Jun 21 2017
Sudanese president tries to avoid choosing between his Qatari allies and his newfound Saudi friends By Abdel Bari Atwan Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is going through one of the most awkward phases of his 27-year rule. The Gulf crisis has placed him in a dilemma: Should he side with Saudi Arabia, which used its influence […]
By mahaburbar1 • Sudan •
Oct 31 2012
The recent Israeli raid on the weapons factory in Khartoum is raising many questions; the Israeli government has yet to admit their responsibility for this attack, while the Sudanese government has not revealed anything about the circumstances of the air raid or the number of victims. Yet a Sudanese spokesman has now stated that Sudan […]
Oct 28 2012
When Israeli planes shelled a weapons factory in Khartoum last week it represented a provocation not only to Sudan, but to the whole Islamic nation. This unacceptable action also violated international law and the sovereignty of a country which is a member of the United Nations, and has more than 35 million people. By committing […]
Oct 23 2012
Arab Revolutions Present New Challenges for Israel 23 October 2012 No one needs the analysis of Israeli army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz to see what is happening in the region. He predicts that the “turmoil” witnessed by the Arab region may turn into an active and dangerous hostility towards Israel and asserts that the […]
By su • Arab-Israeli Peace Process, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria •
Mar 8 2009
by Abdel Bari Atwan Recent months have brought a stampede of Arab and international summit meetings. Whether inquorate, full scale, emergency or quadripartite; whether under the banner of economic development, reconciliation or the reconstruction of Gaza, none have achieved their aims and most of the issues re-appear on every new agenda, lying, perpetually unresolved, on […]
By su • British Press, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, Yemen •
Mar 8 2009
OpEd Gulf News 14 March 2009 On 4 March the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The ICC, founded in 2002, has an ostensibly desirable and worthy mission: to prosecute individuals […]
By su • Sudan, United Nations •
Jan 16 2018
Scramble for the Red Sea
Wars could be triggered by the growing rivalry for control of what was once an ‘Arab Lake’ By Abdel Bari Atwan In decades past, the Red Sea used to be described as an ‘Arab Lake’. But a completely different impression is conveyed by the escalating regional and international struggle for control of the region these […]
By mahaburbar1 • Egypt, Sudan, Turkey •