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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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In this photo made Tuesday, April 2, 2013, shows the construction of the dam in Asosa Region Ethiopia. : AP Photo/Elias Asmare

Conflict on the Nile

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 20, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Controversy over the division of the Nile waters is noting new; it goes back to the last century, and saw significant development during the 1950s and 1960s. However, it remained theoretical until 2011, when the crisis exploded between the...

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In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, meets with politicians at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt embarrassed as Ethiopia dam meeting broadcast live

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jun 5, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi found himself embroiled in an international scandal yesterday after a closed-door strategy meeting with senior leaders regarding Ethiopia’s decision to divert a portion of the waters of the Blue Nile was...

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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...