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Oman has banned travelers from 10 countries from entering its territory for a period of 15 days as part measure to curb the spread of the Covid-19. Gulf state’s coronavirus committee, Zawya reports, announced the directive noting that the move Read more
Egypt and Sudan are in talks to launch “Just Meat”, a selling branded meat as both countries agree to set up two meat industry plants in Egypt. The Egypt government in a statement said both sides agreed to set up Read more
Egypt will launch a satellite in December this year, head of the North African country’s space program has said, Arab News reports. Mohammed El-Qousi, the Saudi media also notes, said Egypt had an ambitious plan to build space systems and Read more
Sudan and Israel Monday signed a Memorandum of the Understanding (MoU) in the area of security as the first major move between the two countries since ties normalization agreement have been inked this month. Israel’s Intelligence minister Eli Cohen signed Read more
December 31 in Sudan marks the official end of the Joint United Nations-African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The evacuation of all personnel and equipment will begin on 1 January and is expected to be completed by 30 June. Read more
A Sudanese judge member of the judiciary trying former President Omar Bashir over the 1989 coup that brought him to power, has stepped down citing health issues, reports say. Judge Essam Mohamed Ibrahim, announced his resignation during the ninth hearing Read more
Faced with a particularly turbulent end of the year in the Horn of Africa, the regional authority of Igad held an extraordinary meeting Sunday in Djibouti, in the presence of the chairman of the African Union commission, to discuss the Read more
This measure was taken in 1993 to punish Sudan for harbouring Osama Bin Laden and several Al Qaeda militants. Khartoum was accused of complicity in certain terrorist operations. With this decision, it is the end of a long wait for Read more
Sudan, the only country in North Africa, allowing Syrian nationals to enter visa-free, Wednesday said it was scrapping the privilege without providing clarification. “The head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General AbdelFattah Al-Burhan, issued a decision cancelling republican decree Read more
Tension is rising on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan, particularly in the el-Fashaga triangle region, an area that has been a problem for decades in terms of demarcation between the two countries. However, the conflict in Tigray has led Read more