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Floods triggered by heavy rains have left at least 46 people dead, including two children, across Sudan in the last two weeks. Th heavy rainfall has affected 12 of the country’s 18 states. The most affected states are...

Former president Omar Al Bashir’s trial began on Monday, 19 August 2019 for corruption allegations, just days after the historic signing of the constitutional declaration. Al Bashir is charged with illicit possession of foreign currency and accepting gifts...

After nearly nine months of anti-government protests which led to the ousting of two leaders, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) held a formal ceremonial signing of the constitutional...

In 1969, Malaysia held its first parliamentary elections in which opposition parties including the Democratic Action Party (DAP) – a multi-racial party – recorded notable gains at the expense of the ruling Alliance Party, a political...

During the Sudanese revolution against political, economic and social state of the country, there was a parallel artistic revolution, in music and arts. The revolution manifested in new understanding of symbolisms, experimental ways of expression, and...

Initiated by Emirati art and architecture columnist, Sultan Al Qassemi in 2018, NYC Cultural Majlis is a bimonthly event that invites artists to share the purpose and process of their works that often relate to the culture...

On Saturday, 3 August 2019, the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), the main opposition coalition, have reached an agreement on the constitutional declaration. The agreement comes shortly after...

Since December 2018, Sudan has witnessed a revolution that brought millions of people to the streets across the country, calling for ‘Freedom, Peace, Justice. Revolution is the choice of the people’. The protests, triggered by the...

On 29 July 2019, paramilitary forces have fired tear gas and ammunition at demonstrators during protests against fuel and bread shortages in El-Obeid, the capital city of the state of North Kordofan, killing of at least five...

On 31 January 1995, soldiers employed by the central government of Sudan attacked an Otoro village located in South Kordofan. The onslaught happened amid the conflict between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese...