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Cars burn in front of a building during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013. (Reuters)

Sudan: Fuel protests bring Khartoum to standstill

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...

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File photo of former British ambassador to Sudan, Alan Goulty.

Former British ambassador to Sudan on secession, peace efforts

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...

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Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman speaks during a joint press conference with the chief of Sudan’s intelligence service Mohammed Atta (unseen) in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on June 9, 2013. (AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Sudan’s Information Minister: The View from Khartoum

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...

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir addresses a new session of Parliament, on April 1, 2013, in the capital Khartoum.(AFP/Ashraf Shazly)

Opinion: Surprises from Khartoum

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...