Altaghyeer: Khartoum Sudanese academics, journalists and intellectuals demanded the Sudanese government withdraw its troops involved in the ongoing war in Yemen after calling it “morally, religiously and legitimately unjustifiable”. This is the latest demand in a series of popular and parties’ demands including the national Nation opposing party and Reform Now movement which call for […]

Altaghyeer: White Nile The former president of White Nile herders’ federation Abdelrahman Alsiddig confirmed the mortality of thousands of livestock heads which graze in South Sudan after acquiring an unknown disease. More than 20 million heads of pastoralist’s livestock graze between White Nile and South Sudan’s border in UM Jalalah and Alquik areas during the […]

Altaghyeer: Halfa Aljadeeda Peaceful demonstration turned into violent confrontations with Sudanese police Monday morning in Halfa Aljadeeda and 11 students were seriously wounded after police used excessive force to contain demonstrations held by students from University of Kassala. Sources of Altaghyeer in the area reported that education and agriculture students held a peaceful march to […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum A reliable source told Altaghyeer that Safa Omer Zienalabdeen, a medical student at Alazhari University who disappeared 4 days ago, has joined Islamic State (Daesh). Safa departed her family’s home at Abu Adam last Thursday morning heading to Alazhari University in Khartoum North as she was sitting for her final exams, but she […]

Altagyeer: Khartoum Bank of Sudan issued a new regulation ordering banks to scale down cash withdrawals by clients from 2000 pounds to only 1000 pounds starting Monday August 13, 2018. Bank sources told “Altaghyeer” that they received the newly-issued measure from the Central Bank demanding to strictly abide by it. The sources went on to […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum The bread crisis escalated in Khartoum and other major cities which resulted in huge financial losses for restaurant and eatery owners. And tens of people queued in front of bakeries in different parts of Khartoum as they waited to get some bread. The endless queues and lengthy waiting time sparked fights and brawls […]

  Written by: Salih Amar* On December 30, 2017, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared a state of “emergency” in Kassala, the largest state in eastern Sudan, adjacent to Eritrea and Ethiopia for the purpose of collecting weapons spread amongst the citizens of the state.  In the early days of the new year, crowds of the […]

Altaghyeer: Salih Amar Altaghyeer acquired information from medical sources and locals in Kassala confirming the rapid spreading of a mysterious disease in the western part of the city contracted by hundreds of locals in the past few days. An anonymous medical source revealed that symptoms include “pain and severe joint rigor”, indicating that patients were […]

The National Congress, ruling party in Sudan, confirmed the commencement of Albashir’s candidacy for a third presidential term amid wide disapproval among party’s factions, meanwhile announcing a clarion to tackle the country’s mounting economic problems. Yousif Kibir, a top leader in the party, revealed in a media press at Khartoum on Wednesday that the candidacy […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum A surprise recovery of Sudanese currency was reported as the pound surged against the US dollar, and according to black market brokers the US dollar soured to 41 pounds from the higher rates of 47 and 43 and the beginning of this week. Dealers attributed the recovery to the signing of the agreement […]

Altaghyeer: Ghurashi Awad The prominent local leader and ex-finance minister Ibrahim Muniem Mansour renewed the demands by Alnuhud figures to the government to declare the city “a disaster area” after conceding that reconstruction and relief efforts outweigh its capacity at the state and federal levels. Adding that Sudan is open and the world is witnessing […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum Mediators and latest intervention by Uganda succeeded in saving South Sudan’s power sharing agreement, which is mediated by the government of Sudan, from collapsing, and managed to convince those who previously rejected it to finally sign it. It was brought to Altaghyeer’s knowledge that the Ugandan minister of defense, who arrived at Khartoum […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum A number of months elapsed after launching a campaign endorsed by the Sudanese president Omer Albashir targeting the so-called “fat cats” e.g. corrupted, and yet not a single case involving top businessmen, bank managers, CEOs of governmental and private companies or security chiefs was brought before the special court for corruption. And concurrently, […]

  Altaghyeer: Salih Amar Doctors at Kassala’s hospital (East Sudan) started an open strike Sunday afternoon after being assaulted by individuals from the security and intelligence service which resulted in serious injuries sustained by a number of doctors. And according to a statement issued by Sudan’s Doctors Central Committee “a number of co-patients accompanied by […]

Altaghyeer: Juba- Khartoum The power-sharing agreement signed between the president of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit and rebels’ leader Riyak Mashar didn’t trigger significant resonance in Juba, South Sudan, instead many in making their daily livings amid scarcity of commodities and skyrocketing prices ignored the event. And what further angered people is the decision made […]

Altaghyeer: Salih Amar Authorities in Kassala state released journalist Mohammed Osman Alradi on Friday evening on bail whereas the fate of another blogger remains unknown. Previously a number of police officers arrested Mohammed Osman last Monday on midnight from his home at Alsimair Al hillah, south of Khartoum, and led him by force to Central […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum The opposition coalition in South Sudan pre-empted the peace agreement signing ceremony planned on Sunday in Khartoum by rejecting the agreement. The Sudanese government, which is mediating between the warring parties in South Sudan, announced on Friday the completion of all arrangements for the final signing of the peace agreement in the presence […]

Altaghyeer:Khartoum Four students died and eight others were injured after a classroom collapsed at Alsiddig private school for girls at Dar Alsalam locality in Ombadda, Omdurman on Wednesday morning. Witnesses told Altaghyeer that the students were inside the classroom and trying to walk out after hearing the call for the morning assembly but the classroom […]

Altaghyeer: Nyala Renewed clashes occurred between forces of Himedti and Musa Hilal, which were integrated in the rapid support forces during a disarmament operation that led the arrest of the latter Sources of Altaghyeer reported that a member of the rapid support forces last night shot a wounded member of Musa Hilal’s forces and immediately […]

Altaghyeer: Alnuhud Floods and rain overwhelming Alnuhud city, West Kordofan forced the commissioner to take refuge at a hotel after his residence was inundated with water while locals described the situation as “a disaster that turned the city into a ghost’s town”. They city woke up for the eighth day to the bereavement without anybody […]

Khartoum: Altaghyeer Yesterday evening two armed men shot and killed an eighteen years old displaced man in Central Darfur. Eyewitnesses reported to Altaghyeer that the armed men, who are part of a government militia, tried to rob the victim Ibrahim Ahmed of his phone near Alhimedia camp outside Zalengi, the state’s capital, but he resisted […]

Altaghyeer: Khartoum Sudanese security authorities held an airplane with passengers onboard at Khartoum airport arriving on Wednesday from Nyala, capital of South Darfur state. Military sources and eyewitnesses reported from inside the aircraft that joint security forces surrounded the plane immediately after landing at Khartoum airport and started searching it. One of the eyewitnesses said […]

Altaghyeer: Wad Medani Military police in Wad Medani conducted a campaign targeting youths with certain haircuts and styles, the most famous known as “Caboria”. The campaign included beatings, whereas locals described the operation as trivial. Altaghyeer’s sources affirmed that police vehicles roamed the city’s markets and arrested youth with the intention of ruining their haircuts […]

Altaghyeer: Salih Amar Sources revealed that Eritrea rejected a Sudanese request to open border crossings which Sudan unilaterally closed at the beginning of this year. Altaghyeer’s sources reported that authorities in Kassala State (Eastern Sudan) formally addressed their counterparts in AlGash-Baraka Region requesting the opening of border crossing points last week, but the latter denied […]