Tag: Sudan
War of words: Former mentor badmouths Al Qaeda number 2
Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri is a plagiarist who worked for Sudanese intelligence before his handlers grew tired of his jokes, his former spiritual mentor has claimed in a newspaper article.[MORE]
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Darfur rebels
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges at the Hague to issue arrest warrants for three rebel commanders in Sudan's Darfur region. [MORE]
Former child soldier uses rap to spread peace
Sudanese child soldier turned global hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal has both embraced rap as a way to reach a global audience and distanced himself from what he says is a tendency to glorify violence.[MORE]
Record-breaking UN aid appeal launched
The United Nations is launching its biggest appeal for humanitarian aid in history, with the aim of raising $US7 billion next year. [MORE]
Social Inclusion Board 'needs Sudanese member'
There is a call for the Sudanese community to be part of South Australia's Social Inclusion Board.[MORE]
Murder charge laid over teen city stabbing
A murder charge has been laid over the city stabbing death of an Adelaide teenager.[MORE]
Police wary of revenge attacks
Police are patrolling areas of Adelaide with a high Sudanese population to prevent possible revenge attacks for Wednesday's fatal stabbing.[MORE]
Community leaders to meet over stabbing death
The SA Premier calls a meeting of community leaders over the fatal stabbing of a Sudanese teenager.[MORE]
Sudan's Govt announces ceasefire
The Government of Sudan has announced an immediate ceasefire in its war-torn region of Darfur, but not all the warring parties have agreed. [MORE]
Sudan mourns ex-president Mirghani
Tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Khartoum and prayed as the body of late president Ahmed al-Mirghani was laid to rest alongside an ancestral mosque.[MORE]
Aussies join peacekeeping contingent in Darfur
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Among the 26,000 soldiers and police being deployed to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region is a tiny contingent of Australians. [MORE]
UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur attack
Gunmen have killed a South African peacekeeper with the UN-led mission in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region and seriously wounded a female soldier, a spokesman has said.[MORE]
Kidnappers kill Chinese oil workers
Kidnappers have killed five of the nine Chinese oil workers they have been holding hostage in central Sudan for more than a week, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said.[MORE]
Nine Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan
Kidnappers have snatched nine Chinese oil workers in central Sudan, the third such incident this year in the oil-producing region, diplomats said.[MORE]
Darfur fighting displaces 24,000: UN
Aid workers in the Darer region of Sudan say more than 20,000 people who were displaced by fighting six weeks ago are still living in the desert in desperate conditions. [MORE]
Militia leader arrested by Sudan
The authorities in Sudan have confirmed that they have arrested a militia leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.[MORE]
Arab League ministers slam Bashir arrest
Justice ministers from the Arab League say there is no sound legal basis for the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al Bashir.[MORE]
Hijacked weapons 'destined for South Sudan'
Evidence has emerged that a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia is carrying weapons and tanks destined for South Sudan. [MORE]
Asteroid expected to burn up over Africa
An asteroid discovered earlier on Monday by an Arizona observatory will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours but will burn up before it can hit the ground or endanger aircraft, astronomers said.[MORE]
Somali pirate stand-off continues
A tense stand-off is continuing in the waters off Somalia where pirates are demanding a $20 million ransom for a ship carrying tanks and weapons.[MORE]
No ransom paid for freed hostages
European officials say no ransom was paid for the release of 19 hostages in Egypt yesterday.[MORE]
Egypt hostages 'rescued, some kidnappers killed'
Eleven European tourists and eight Egyptians kidnapped from a remote border area of Egypt have been freed and half of the kidnappers killed, Egyptian media has said.[MORE]
Kidnapped tourists and Egyptians freed: report
A group of Western tourists and their guides taken hostage more than a week ago have been freed, Egyptian TV says.[MORE]
Egyptian hostage crisis continues despite kidnapper deaths
Authorities in Sudan say the army has killed six of the gunmen who kidnapped 19 tourists in south-west Egypt earlier this month.[MORE]
ICC won't back down against al-Bashir
The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Luis-Moreno Ocampo, says he will not bow to pressure to drop charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. [MORE]
