by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 11, 2016 | Middle East
President Omar Al-Bashir announced that the ceasefire in Sudan will be extended until the end of the year in the areas of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. He also announced that a national mechanism would be formed to draft a permanent constitution for the...
by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East
The Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir yesterday announced that peace was returning to the Darfur region, despite a stalemate in ceasefire talks brokered by the African Union and continuous fighting that has driven thousands from their homes this year. Al-Bashir gave a...
by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 18, 2013 | Interviews
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Alan Goulty is one of the leading British experts on Sudan, having served in a variety of diplomatic posts in the country. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the second anniversary of the secession of South Sudan, Goulty...
by Ahmed Younis | Jun 27, 2013 | Interviews
Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudanese Information Minister, Ahmad Bilal Osman, emphasized that his government will not negotiate with the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-North, adding that Khartoum does not recognize this group. In a broad-ranging interview...
by Osman Mirghani | May 15, 2013 | Opinion
The Sudanese regime has taken a number of different turns over its 24 years in power, gone back on many of its political slogans, and frequently changed its attitudes in an attempt to cling to power. After coining the slogan, “We eat what we plant and wear what we...
