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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir leaves after the Extra Ordinary session on the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union on the case of African Relationship with International Criminal Court (ICC), in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, October 12, 2013 (REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)

Sudan: Ruling party crisis looms

by Ahmed Younis | Oct 22, 2013 | Middle East

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) is facing a major internal split following the decision to suspend a number of its leading members. Thirty-one NCP members signed a petition at the end of September calling for an investigation...

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Sudanese people living in Egypt shout slogans against Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his government during a protest outside Sudan’s embassy in Cairo October 3, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Sudan: Tensions within ruling NCP as protests continue

by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tensions within Sudan’s embattled ruling National Congress Party (NCP) have escalated as protests over the government’s controversial austerity measures enter their second week. The reformist wing of the ruling party announced that it will...

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Fuel pumps at a gas station are burned and toppled during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum on September 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Sudanese opposition calls for civil disobedience as government raises wages

by Ahmed Younis | Sep 30, 2013 | Middle East

Khartoum and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Sudanese government has said it will not retract its decision to cut fuel subsidies in response to the violent protests that began on September 23. Minister of Information Ahmed Bilal Othman said ending the fuel subsidies was...

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Family members and friends gather for the funeral of Salah Mudathir, 28, killed the day before in clashes following protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on September 28, 2013. (AFP PHOTO /ASHRAF SHAZLY)

Sudan: Protests bring the capital to a standstill

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2013 | Middle East

Khartoum/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Protests over cuts in fuel subsidies recently introduced by the government of Omar Al-Bashir have entered its third day, paralyzing the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The protests are the largest the country has seen ever since...

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People waving Tunisian flags gather during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis. (Reuters Photos)

What next for Tunisia?

by Kamal Ben Younes | Sep 20, 2013 | Features

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the crisis following the elections of October 23, 2011, sudden changes in the political scene have not been unusual in Tunisia. The elections led to a coalition government with a relative majority for the Islamic Renaissance...