UAE, China, Russia, Turkey violating Sudan arms embargo: Amnesty Amnesty International reports foreign countries sending weapons and ammunition to the warring sides in Sudan, where civil war has raged for more than a year. By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Quick Take US invites Sudan's warring parties to talks co-hosted by Saudi Arabia, Switzerland Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to participate in the talks scheduled for Aug. 14. Sudan
UAE leader, Sudan army chief hold first call since civil war began The acting Sudanese government has accused the UAE of backing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the conflict, charges the Gulf state denies. By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Sudan war death toll over 40,000 as 2 million face imminent starvation New figures on Sudan’s crisis show conditions deteriorating as fighting expands in scope between warring generals. By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Sudan: Darfur graveyards swell threefold as 25.6M suffer food shortage By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Egyptian authorities arbitrarily arresting Sudanese, Amnesty says By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
ICC seeks evidence on Sudan war crimes as displacement tops 10 million By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Outrage in Sudan as more than 100 feared dead in RSF attack By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Report: US plans to freeze aid to Ethiopia amid Nile River dam dispute Foreign Policy reported the proposal by the US State Department could affect up to $130 million in aid as negotiations with Egypt and Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam continue. By Al-Monitor Staff
Pompeo floats ending Sudan's terror designation amid push for Israel ties Sudan's leaders have urged the United States to remove their country from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes North Korea, Iran and Syria. By Al-Monitor Staff
Pompeo talks Israel, democracy, Nile Dam with Sudanese leaders Sudan's prime minister said his transitional government lacks the authority to establish relations with Israel and Sudan should be removed from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism regardless. By Al-Monitor Staff
Egypt lends helping hand to Sudan amid Nile dam talks Amid the stalled negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egypt gives priority to winning over Sudan in the dam crisis. By Hagar Hosny
Egypt, Sudan kick off another round of Nile dam talks A new round of meetings between the Nile Basin countries has resumed as Sudan and Egypt try to unite on controlling damage from the Ethiopian dam. By Ayah Aman In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture
Pope Francis urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to resume Nile dam talks The pope urged the three Nile states to "continue on the path of dialogue." By Al-Monitor Staff
Addis Ababa rejoices over GERD progress as talks drag on Ethiopia is celebrating its progress on filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, no experts are expressing hope for a binding agreement to emerge from the latest round of tripartite talks. By Ayah Aman In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture
Panic downriver as Ethiopia's mega dam hits first-year target Ethiopia's controversial dam on the Nile River has reportedly already met its first-year filling target despite the ongoing disagreements with Egypt and Sudan over its impacts on countries further down the Nile. By Hani Sameer
Is diplomacy running out on Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over Nile dam? The African Union, the UN Security Council and the Trump administration may be last best bets to stave off an Egypt-Ethiopia war. By Week in Review
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of stonewalling on Nile dam Egypt has accused Ethiopia of resisting making any of the concessions needed to reach an agreement on Addis Ababa's controversial dam on the Blue Nile. By Rasha Mahmoud
Anger flares as Ethiopia announces, denies Nile dam filling has started Ethiopia has denied reports that the filling of its controversial Nile mega dam has begun. By Ayah Aman In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture
Eritrea weighs role in Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over Nile dam Eritrea’s president visited Cairo against the backdrop of the faltering talks on the Nile dam dispute, raising questions about Eritrea’s role in helping reach an agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. By Ayah Aman In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture
