by Ahmed Younis | Sep 27, 2013 | Middle East
Khartoum/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Protests over cuts in fuel subsidies recently introduced by the government of Omar Al-Bashir have entered their fourth day, paralyzing the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The protests are the largest the country has seen since Bashir...
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...