Sudan
13 stories from Middle East Affairs.
Sudan war risks spreading across borders, U.S. warns at U.N.
The U.S. warned the U.N. Security Council that Sudan's three-year-old war risks spreading into neighboring countries and deepening foreign involvement, citing cross-border attacks and military movements near Ethiopia.
US pushes expanded arms embargo to choke Sudan conflict
The US ambassador to the UN and a senior Trump adviser say a proposed embargo should cover both sides of Sudan's war and all states and networks supplying them with weapons, without exceptions.
Air strike destroys WFP food aid in Sudan's Kordofan
An air strike destroyed two World Food Programme trucks carrying food aid to Kadugli in South Kordofan on August 30, the UN agency said.
Red Cross aids 38,500 families in Sudan as missing-persons crisis worsens
The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than 11,000 people are now missing in Sudan, a 40% increase from a year earlier, as the war drives displacement and arrests.
US pushes for Sudan humanitarian truce and peace plan
The Trump administration is urgently pressing for a humanitarian truce in Sudan that would allow increased aid access and a broader peace plan to compel the warring parties to meet their obligations to civilians.
Egypt's Sisi says Nile control is security matter
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told Italy's deputy prime minister that Egypt views control of Nile waters as essential to its national security.
UN investigators document foreign support fueling Sudan war
UN investigators documented transnational recruitment and weapons networks supporting both warring parties in Sudan, with up to 2,000 foreign contractors involved in combat operations.
Erratic rains pit Sudan's herders against farmers as displaced families lack water
Changing rainfall patterns are forcing Sudan's pastoralists into earlier migrations and shrinking grazing lands, while tens of thousands of displaced people in South Kordofan struggle to access water and healthcare.
British newspapers debate Israeli settlements, Sudan's migration crisis, and Trump
British newspapers publish commentary on Israeli settlements policy, Sudan's civil war driving migration, and US-UK relations under Trump.
World Braces for Exceptionally Strong El Niño Through Early 2027
The World Meteorological Organization said Thursday that El Niño is expected to intensify to "very strong" levels by late 2026 and persist through February 2027, with nearly certain probability, posing risks to agriculture, water supplies and disaster patterns worldwide.
Sudanese opposition groups reject AU backing for army-led talks
Sudanese opposition groups have rejected African Union support for a dialogue initiative proposed by military leader Abdelfattah El Burhan, saying the process could entrench military rule without a ceasefire first.
Aerial attack destroys WFP food convoy in South Kordofan
An aerial attack on August 30 destroyed two trucks carrying enough food aid to feed 5,800 people for a month in Sudan's South Kordofan state, the World Food Programme said.
Airstrike destroys food aid for 5,800 in Sudan, WFP says
The World Food Programme said an airstrike destroyed two trucks carrying food supplies meant to feed 5,800 people for a month near the city of Al-Dalinj in South Kordofan state.