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Sudan in Crisis

Three months after the birth of South Sudan, how is the northern neighbor of the world’s newest nation faring… Continue reading

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President Salva Kiir Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

We urge the Government of Sudan to seek a peaceful resolution to these conflicts… Continue reading

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Sudan’s “Two-State Solution”

Good news from the Middle East is that rarest of all things… Continue reading

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Special Operations Team Hit Top Iranian-Hamas Arms Smugglers in Sudan

In accusing Israel of killing the two passengers of a Hyundai Sinai near Port Sudan Tuesday, April 5, the Sudanese Foreign Minister… Continue reading

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Hamas Backed Now by Egyptian Government Strikes Israel with Mortars

Israeli civilians living around the Gaza border woke up Saturday, March 19, to the most massive mortar attack in years… Continue reading

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Hamas ordered five Israelis murdered following secret Islamist Khartoum parley

The Itamar attack was the first result of an Iran-funded secret conference in Khartoum last week of the heads of the national branches of the Muslim Brotherhood across the Arab world… Continue reading

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Hamas, PA against an ‘Interim Arrangement’ with Israel

In recent weeks the Israeli media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu would deliver a speech presenting a new political plan… Continue reading

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WikiLeaks: Sudan, Chad and the quest for resolution

A debrief on Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Chad reveals growing moves against Sudan. Chinese officials urge caution on prosecution president Omar al-Bashir, insisting it will only serve to destabilise Sudan… Continue reading

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The Dilemma of Diplomats

Diplomats, a British ambassador explained several centuries ago, are gentlemen sent abroad to lie for their country. I’d add that the problems start when they start to lie on behalf of other countries, while the disaster begins when they start to lie for… Continue reading

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The Persistence of Islamic Slavery

Slavery was taken for granted throughout Islamic history, as it was, of course, in the West as well up until relatively recent times. Yet while the European and American slave trade get stern treatment attention from historians, the Islamic slave trade, which actually lasted longer and brought suffering to a larger number of people, is virtually ignored… Continue reading