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Foreign Minister of South Sudan: We Are Considering Joining the Arab League

by Ahmed Younis | Jun 7, 2016 | Interviews

In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the Foreign Minister of South Sudan Deng Alor Kuol said that his government is determined to resolve all outstanding issues with the Sudanese government and put the countries’ differences behind them at once. The minister is...

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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir looks on during a meeting with former South African President and head of African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) Thabo Mbeki (unseen) in Khartoum on September 10, 2014. (AFP Photo/Ashraf Shazly)

Opinion: Bashir’s Empty Promises

by Osman Mirghani | Oct 10, 2014 | Opinion

Since they assumed power in a military coup 25 years ago, Sudan’s Islamists have been adjusting their stance and policies, breaking conventions and promises. They have justified all their actions, however removed from the spirit of Islam and the tolerance the Sudanese...

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Laborers work at the Grand Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, in the Benishangul Gumuz region in Ethiopia, on March 16, 2014. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Opinion: Diverting the Blue Nile’s course could take Africa to war

by Huda Al Husseini | Mar 24, 2014 | Opinion

Water wars, many warn, could be around the corner. After the removal of former President Mohamed Mursi, Egypt has inherited a huge problem: Addis Ababa decided to divert the course of the Blue Nile late May, as part of its project to generate electricity through the...

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SPLA-N fighters practice with an anti-tank cannon near Jebel Kwo village in the rebel-held territory of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan. (Reuters)

Sudan, SPLM exchange accusations of targeting civilians

by Mustafa Sirri | Nov 30, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Sudanese government and insurgents exchanged accusations that the other side has been targeting civilians in South Kordofan following unrest in the region this week. At least 24 were killed and 30 injured after the Sudanese military shelled...

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Egypt’s new Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo July 20, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian FM outlines government policy

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jul 21, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said yesterday that Egypt was evaluating its foreign relations and will work hard to resolve all sticking issues after going through two revolutions in as many years. Fahmy, a former Egyptian ambassador to...