by Mustafa Sirri | Dec 19, 2013 | Middle East
London/Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—South Sudan President Salva Kiir said on Wednesday he was prepared to talk with former Vice-President Riek Machar, despite having accused him of attempting to organize a coup over the weekend, as his government sought to play down...
by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 21, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a pre-emptive measure prior to Tuesday’s visit by the President of the Republic of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, to Juba, the capital of the Republic of South Sudan, the Dinka people have decided on Sunday to conduct a community referendum...