Captured Egypt soldiers return from Sudan as fighting rages - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

Apr 20, 2023

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Muslim worshippers pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at al-Hara al-Rabaa Mosque in the Juraif Gharb neighborhood, Khartoum, Sudan, April 21, 2023.

Sudan fighting continues despite cease-fire for Eid al-Fitr holiday

Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Destroyed vehicles beside a road in southern Khartoum

Thousands flee 'bodies on the streets' in battle-scarred Khartoum

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum, Sudan.

As Sudan fighting rages, foreign governments scramble to get citizens out

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) hosts Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of Sudan, in Cairo, Feb. 29, 2024.

Sudan’s army chief in Egypt after Libya visit as civil war drags on

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict