Business

Sudan’s energy crisis deepens amid ongoing conflict

Saad Huzaifa January 19, 2026

Sudan After more than two years of conflict, Sudan is facing a deepening energy crisis as the country’s oil production and refining capacity collapse. Fighting has forced the shutdown of major oil fields and refineries, leaving production severely disrupted and crippling the nation’s energy

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Mourners attend mass funerals in Iran as protest death toll exceeds 2,500

Saad Huzaifa January 15, 2026

Iran Tens of thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Tehran in Iran for a mass funeral of security forces and civilians on Wednesday. Caskets were covered in red and white roses, and people in the crowd held aloft pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The pro-government demonstration came as the death toll […]

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Egypt urges end to Sudan bloodshed

Saad Huzaifa January 14, 2026

Egypt Egypt called for an end to the bloodshed in Sudan during the fifth Consultative Meeting on Enhancing Coordination of Peace Initiatives and Efforts for Sudan on Wednesday. The talks, held in Cairo and chaired by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, brought together regional and international partners. These included representatives for the United States, Saudi

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Number of displaced persons triple as fighting continues in northern Darfur

Saad Huzaifa October 18, 2025

Sudan Fighting in North Darfur’s embattled capital of el-Fasher has tripled the number of displaced people this year alone in Tawila, a town about 60 kilometers away, said a UN migration agency official. Ugochi Daniels, deputy director general for operations at the International Organization for Migration, IOM, told the Associated Press Thursday that the conflict […]

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$11 million bail to be paid for the release of Gadhafi’s son

Saad Huzaifa October 18, 2025

Libya After 10 years in prison without charge, a Lebanese judge has ordered the release of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. But it’s on condition that he pays $11 million bail – something his lawyers say they will contest. A Lebanese judge on Friday ordered the release of the son […]

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Protests enters 13th day in Morocco

Saad Huzaifa October 10, 2025

Morocco For the 13th consecutive day, protesters filled the streets of Morocco’s capital on Thursday, demanding sweeping reforms in jobs, housing, healthcare, and education. The Generation Z-led movement, which began in late September, has rapidly spread to major cities, including Casablanca. What initially erupted as chaotic clashes, leaving three people dead and hundreds

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Israeli strike 40 years ago bounded Palestinians and Tunisians

Saad Huzaifa October 3, 2025

Tunisia Jamel Bahrini remembers the smell of dust and blood that clung to the air when he arrived at the scene of the strike in Tunisia ‘s capital 40 years ago, among hundreds of other first responders. Israeli warplanes had just struck the Palestine Liberation Organization’s headquarters outside Tunis, killing dozens of people in Israel’s […]

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Youth led anti-govt protests in Morocco turn deadly

Saad Huzaifa October 2, 2025

Morocco Anti-government demonstrators in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night on Wednesday, as protests over the state of public services descended into deadly violence. Police opened fire at the protesters in a southern town, reportedly in self-defense, killing two people. The deaths in Leqliaa, about 500 kilometers (312 miles) south of the […]

Politics

Chad votes to allow president to run unlimited times

Saad Huzaifa September 17, 2025

Chad Chad’s national assembly has endorsed constitutional revisions that would extend the presidential term from five to seven years and allow the president to serve an unlimited number of times. President Mahamat Idriss Deby seized power in Chad after his father, long-serving President Idriss Deby, was killed as he was visiting troops fighting militias in […]

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Iran and IAEA sign agreement amid growing tensions

Saad Huzaifa September 12, 2025

IRAN Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities. The announcement followed a meeting among Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency