General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has appointed veteran diplomat Omer Siddig as Sudan’s new minister of foreign affairs, filling the role following the dismissal of his predecessor, Ali Youssif, in mid-April.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Meet Omer Siddig, Sudan's new foreign minister, former ambassador to China
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Turkey’s Erdogan rebukes Syrian Kurds over decentralization calls, but keeps tone mild
The Turkish president’s restrained comments hint at an evolving strategy toward Kurdish forces in Syria.
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Putin responds to Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan with a three-day offer | News
Washington, Moscow and Europe have all produced conflicting ceasefire proposals this month, with two of the proposals appearing in the past week.
The administration of US President Donald Trump presented Ukraine with its proposal on April 17,…
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Iran unveils new navy ship amid regional tensions, nuclear talks
Iran unveiled a new high-speed vessel on Wednesday, signaling its growing naval ambitions amid rising tensions with the United States and Israel.
The naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri, said the…
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Syria’s Druze: minority caught between Islamist government and Israel
Syria’s small Druze community largely kept out of the country’s long civil war but since president Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December it has found itself confronting the new Islamist-led government amid military intervention by Israel.
Here is a…
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WFP warns of deaths from hunger as Israel persists in blocking aid – Middle East Monitor
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has reached a “critical point”, telling Al Jazeera that it has already depleted its remaining food stocks and is now…
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Raging wildfires near Jerusalem prompt army deployment
Dark plumes of smoke billowed above highways near Jerusalem on Wednesday as rapidly spreading wildfires caused several injuries and prompted Defence Minister Israel Katz to declare the situation a “national emergency”.
Israel’s Magen David Adom…
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Raging wildfires near Jerusalem trigger army deployment
Thick plumes of smoke billowed above highways near Jerusalem on Wednesday as firefighters rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted Defence Minister Israel Katz to declare the situation a “national emergency”….
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100 days of Israeli offensives wreak havoc on Palestinian refugee camps in occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor
A series of deadly Israeli offensives in the northern West Bank has wreaked havoc across Palestinian refugee camps, with the military campaign entering its 100th day on Wednesday, Anadolu has reported.
The military…
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Trump-Amazon spat: What happened and how much US consumers import online | Trade War News
The White House on Tuesday accused Amazon of committing a “hostile and political act” by planning to list extra tariff costs on its website. Amazon has disputed the allegation, saying it is not planning to display any added trade charges.
At…
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