Two Iranians face US court in sanctions, arms trafficking cases: What to know The cases come as the United States pairs tighter sanctions with stepped-up enforcement targeting Iran’s global networks amid the war. Iran
MBS hosts Sudan's Burhan in Jeddah as $1.5B Saudi-backed arms deal stalls Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan traveled to Jeddah Monday for a visit that could be aimed at salvaging a $1.5 billion Pakistani arms deal Riyadh has reportedly blocked. Sudan
After US designation of Brotherhood, Sudan asks to add RSF to terror list The Specially Designated Global Terrorist label entails economic sanctions against the group, including an assets freeze, while the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation criminalizes providing material support for it. Sudan
UN points to 'genocidal path' in RSF assault on Sudan’s El-Fasher A UN fact-finding mission says the scale and coordination of atrocities in Darfur mark a shift in its assessment of the paramilitary group’s campaign. Sudan
Analysis In Saudi Arabia, Erdogan fosters security alignment, $30B trade push By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
UAE leader, Sudan army chief hold first call since civil war began The acting Sudanese government has accused the UAE of backing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the conflict, charges the Gulf state denies. Sudan
Sudan war death toll over 40,000 as 2 million face imminent starvation New figures on Sudan’s crisis show conditions deteriorating as fighting expands in scope between warring generals. Sudan
Sudan: Darfur graveyards swell threefold as 25.6M suffer food shortage Sudan is witnessing one of the worst humanitarian crises in decades as rights groups are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating conditions and looming famine. Sudan
Egyptian authorities arbitrarily arresting Sudanese, Amnesty says The alleged mass arrests and forced expulsions of Sudanese coincide with the raging war in Sudan, where fears of foreign interference are growing. Egypt
Culture Sudan's war devastates cultural heritage as rival generals vie for power Sudan’s civil war is now well into its second year, and alongside forcing the population to the brink of famine, warring parties have also come for its heritage. Sudan
ICC seeks evidence on Sudan war crimes as displacement tops 10 million The appeal comes as fighting between the Sudanese army and rival forces escalates, leaving a heavy toll on civilians. Sudan
Outrage in Sudan as more than 100 feared dead in RSF attack One local rights group says that Rapid Support Forces fighters invaded a village and killed up to 100 people, displacing large numbers of others. Sudan
US sanctions RSF commanders as violence intensifies in Sudan's El Fasher The sanctions come after a senior US official warned that the city of El Fasher in North Darfur is on the "precipice of a large-scale massacre." Sudan
Sudan war rages amid reports of ethnic cleansing, children 'piled up and shot' The Sudanese army and rival paramilitary forces have engaged in heavy battles in el-Fasher, in the Darfur region, amid fears that a full-scale attack on the city will lead to abuse and violations against civilians, as has happened elsewhere in the region. Sudan
With 6.5m displaced, Sudan on course to be 'world's worst hunger crisis': UN As the conflict in Sudan nears its one-year anniversary, the United Nations is ringing ever more strident alarms over an impending humanitarian catastrophe. Sudan
Sudan war could trigger 'world’s largest hunger crisis,' says UN The war in Sudan has left millions in need of immediate relief as humanitarian conditions deteriorate. Sudan
Sudan’s army ready for 'indirect' talks with Hemedti’s RSF via Libya, Turkey The Sudanese foreign minister said authorities agreed to Libyan- and Turkish-led indirect negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces, amid fears the internal conflict will turn into a proxy war between major international and regional countries. Sudan