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(MENAFN) Escalating instability in Sudan has driven close to 400 additional civilians to abandon the towns of Kadugli and Dilling in South Kordofan over a two-day period, according to reports released on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) The UN General Assembly President, Annalena Baerbock, on Wednesday described the start of 2026 as a “make-or-break moment” for the world, cautioning that the international multilateral system is “under attack.” In outlining her priorities...

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(MENAFN) UN human rights chief Volker Turk is set to visit Sudan on Wednesday, marking his first trip to the country since 2022, the UN human rights office announced Monday.

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(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Wednesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to advance bilateral cooperation, the State Department announced in a statement. "The Secretary and the Foreign Minister...

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(MENAFN) At least 13 people have died, including eight children, after a drone struck a house in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid, according to local medics.

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(MENAFN) Sudan's military announced Monday it successfully intercepted suicide drones launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) aimed at the Merowe Dam—the nation's largest hydroelectric facility—and military installations in...

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A recent media investigation has revealed a sharp rise in the deportation of Sudanese refugees from Egypt and highlighted criticism of the United Nations Refugee Agency’s perceived lack of action on it. The Libyan government has announced plans to...

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(MENAFN) Multiple fatalities and injuries resulted from a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) assault in South Kordofan, southern Sudan, on Wednesday, according to local media outlets.

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(MENAFN) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Sunday that escalating violence across Sudan's Kordofan region has forced over 1,200 residents to abandon their homes in a fresh wave of displacement.

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(MENAFN) Paramilitary forces have captured two key locations in western Sudan's North Darfur state, escalating the ongoing territorial conflict in the embattled region.

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(MENAFN) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has raised urgent concerns about a growing measles outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region, reporting over 1,300 cases since September 2025. The organization attributes the outbreak to delays in both emergency and...

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(MENAFN) The UN on Friday voiced its backing for a peace proposal put forward by Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris during a Security Council session, urging an immediate halt to hostilities.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations voiced support on Friday for a peace initiative proposed by Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris, urging an immediate halt to the ongoing conflict.

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(MENAFN) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) issued a warning on Friday about an escalating measles outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region, noting that over 1,300 cases have been reported since September 2025. The organization attributed the surge to delays...

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(MENAFN) Spain’s foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, on Friday called the ongoing conflict in Sudan “unsustainable,” citing two years of war that have displaced millions and left over 150,000 people dead.

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(MENAFN) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned of a growing measles outbreak in Sudan’s Darfur region, reporting over 1,300 confirmed cases since September 2025 due to delays in vaccination campaigns.

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(MENAFN) The relentless flow of increasingly lethal weaponry is driving Sudan's catastrophic conflict, and a top UN official declared Monday that those facilitating the war will face consequences. "The continued supply of weapons – increasingly...

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(MENAFN) The ongoing influx of increasingly lethal weapons is driving the brutal war in Sudan, and those facilitating the violence will be held responsible, a senior UN official warned Monday. “The continued supply of weapons – increasingly...

California Department of Technology

Honoring the People Powering California’s Digital Government Why It Matters: The Ovation Awards honor the people who are shaping and evolving California’s digital government.

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(MENAFN) The Yemeni government and the Houthi movement announced on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement to exchange thousands of prisoners following two weeks of talks hosted by Oman. Government negotiator Majid Fadael stated on social...