The Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed the besieged city of el-Fasher on Friday in a battle that raged for seven hours, witnesses told the BBC.
RSF fighters managed to capture a cattle market, a prison and a military base (...)
European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery (...)
The US Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport to South Sudan a group of migrants who have been held for weeks on a military base in Djibouti.
The high court's unsigned order came days after a majority of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has expressed its deepest condolences to Sudan following the deadly collapse of a gold mine that claimed numerous lives and injured several others earlier this week.
In an official statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign (...)
"Another appalling attack" on a hospital in Sudan has seen more than 40 people killed, many of them children and medics, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
"We cannot say this louder," wrote Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X on (...)
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homeland.
By 6-3, the justices reversed a lower court order requiring the government to give (...)
CAIRO — Twenty Arab and Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, affirmed their condemnation and rejection of the Israeli attacks on Iran. In a joint statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, foreign ministers of these countries (...)
NEW YORK — The prestigious Didier Aaron Gallery in New York City, in coordination with the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in New York, is hosting an art exhibition by renowned French architect Jean-Pierre Heim.
The exhibition highlights the (...)
At least five people have been killed and several others wounded in an attack on an aid convoy in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, the United Nations has said, with the warring parties in the northeast African nation trading blame for the (...)
Kamil Idris was sworn in on Saturday as Sudan's new prime minister before Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereignty Council, amid a deepening civil conflict and worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the country.
His appointment follows a (...)
The UN's humanitarian chief has said people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel. In an interview with the BBC, Tom Fletcher said he believed this had led to a change in the international response to Gaza. Asked if his (...)
YANBU — The first groups of pilgrims arrived on Friday at Prince Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu, coming from several countries, including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Sudan. This comes (...)
The US has announced new sanctions on Sudan after accusing the military-run government of using chemical weapons last year against its opponents in the ongoing civil war.
In a statement released on Thursday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce (...)
A federal judge has warned that US President Donald Trump's administration could be held in contempt of court for deporting a group of migrants to South Sudan.
Judge Brian Murphy said the removals could violate his order last month barring the US (...)
BRUSSELS — The Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, praised international recognition of Saudi Arabia's pivotal role in addressing humanitarian crises, particularly its efforts (...)
BAGHDAD — Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its unequivocal rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians "under any circumstances," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said Saturday during the 34th Arab League Summit in (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman underlined the need for deescalation in the region and stopping the war in the Gaza Strip.
Opening the Gulf-US Summit in Riyadh on Wednesday, the Crown Prince applauded US President (...)
JEDDAH — Jeddah Islamic Port received on Wednesday the first group of pilgrims for the Hajj of 2025, with 1,407 pilgrims on board a ship from Sudan.
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has implemented all necessary measures to ensure operational (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar emphasized that the Saudi-US alliance offers a renewed vision for the future based on strategic cooperation and promotion of shared interests.
Addressing the Saudi-US (...)
A suspected drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit a prison in the southern region of Kordofan on Saturday, killing at least 20 inmates and wounding 50 others, authorities said.
The attack targeted the main prison in (...)
The UN's top court has dismissed Sudan's case against the UAE accusing the Gulf state of complicity in genocide.
Sudan alleged the UAE supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese civil war, in which tens of thousands of (...)
JEDDAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman has directed all relevant authorities to operate with utmost efficiency and excellence in implementing security, preventive, and organizational plans to serve the Hajj pilgrims in Makkah, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Sunday strongly condemned the targeting of vital infrastructure and facilities in the Sudanese cities of Port Sudan and Kassala, warning that such actions threaten regional stability as well as Arab and African national (...)
KHARTOUM — As Sudan's healthcare system teeters on the brink of collapse amid ongoing conflict, Saudi Arabia has intensified its humanitarian support, launching new health initiatives and surgical campaigns in coordination with Sudanese (...)
Tanzania has banned all agricultural imports from South Africa and Malawi in the latest episode of a growing trade row.
"We are taking this step to protect our business interests. This is business - in business, we must all respect each other," (...)
