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CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty (center), Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Yussef (center right) and Somalia's Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi (center left) pose for a group photo with other delegations before the opening session of the second ministerial meeting of the "Khartoum Process" in Cairo on April 9, 2025. -- AFP

Paramilitary strike in Sudan’s Darfur region kills 12

KHARTOUM: A strike by paramilitaries on El-Fasher, the last city in Sudan’s Darfur region not under their control, has killed at least 12 people, both the army and local activists said. The deaths are the latest among tens of thousands killed duri...

KHARTOUM: The charred remains of an aircraft are scattered in a hangar at Khartoum's airport, a day after it was cleared of Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters, on March 27, 2025. -- AFP

How social media is fanning tensions in South Sudan

NAIROBI: Misinformation and online hate speech is fuelling panic and division in South Sudan at a time of acute political tensions that observers fear could drive the country back to war. Ethnic divisions, particularly between the largest communitie...

KHARTOUM: This image grab from a video received on March 26, 2025 shows Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan surrounded by Sudanese soldiers celebrating after retaking the presidential palace. - AFP

Sudan army chief declares Khartoum ‘free’ from palace

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum’s recaptured presidential palace on Wednesday, declaring the capital “free” of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war. “Khartoum is free, ...

KHARTOUM: A fighter loyal to the army patrols a market area in the capital on March 24, 2025. — AFP

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport in battle for capital

KHARTOUM: The Sudanese army on Wednesday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries’ last major holdout position south of the city. The army, battling the RSF sinc...

CAPE TOWN: Former South African Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool addresses supporters upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport on March 23, 2025. - AFP

Defiant South Africa envoy to US returns to raucous welcome

CAPE TOWN: The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump’s government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision. Ties between Washington and ...

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KUWAIT: A new smart mobile camera installed on a highway. - KUNA

New mobile speed cameras launched, traffic offenses fall

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's representative, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, accompanied by Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah and Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi, inaugurates the new maternity hospital in the Al-Sabah Health Zone on April 9, 2025. - Amiri Diwan photos

New milestone in Kuwait healthcare

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Power cut to over 30 areas amid rise in temperatures

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BAABDA, Lebanon: Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace.

Bader Al-Kharafi meets Lebanese President, PM

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KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during joint press conference with Belgium Prime Minister n Kyiv on April 8, 2025. — AFP photos

Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine