Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has taken control of the western city of el-Fasher, marking a turning point in the civil war. The group said in a statement on social media that it had seized el-Fasher "from the grip of...

Sudan’s battles intensify as RSF claims new advance

2025-10-25T13:04:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Khartoum On Saturday, heavy fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, as the paramilitary group...

Sex attack migrant spotted at hotel ‘asking for free night’s stay’ as manhunt continues for third day

A MIGRANT mistakenly released from prison “tried to get a free night’s stay” at a hotel in east London. Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu freed from HMP Chelmsford was seen in a library in Dalston and later at the nearby Premier Inn, we can reveal....

Moment cops swoop to arrest sex attack hotel migrant near bus stop after accidental jail release sparked frantic manhunt

THIS is the moment cops cuffed wrongly-freed migrant sex attacker Hadush Kebatu this morning. The 41-year-old Ethiopian was held near a bus stop in Finsbury park, North London, at 8,35am. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Kebatu was held...

Moment cops swoop to arrest sex attack hotel migrant near bus stop after accidental jail release sparked frantic manhunt

THIS is the moment cops cuffed wrongly-freed migrant sex attacker Hadush Kebatu this morning. The 41-year-old Ethiopian was held near a bus stop in Finsbury park, North London, at 8,35am. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Thank you! Kebatu was...

The 45 best Arabic songs of 2025 so far, from Nancy Ajram to Marwan Moussa

The music scene in the Arab world is as dynamic as ever. From pop stars to indie artists, spanning Morocco to Saudi Arabia, it continues to inspire, challenge and showcase the evolving sound of the region. With that in mind, The National will be...

Sudanese Civil Society Demands Immediate End to Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons amidst Escalating Humanitarian Crisis

By Nelson Manneh Sudanese civil society groups have issued an urgent call for an immediate halt to the use of chemical weapons in Sudan’s ongoing conflict, as part of a powerful resolution adopted at the biannual Forum of Non-governmental...

Playing the Game of Racial Roulette

A widespread racist belief in America and Europe, especially on college campuses, is that white Americans and Europeans are genetically and culturally predisposed to colonialism, oppression, racism, and other injustices. The converse belief is...

A Deep Look Inside Omar Al Tijani’s ‘The Sudanese Kitchen’

For Omar Al Tijani, The Sudanese Kitchen has always been something deeply personal. Living away from home, he began collecting family recipes—small culinary memories that helped him carry a piece of Sudan wherever he went. One that tells a...

Sudanese teen found guilty of murdering asylum hotel worker in England

LONDON - A Sudanese national has been found guilty of murdering a 27-year-old woman working at a hotel housing asylum seekers in central England where he had been staying, British prosecutors said on Friday. In October last year Deng Chol Majek,...

Sudanese migrant guilty of murdering asylum hotel worker after stabbing her to death with screwdriver

Deng Chol Majek was found guilty on Friday of the murder of hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte. An asylum seeker has been found guilty of murdering a hotel worker after she was stabbed 19 times in the head with a screwdriver at a railway station. Listen...

International Quartet discusses efforts to reach urgent humanitarian truce in Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs Mossad Boulos said Saturday that the international Quartet discussed efforts to reach an urgent humanitarian truce in Sudan, and formed a joint committee to coordinate on the...

Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately release 10 Nubian Egyptians who have been unjustly detained for over 5 years, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 6, 2025, the Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh reduced the sentences...

KANFEST: Reviving Kano’s arts and cultural heritage

Governor Yusuf and Emir Muhammad Sanusi 11 during the opening ceremony of KANFEST 2025 held at Kano Trade Fair ground on Saturday By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The rich arts and cultural heritage of Kano Emirates resurrected on Saturday, when the...

Sudanese asylum seeker guilty of murdering hotel worker at UK railway station

Rhiannon Whyte died in hospital three days after being stabbed ( Image: PA Media) A man has been found guilty of murdering a hotel worker in an attack on a railway station platform in Walsall in October last year. Deng Chol Majek, a Sudanese...

Sudanese clubs cleared to join Rwanda Premier League

Sudan’s Sovereignty Council denies reports of talks with Rapid Support Forces

The Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council denied on Thursday that any direct or indirect talks were taking place in Washington between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement posted on its official page on...

States, world leaders must act to end impunity for crimes against journalists: IPI

The International Press Institute (IPI) has urged states and world leaders to demonstrate political will to address the global crisis of impunity for crimes against journalists, warning that the lack of accountability has emboldened attacks on the...

Sudan's Sovereign Council denies talks with paramilitary RSF

24 october 2025 - 07:03:32 MA/MO 228 Views Panafrican News Agency Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council has categorically denied reports in some media outlets and on social media claiming direct or indirect negotiations...

El-Fasher: Siege, starvation and a media blackout

As el-Fasher is starved, Sudanese journalists struggle to report a war buried by blackouts and global neglect. El-Fasher, Sudan: a city besieged, starving and largely unseen. As journalists come under fire in Sudan, a lack of international media...