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

Sudan rebels threaten Khartoum attack

by Ahmed Younis | May 28, 2014 | Middle East

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—The leader of Sudan’s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) threatened a repeat of its May 2008 attack on Khartoum and Omdurman, saying that the central government is facing “the final chapter of the collapse of the regime.” In a rare statement...

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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)

SPLM-N calls for mass protests in Sudan

by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 12, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In response to new austerity measures announced by the Khartoum government, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has called for peaceful protests to topple Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir. In exclusive interview with Asharq...

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Political prisoners from Kober prison in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, speak to the press following their release in the early hours of April 2, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY

Sudan’s Bashir Orders Release of All Political Prisoners

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 2, 2013 | World

Khartoum, Reuters—Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir on Monday ordered the release of all political prisoners, a move cautiously welcomed by the opposition in the tightly-controlled African country. The announcement comes after Sudan and South Sudan agreed...