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Egypt hosts secret talks between Sudan’s Burhan and Libya’s Haftar in bid to mend ties, sources say Submitted by Sean

CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty received a phone call on Sunday from Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor to US President Donald Trump for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and Senior Advisor for Africa. Boulos expressed deep appreciation for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s warm reception during his …
The post FM, Trump’s senior advisor mull developments in Sudan, Libya appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Reuters — Explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s main port city and wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depot, damaging the most important gateway for foreign aid. A massive column of black smoke billowed from the area around the port, …
The post Drone strikes pound Port Sudan, putting aid deliveries at risk appeared first on Egypt Independent.

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – Egypt has condemned the targeting of infrastructure and vital facilities in the Sudanese cities of Port Sudan and Kassala at dawn on Sunday. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Egypt underscored the necessity of preserving the capabilities of the brotherly Sudanese people, …
The post Egypt deplores targeting of infrastructure, vital facilities in Port Sudan and Kassala cities appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Reuters — Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military air base and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan Airport, a Sudanese army spokesperson said on Sunday, in the first RSF attack to reach the eastern port city. No casualties were reported from the attacks, the spokesperson …
The post Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on April 13 that it had taken control of the famine-hit Zamzam camp

Sudan denies seeking Israel ties for Trump support Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Mon, 04/14/2025 – 13:28 Sudanese foreign minister

Kenya’s former vice president calls for Ruto to be sanctioned over Sudan war Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Thu, 04/10/2025

CNN — Sudan’s army says it has wrested control of the capital Khartoum from a feared militia accused of genocide after ousting it from the Presidential Palace and the city’s airport it had held since the start of a brutal two-year conflict. But while the capture of Khartoum marks an important moment in the conflict, …
The post Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict? appeared first on Egypt Independent.