Sudan ramps up Saudi Arabia, Turkey contacts amid growing Red Sea cooperation Sudanese officials held parallel talks in Riyadh and Ankara as Saudi Arabia and Turkey deepen security cooperation around the Red Sea and fighting intensifies in Sudan. Turkey
Analysis RSF turns to drones, new fronts as Sudan battlefield pressure grows A wave of RSF drone attacks reflects the group fighting back, but it also points to limited supply lines and difficulty mounting ground offensives beyond its territorial strongholds. By Rosaleen Carroll In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Lebanese PM urges Israeli withdrawal in meeting with US envoy Turkey to sign charter for Saudi-led Red Sea coalition; UAE accuses Iran of attacking ADNOC vessels; and more. By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Sudan’s RSF attacks Khartoum, seizes border town: What to know Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have escalated attacks after suffering setbacks more than three years into the civil war. Sudan
Analysis Amid realignment with Egypt, Turkey steps up support for Sudan’s Burhan By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Iran says it doesn’t seek to resume negotiations with Washington By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Iran keeps Hormuz closed as US attacks intensify By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
US-sponsored Sudan peace talks open in Geneva without Burhan, army Washington has insisted that the talks aimed at ending the war in Sudan begin despite the army's refusal to participate. Sudan
Sudan, US delegations head to Saudi Arabia for consultations on peace talks Sudanese and US delegations will meet in Jeddah ahead of upcoming talks aimed at ending the war in Sudan as Washington pushes the military leadership to join the latest round of negotiations. Sudan
Sudan’s army chief Burhan survives drone strike: military The attack was the first of its kind against the Sudanese army in the Red Sea state, which had been relatively spared the fighting between the military and the rival Rapid Support Forces. Sudan
UAE, China, Russia, Turkey violating Sudan arms embargo: Amnesty Amnesty International reports foreign countries sending weapons and ammunition to the warring sides in Sudan, where civil war has raged for more than a year. Sudan
US invites Sudan's warring parties to talks co-hosted by Saudi Arabia, Switzerland Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to participate in the talks scheduled for Aug. 14. Sudan
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