by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2014 | Middle East
Luanda, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry threatened sanctions and other “consequences” for South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar on Monday if he refused to commit to peace talks aimed at ending more than four months of fighting that has killed thousands....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2014 | Middle East
Addis Ababa, Reuters—South Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday they have seized the capital of oil-producing Unity state, Bentiu, and warned oil firms to pack up and leave within a week. Thousands of people have been killed and more than one million displaced since...