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June 30, 2026

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UAE's Sky News Arabia split from Sky raises issue of media, power in Gulf

UK-based Sky News recently announced that it would relinquish its stake in the 24-hour Arabic-language channel launched with Emirati partner International Media Investments.

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Janti Soeripto helps at a community kitchen serving hot meals to displaced families arriving from El-Fasher.

Interview

As Sudan war drags on, US-Iran conflict compounds humanitarian crisis in Darfur

Save the Children US President and CEO Janti Soeripto said delivering aid in Sudan remains extremely difficult, with supply trucks often delayed for weeks or months even after entering the country.

Janti Soeripto

President and CEO of Save the Children US

Latest News

Rubio hosts Ethiopia’s FM amid push to boost security ties: What to know

Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos Hessebon meets with Marco Rubio in Washington on May 11, 2026.

Ethiopia rejects Sudan's strike claims, accuses Khartoum of backing Tigray rebels

The charred remains of a tank from clashes between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) lie on a road near Gereb Agew, Southern Tigray, on March 3, 2026.

Two Iranians face US court in sanctions, arms trafficking cases: What to know

Commuters make their way past a giant billboard of slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 19, 2026.

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

In London, reporting on North Africa and Gulf politics

Rebecca Bradshaw

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Top UN officials urge Sudan coup leaders to reverse course

New arrests have been reported as the United Nations holds an emergency session on the coup in Khartoum.

Sudan protest

The Takeaway: Ethiopia's escalating crisis imperils other US objectives in region

Netanyahu’s last stand to bring down Israeli coalition?; China comes between US and Israel; Turkey readies for Syria battle; clerics question pig transplants; experts question second Sphinx; Egypt’s first female chanters … all in less than 1,400 words!

Protestors hold placards and photographs as they shout slogans during a rally to denounce the Sudanese military coup.

Intel: Saudi Arabia, UAE publicly reject Sudan’s coup

Washington is trying to bring its Middle Eastern allies into line with international efforts to revive the transition to democracy in Khartoum.

Sudanese youths confront security forces amidst tear gas fired by them to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum, on Oct. 27, 2021, amid ongoing demonstrations against a military takeover that has sparked widespread international condemnation.

Intel: US sees role for Sudan’s military in government if coup reversed

The Biden administration is relying on economic pressure to push Gen. Burhan to reinstate deposed civilian leaders.

Supporters of the Umma Party, Sudan's largest political party, chant slogans during a protest against a military coup.

Sudan's coup leader says he'll announce next PM 'within a week'

Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan pledged that the next prime minister would be a technocrat and the military would make an appointment in the coming days.

Sudan's top army general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, speaks during a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on Oct. 26, 2021.

Sudan coup leader fires ambassadors who opposed takeover

Several Sudanese ambassadors abroad vowed to resist Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's military junta in Khartoum.

Sudanese security forces keep watch as they protect a military hospital and government offices during protests against a military coup.

The Takeaway: Sudan’s fragile economic stability at risk after military takeover

Saudi Arabia’s plan for “net-zero”; Turkey’s spy busts; Syria’s rebel factions; Egypt’s robot detention; fatwas on marital sex and bodybuilding; fishing for plastic in the Nile … all in about 1,500 words!

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Sudan’s ambassador to US vows to oppose coup in Khartoum

The United States is coordinating with Gulf states on messaging in hopes of avoiding bloodshed in Sudan.

Sudanese men protest against a military coup that overthrew the transition to civilian rule, on Oct. 25, 2021 in the al-Shajara district in southern Khartoum.

US freezes aid to Sudan in response to military takeover

The Biden administration urged Sudan’s military to reinstate the civilian-led government, threatening an end to much-needed assistance.

Sudan Nile

With Nile talks stalled, Ethiopia plans to fill dam, buy Turkish drones

Meanwhile, Sudan’s democratic transition faces ‘worst and most dangerous’ crisis.

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Eastern Sudan crisis threatens stability in Khartoum

Protests are sweeping eastern Sudan, which includes three of the country's poorest states.

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Sudan fends off military coup, government says

Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said the plotters have been arrested.