister saysADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on the Nile River, says Ethiopia's foreign minister.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Gedu Andargachew said the three countries need t....
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[Graphic News] Huge locust outbreak in East Africa The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, officials announced. Around 2,000 locusts were spotted insi....
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Saudi Arabia suspends flight services to India, EU, other countriesSaudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel of citizens and residents and halted flights with several states due to coronavirus fears, state news agency SPA said on Thursday citing an official source at Interior Ministry. The decision includes the European Union, Switzerland, India, Pakistan, Sri....
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Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Sri LankaSaudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel of citizens and residents and halted flights with several states, including Sri Lanka due to coronavirus fears. An official from the Interior Ministry said the decision includes the European Union, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Su....
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Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attemptSudan's ruling council said Tuesday it would step up its drive to remove loyalists of former president Omar al-Bashir, a day after the prime minister of the transitional government escaped an assassination attempt unscathed.....
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Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt after explosionSudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt. His convoy was hit by an explosion as it passed through Khartoum. Report by Barnesj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn....
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Sudan's post-uprising PM unharmed in assassination bidSudan's post-uprising Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived unharmed after a bomb and gun attack targeted his convoy Monday on the way to work in the capital Khartoum, officials and state media said.....
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Sudan's PM says he survived assassination attempt in capitalCAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister said he survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum.
Abdalla Hamdok, a longtime economist, tweeted he was "safe and in good shape" following the explosion.Read more on NewsOK.com....
Sudan's PM survives assassination attempt in capitalCAIRO (AP) — Sudan's prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said.
Abdalla Hamdok's family confined he was safe following the explosion, which targeted his convoy.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for th....
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Sudan's youth protesters await justice amid frail transitionKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — When Youssef al-Sewahly took to the streets in Sudan late in 2018, he and the other protesters had one goal: to remove the autocratic regime of Omar al-Bashir and replace it with a civilian-led government.Read more on NewsOK.com....
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COVID-19: PM holds review meet, asks officials to ensure quarantine, critical care facilitiesNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the coronavirus situation in the country at a meeting with officials on Saturday and directed them to identify locations for sufficient quarantine facilities and make provisions for critical care in case the disease spreads further. At the meeting wi....
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UAE tells residents not to travel abroad amid global coronavirus outbreakThe United Arab Emirates on Thursday warned its citizens and its foreign residents not to travel anywhere abroad amid the ongoing worldwide coronavirus outbreak, a stark warning for a country home to two major long-haul airlines.
The country's Health and Community Protection Ministry warning come....
South Sudan's rival leaders form coalition governmentJUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time around.
A day after President Salva Kiir dissolved the previous government, opposition leader....
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South Sudan citizens 'deliberately starved' by warring parties – U.N.NAIROBI, Kenya – South Sudan's government forces and other armed groups have "deliberately starved" civilians by denying aid access and displacing communities, a United Nations rights probe said Thursday, February 20.
In a report issued two days before a deadline to form a unity government, t....
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Locust swarms arrive in South Sudan, threatening more miseryJUBA, South Sudan – Swarms of locusts which are wreaking havoc across East Africa have now arrived in South Sudan, the government said Tuesday, February 18, threatening more misery in one of the world's most vulnerable nations.
Billions of desert locusts, some in swarms the size of Moscow, hav....
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Locust outbreak devastating East Africa hits South SudanA locust outbreak devastating parts of East Africa reached South Sudan Tuesday, a country beset by hunger problems and instability after years of civil war, officials announced.....
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Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South SudanJUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, officials announced Tuesday.
Around 2,000 locusts were spotted inside the countr....
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ICC trial in The Hague one option for Sudan's Bashir: ministerSudan could send former leader Omar al-Bashir and other suspects to The Hague for trial before the International Criminal Court, but any decision would need approval from military and civilian rulers, the information minister said Monday.....
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Sudan rebels, gov't extend peace talks for 3 weeksJUBA, South Sudan – The Sudanese government and a coalition of rebel groups on Monday, February 17, extended peace talks for another 3 weeks after missing a deadline for a final peace deal.
The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) – a coalition of 9 rebel groups – and Khartoum representatives ....
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Netanyahu says Israeli airliners have started overflying SudanIsraeli commercial planes have started overflying Sudan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, casting the new air corridor as the result of a breakthrough meeting with the African Muslim country's de-facto leader this month.....
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S.Sudan rebels reject president's peace compromiseSouth Sudan rebels rejected on Sunday a peace offer by President Salva Kiir to return to a system of 10 states, paving the way for a unity government.....
Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlementCAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, a key step in having the U.S. remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism so it can rejoin the international community afte....
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Sudan says deal signed with families of victims of USS Cole bombingSudan said Thursday it has signed a deal with the families of the victims of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, meeting a key condition for removing the country from Washington's terrorism blacklist.....
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Too late, justice is coming to Omar al-BashirI was in the thick of the crowd when Sudan's then-president, Omar al-Bashir, made his first public appearance as a war crimes suspect. He danced, punched the air in delight and shouted "God is Great!" Then, dressed in flowing white robes, Bashir clicked his fingers and grooved to the beat of funky......
Sudan reaches settlement with families of USS Cole victimsSudan said on Thursday a settlement has been reached for the families of U.S. Navy sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, in an effort to have the African country taken off the U.S. terrorism list.....
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Sudanese gov't reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victimsSudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on USS Cole in Yemen, in a bid to have the African country taken off the U.S. terrorism list and improve relations with the West.....
Sudan to continue to subsidize bread but with 'justice', minister saySudan will continue to subsidize bread prices during transitional rule after Omar al-Bashir's ouster but wants to achieve "justice" in distributing income supports, its trade and industry minister said on Wednesday.....
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Sudan to hand Bashir to ICC for Darfur crimes – top officialKHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan has agreed to hand ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, a member of Khartoum's ruling body said Tuesday, February 12.
The Hague-based ICC has charged Bashir and 3 of his former aid....
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Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trialSudan's transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on charges of war crimes and genocide, a top Sudanese official said Tuesday, in a deal with rebels to surrender all those wanted in connection with the Darfur co....
