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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 Vice President Ali Osman Taha gestures as he speaks during a press conference in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on March 26, 2013. (AFP)

SPLM-N Rejects Vice President’s Offer for Negotiations

by Mustafa Sirri | Mar 31, 2013 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Northern Sector of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-N) has rejected an offer of negotiations by the Sudanese First Vice President, Ali Othman Taha. The group has instead opted to hold negotiations with the Sudanese...

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Members of the Justice and Equality Movement, a rebel group in Sudan’s Darfur conflict. (AFP/Getty Images)

The War of the Marginalized

by Osman Mirghani | Mar 7, 2013 | Opinion

In our Arab world, preoccupied with endless conflicts and wars, many people will not know much more about the war in Darfur than its name, perhaps along with some basic information about its roots and causes. If we were to ask someone about this war they may remember...

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Republic of Sudan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2012 | Country Brief

[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”6″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Khartoum, Sudan” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1955: The First Sudanese Civil War begins. • January 1, 1956:...