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The Sudanese Armed Forces says it has quelled a mutiny by soldiers loyal to ousted President Omar al-Bashir in the capital Khartoum. Former Director of the National Intelligence and Security Service Salah Gosh is accused of orchestrating the mutiny, which left two troops dead. His current whereabouts are unknown.
2020-01-15

The United Arab Emirates says Qatari jet fighters intercepted a passenger plane heading to Bahrain and flew dangerously close to it.
2018-04-21

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan, Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir Mayardit, respectively, will meet in Addis Ababa to convene for talks regarding escalating tensions is response to Sudan's recent seizure of Abyei.
2013-01-4

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, visits the Gaza Strip, the first head of state to visit there since Hamas seized control of the territory five years ago.
2012-10-23

Political leaders of Palestinian group Hamas exit Syria for Egypt and Qatar, saying it could no longer operate in the country.
2012-02-28

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir vows not to recognise South Sudan if it tries to claim oil-producing Abyei.
2011-04-28

UAE-based Al Arabiya and Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported earlier that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, head of Libya, has left for Brazil or Venezuela.
2011-02-21

Uganda undoes remarks suggesting President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir would not be welcome at July's African Union conference in Kampala.
2010-06-8

In its annual report, Amnesty International says human rights abuses and repression increased in Iran and China last year, the African Union refused to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council took little action while Sri Lanka’s army and Tamil militants both committed potential war crimes, and Israel and the militant group Hamas did not follow up on reports that accused both sides of human rights abuses during the Gaza War.
2010-05-27