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• Sudanese military factory to be moved from capital

  November 25, 2012 7:23 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) A Sudanese official says a military factory in the capital which Khartoum claims was bombed by Israel will be relocated away from residential areas. Khartoum governor Abdul Rahman al-Khedr was quoted Sunday by the official SUNA news agency as saying authorities have located a new site and... more »

• Sudan says it foiled a military coup attempt

  November 22, 2012 4:32 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudanese authorities say they have foiled a military coup and that several military officers and civilians involved in the scheme have been arrested. The state-run Omdurman radio says the "subversive plot" aimed to destabilize Sudan. The radio says it was uncovered and aborted early on Thursday. There... more »

• Sudan: Doctors releasing president from hospital

  November 7, 2012 8:35 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan's news agency says doctors are releasing the nation's president from a hospital in Saudi Arabia after minor surgery. SUNA said Wednesday that President Omar al-Bashir will recuperate in his Riyadh residence "for a short period." The agency said earlier that al-Bashir had a vocal chords problem.... more »

• Sudan: Rebels shell southern border town, kill 2

  October 23, 2012 8:00 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan's military spokesman says rebel forces have shelled a town near the border with South Sudan, killing two children and wounded eight people. It was the latest incident in a circle of violence that still plagues the region since South Sudan gained independence last year. The state... more »

• Sudanese with US residency on trial for protest

  July 25, 2012 2:53 PM

  CAIRO (AP) A Sudanese court charged two nationals Wednesday with membership in an organization that incites violence against the regime, their lawyer said. It is the first such serious criminal charge from the latest wave of anti-government protests. Lawyer AlMutassem al-Haj Ahmed said the charges against Rudwan Dawoud and Ahmed... more »

• Bashir says no Arab Spring in Sudan

  July 11, 2012 8:21 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has dismissed opposition calls for an Arab Spring-style popular uprising in the African country, saying only "a burning hot summer" awaits his enemies. "They talk of an Arab Spring, let me tell them that in Sudan we have a hot summer, a burning... more »

• Sudan steps up crackdown on protests

  June 24, 2012 8:01 AM

  CAIRO (AP) Opposition politicians in Sudan say authorities have used tear gas break up a protest of several hundred students in the capital Khartoum, as the government described a wave of demonstrations now in their second week as "sabotage." Kamal Omar of the Popular Congress Party says several hundred students... more »

• Sudan police clash with protesters overnight

  June 23, 2012 3:34 AM

  CAIRO (AP) Sudan's state-run radio says security troops fired tear gas overnight to disperse dozens of protesters who attacked a group of policemen in the capital Khartoum. Saturday's report by Omdurman Radio says about 150 protesters were involved and that one police vehicle was damaged. The Sudanese opposition said earlier... more »

• Sudan army says 45 rebels killed in Darfur clashes

  June 3, 2012 8:55 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The Sudanese army says at least 45 rebels have been killed in Sudan's North Darfur after they attacked the military. Army spokesman Sawarme Khalid Saad's remarks, carried on state radio Sunday, said a number of troops were also killed in the clashes. He did not say how... more »

• Sudan says will pull troops from oil-rich region

  May 29, 2012 4:18 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudanese officials say the government will withdraw troops from a disputed border region that contains rich oil fields and is contested by its southern neighbor, South Sudan. The decision to withdraw the military from Abyei comes as Sudanese officials are scheduled to meet with their South Sudanese... more »

• Sudan says will pull troops from oil-rich region

  May 29, 2012 4:18 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan said it would withdraw its army Tuesday from a disputed border region that contains rich oil fields and is contested by neighboring South Sudan. The decision to pull the military out of Abyei comes as Sudanese officials are scheduled to meet with their South Sudanese counterparts... more »

• Car explosion in eastern Sudan kills 1

  May 22, 2012 4:41 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan's official news agency says a car has exploded in a Red Sea port in the country's east, killing one man. SUNA says the blast took place on Tuesday at the entrance to Port Sudan, 680 kilometers (425 miles) northeast of the capital of Khartoum. It did... more »

