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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir addresses delegates during the swearing-in ceremony of First Vice President Taban Deng Gai at the Presidential Palace in the capital of Juba, South Sudan, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jok Solomun

South Sudan Opposition Try to Forge a United Front

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 16, 2017 | World

South Sudanese opposition groups tried to forge a united front on Monday ahead of an expected resumption of peace talks, in the first such meeting since the start of their country’s civil war nearly four years ago, attendees told Reuters. South Sudan’s civil war,...

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People walk along a street in Juba, South Sudan December 21, 2013. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Amnesty International Exposes Illicit $46m South Sudan Arms Deal

by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 27, 2017 | World

London- Amnesty International exposed in a recent research how a shell company in the heart of London’s West End acted as an intermediary in huge prospective arms deals to war-torn South Sudan and other countries, thanks to regulatory gaps which are making the UK a...

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United Nations peacekeepers patrol in the camp for displaced people inside the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Malakal, Upper Nile State, which is currently held by anti-government forces, March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

US Journalist among 19 Killed in South Sudan Fighting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 26, 2017 | World

A United States citizen working in South Sudan as a freelance journalist was among 19 people killed on Saturday during fighting between government troops and rebels in Yei River state, the rebels and the military said. Christopher Allen, who worked for various news...

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Over 4,000 people have died from Malaria in the past six months in South Sudan. (AFP)

Malaria Kills over 4,000 People in South Sudan

by Mustafa Sirri | Aug 20, 2017 | World

London – The Malaria disease is spread in an “unprecedented” level in South Sudan, killing thousands in the past six months, revealed an official in the health ministry. Isaac Maber told Asharq Al-Awsat that at least 4,000 people have died from Malaria since February,...

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Syrian refugees cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on August 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

Number of Global Displaced up to 65.6 Million in 2016

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2017 | World

Devastating conflicts, violence and persecution in places like Syria and South Sudan had left a record 65.6 million people uprooted from their homes last year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Monday. That number that includes refugees, asylum...