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July 1, 2026

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Analysis

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

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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

An Egyptian farmer holds a handful of soil to show the dryness of the land due to drought in a farm formerly irrigated by the river Nile, in Al-Dakahlya, about 120 km (75 miles) from Cairo June 4, 2013. Ethiopia has not thought hard enough about the impact of its ambitious dam project along the Nile, Egypt said on Sunday, underlining how countries down stream are concerned about its impact on water supplies. The Egyptian presidency was citing the findings of a report put together by a panel of experts from

Egypt-Sudan Ties Deteriorate Over Nile

Sudan is shifting its position closer to the other upstream Nile states as ties with Egypt's new military leaders grow weaker.

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Sudan Nile Dam Threatens To Drown Nubian Villages

The Nubian community is persisting with its fight to stop the Sudanese government from building the Kajbar Dam, which they say will drown their villages.

Children cross the street as residents of south Tel Aviv carry Israeli flags during a protest against African migrants living in their neighbourhoods May 30, 2012. Last week a similar protest held by residents of the low-income neighbourhoods where many of the border-jumpers from Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan live led to violence, including a rampage that an Israeli broadcaster dubbed a "pogrom". Fleeing poverty, fighting and authoritarian rule, some 60, 000 Africans have crossed illegally into Israel thro

Sudanese Refugees Face Harassment, Deportation in Israel

Sudanese and other African refugees fleeing persecution often do not find a welcome reception in Israel, writes Jillian Kestler-D’Amours from Tel Aviv.

Journalists carry banners depicting journalist Faisal Mohamed Saleh during a demonstration against violations of the security services to the press and journalists outside the Council of the Press and Publication, Khartoum May 16, 2012. The banners read, "Journalist Faisal Mohamed Saleh is a symbol of professionalism and objectivity". Saleh was detained and grilled for hours about his interview after he criticised Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Al Jazeera television for calling the rulers of Sou

Proposed Sudan Media Law Targets Press Freedom

A newly proposed media law is a setback for press freedom in Sudan, Reem Abbas reports from Khartoum.