• Diplomats visits foreigners detained in Sudan

  April 30, 2012 2:44 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan's Foreign Ministry has permitted diplomats from Britain, Norway and South Africa to meet their nationals detained in a disputed region along the border with South Sudan. Sudan claims the foreigners were carrying out military activities. They were arrested in the Heglig region, scene of recent fighting... more »

• Sudan declares state of emergency in border areas

  April 28, 2012 3:47 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan has declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan, giving authorities there wide powers of arrest and detention. A decree carried by the state media on Sunday also included the creation of "special tribunals" to try suspects facing terror and customs offenses. The move,... more »

• Sudan: Arrested foreigners have military history

  April 28, 2012 3:47 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudan's army spokesman says that three foreigners and a South Sudanese national arrested by authorities in a disputed area on the Sudanese-South Sudanese border had military hardware and an armored vehicle in their possession. Col. Sawarmi Khalid Saad also said on state television late Saturday that the... more »

• Returnee train departs Sudan capital for south

  March 2, 2012 5:44 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) A 60-car train carrying 1,400 southern Sudanese stranded in the north by their homeland's declaration of independence has left Khartoum for the south, the International Organization for Migration said Friday. The passengers are among hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants expected to make the arduous journey... more »

• Refugee train departs Sudan capital for south

  March 2, 2012 5:44 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The International Organization for Migration says a 60-car train carrying 1,400 refugees has left Sudan's capital for the newly independent south. The passengers are the first of hundreds of thousands expected to make the arduous journey in the months ahead. Millions of southerners fled to northern Sudan... more »

• UN int'l staff return to restive Sudan region

  February 25, 2012 7:39 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The United Nations in Sudan says its international staff is returning to a disputed region on the border with south Sudan, after a nearly half-year absence from the restive area. The U.N. office in Khartoum said in a statement Friday that two of its international staff had... more »

• Rebels hold 3 peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur

  February 20, 2012 1:57 PM

  CAIRO (AP) Three civilians with a joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force are being held by rebels in Sudan's Darfur and accused of being spies, a spokeswoman for the mission said Monday. A group of 55 peacekeepers including 50 Senegalese troops were blocked by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement... more »

• Rebels hold 3 peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur

  February 20, 2012 1:57 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Three civilians with a joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force are being held by rebels in Sudan's Darfur and accused of being spies, a spokeswoman for the mission said Monday. A group of 55 peacekeepers including 50 Senegalese troops were blocked by the rebel Justice and Equality... more »

• Darfur rebels confirm death of their leader

  December 26, 2011 8:44 AM

  CAIRO (AP) The main Darfur rebel group has confirmed that its leader, Khalil Ibrahim, has been killed. The Justice and Equality Movement, said in a statement posted on its website that Ibrahim was killed early Friday when his camp was attacked by a plane. Sudan announced Sunday that its forces... more »

• Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group

  December 25, 2011 9:26 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The Sudanese army said Sunday that it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting earlier this week, touting his death as a key victory against a powerful rebel force. The army said Khalil Ibrahim, who led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or... more »

• Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group

  December 25, 2011 9:26 AM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The Sudanese army said Sunday that it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting earlier this week, touting his death as a key victory against a powerful rebel force that once threatened Sudan's capital. Khalil Ibrahim led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement,... more »

• Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group

  December 24, 2011 12:10 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The Sudanese army said it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting Sunday and touted his death as a key victory. The army said Khalil Ibrahim, who led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, was killed during a military offensive in... more »

• Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group

  December 24, 2011 12:10 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The Sudanese army said it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting Sunday and touted his death as a key victory. The army said Khalil Ibrahim, who led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, was killed during a military offensive in... more »

• Sudanese army kills leader of Darfur rebel group

  December 24, 2011 12:10 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Sudanese troops killed Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the main Darfur rebel group, in fighting early Sunday west of the capital Khartoum, the military said. Ibrahim led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, which unlike other Darfur rebel groups did not join a peace deal... more »

• Sudanese army kills leader of Darfur rebel group

  December 24, 2011 12:10 PM

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) The Sudanese army says its forces have killed Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the main Darfur rebel group, in an attack west of the capital Khartoum. Ibrahim led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, which did not join a peace deal with Khartoum. The army... more »