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Sudan's war has brought painful memories back to the troubled Darfur region where armed groups are accused of ethnically targeting civilians, sparking fears of a new "genocide". "They burned every house in the neighborhood and killed my brother in front of me," recounted one survivor, Inaam, who fled the western region for neighboring Chad. Her harrowing escape took her through streets "littered with bodies", said the human rights defender who, like others inte...

For many Sudanese struggling to survive the war, a taste of the sheep Muslims traditionally sacrifice for the feast of Eid al-Adha is but a distant memory. The conflict, now in its third month, has brought death and turmoil and displaced millions in the country that was already poverty-stricken before the fighting erupted. Like many Khartoum residents, Hanan Adam fled with her six children when the battles broke out in mid-April between the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

A seminar is held to celebrate the book of graffiti prints- an Upper Egyptian phenomenon

Public Release: 30-Nov-2017   University of Texas at Austin   IMAGE: A page from the Coptic translation of the First Apocalypse of James from the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Digitized by Claremont College. Credit: Image of artifact from the Nag Hammadi Library, Oxford University. AUSTIN, Texas -- The first-known original Greek copy of a…

Russian mercenary group Wagner has been seen for years as an armed extension of Moscow's influence in Syria and Africa, but these overseas operations have now been called into question by its leader's failed revolt against the Kremlin. After calling off his troops' advance toward Moscow, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin is expected to go into exile in Belarus.

4 expats in the UAE share fond memories of Eid and their favourite dishes

How do "international networks" bring African children to be trafficked and smuggled into Europe? Big human traffickers hide behind "false names" to round up boys from Africa and Asia for gangs to use them in forced labor, prostitution, and armed groups. Asharq Al-Awsat is tracking cross-border smuggling routes.

Egypt and Italy signed mutual letters to extend the third phase of a $100 million debt swap programme for development projects until December 2024, read a statement by the Ministry of International Cooperation on Monday

Former Egypt international Ahmed Eid Abdelmalek has been announced as the new head coach of second-division side La Viena FC.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority revealed expected weather conditions during Eid al-Adha this year.