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Former Nineveh governor: Salary delays as start of PMF restructuring
2025-07-05T17:32:47+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The ongoing issues surrounding salary payments for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) signal the beginning of a broader plan to dismantle armed factions and...

MSF Reveals Atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher and Zamzam
Mass atrocities are underway in Sudan's North Darfur region, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned in a report, urging the warring parties to spare civilians and respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and immediately...

Four new films to see this week: Jurassic World Rebirth, The Shrouds, Beat the Lotto and Sudan, Remember Us
Jurassic World: Rebirth ★★★☆☆ Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ed Skrein. 12A cert, gen release, 133 min Friend plays a representative of big pharma...

UK Re-Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Syria In First Ministerial Visit For 14 Years
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) Foreign Secretary's visit to Syria marks first by a UK minister in 14 years and renews the UK and Syria's diplomatic relationship. Commitment to support Syria as the new government seeks to rebuild Syria's economy,...

Enforce the Law: Why Canada Must Hold IOF Fighters Accountable for War Crimes
A month after news surfaced about the RCMP investigating Canadians who might have committed war crimes in Gaza, genocide supporters continue to be stirred over the matter. Imagine the ability to cause panic and force the police’s hand if the NDP...

Sudan Nashra: Burhan turns down meeting with Kenyan president, holds indirect Egypt-mediated talks with Haftar | RSF rejects Fasher humanitarian truce | Hemedti named Tasees chair | Kamel Idris appoints 3 new ministers
Over the past week, Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chair and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made two international visits — first to Seville, Spain, then to Alamein, Egypt. Burhan arrived in Seville...

Sudan sees mass atrocities and attacks on health facilities, rights group says
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday of ongoing mass atrocities and attacks on medical facilities in Sudan’s North Darfur region, amid escalating conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). MSF...

Gobierno de Trump deporta a inmigrantes detenidos en Djibouti a Sudán del Sur, tras obtener el visto bueno de un juez
Por Katelyn Polantz, Priscilla Alvarez y Michael Williams, CNN El Gobierno de Trump envió a ocho migrantes retenidos en Djibouti durante semanas a Sudán del Sur, donde temen enfrentar violencia, tras una intensa actividad judicial el viernes. Un...

Sudan's Khartoum strives to recover amid ongoing civil war
KHARTOUM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- After more than two years of devastating conflict, Sudan's capital Khartoum is slowly emerging from the ruins of war, inching toward a return to normal life. Across much of the city, scars of battle remain visible,...

Britain resets ties with Syria as foreign minister David Lammy visits Damascus
LONDON - Britain said on July 5 it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria after the country's years-long civil war, as foreign minister David Lammy visited its capital Damascus, pledging £94.5 million (S$164 million) in support. "There...

BRICS summit to discuss major world conflicts — South African president
PRETORIA, July 5. /TASS/. Issues of geopolitics and major crises, including the situation in Ukraine, will be discussed at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said ahead of his flight to Brazil. "I am...

Sudanese women become humanitarian pillars amid years-long civil war
KHARTOUM, July 3, (Xinhua/GAN) — In a displacement shelter in Port Sudan, a charitable kitchen run by women’s rights advocate Awadia Koko is a lifeline for thousands of Sudanese struggling to get by amid the country’s prolonged civil conflict....

MSF: Access to healthcare in Sudan 'almost impossible' as attacks on healthcare facilities increase
Humanitarian organisations are sounding the alarm over attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, warning that 70 percent of them are closed or barely operational. In a new report entitled ’Besieged, Attacked, Starved,’ Médecins Sans Frontières...

Egypt is diversifying its military partners away from the US
Between 19 April and 4 May 2025, China and Egypt conducted their first-ever joint air exercises, “Civilization Eagle 2025,” at Egypt’s Wadi Abu Rish Air Base. This marks a significant step in China’s military diplomacy in North Africa. China’s...

Minister Pandey urges accelerating bills related to aviation
KATHMANDU: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Pandey has called for taking forward the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Bill and Air Services Authority of Nepal Bill-2081 BS at the earliest. In the meeting of the Committee of...

Sudan’s farmers watch livelihoods wither as war cuts power, water
Standing among the withering date palms that once sustained his livelihood, Hatem Abdelhamid watches helplessly as Sudan’s war-driven power outages choke irrigation systems and decimate his harvest. “I’ve lost 70% to 75% of my crops this year,” he...

Juez rechaza solicitud de emergencia para impedir la deportación de detenidos en Djibouti a Sudán del Sur
Por Katelyn Polantz y Priscilla Alvarez, CNN El Gobierno de Trump podrá enviar a ocho inmigrantes retenidos en Djibouti durante semanas a Sudán del Sur, donde temen enfrentar violencia, tras una serie de acciones judiciales el viernes. Un juez...
Feature: Sudan's Khartoum strives to recover amid ongoing civil war
KHARTOUM, July 4 (Xinhua) -- After more than two years of devastating conflict, Sudan's capital Khartoum is slowly emerging from the ruins of war, inching toward a return to normal life. Across much of the city, scars of battle remain visible,...

PM al-Sudani navigates Syria relations despite domestic tensions
2025-07-04T16:45:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani is pursuing a cautious diplomatic strategy following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last winter, engaging...

World News | Egypt Says Ethiopia's Completed Power-generating Dam Lacks Legally Binding Agreement
Cairo, Jul 4 (AP) Egypt said Friday that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests of Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia's...