Government And Politics
Sudan's PM arrested, internet disrupted in apparent coup
Sudan's information ministry says military forces have arrested the country's acting prime minister and other senior government officials, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital Khartoum
Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince
A former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint counter-terrorism efforts with the U.S. claims the kingdom’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king
Officials detained, internet down in possible Sudan coup
Sudan's information ministry says military forces have detained a number of Sudanese government figures
Sudanese gov't officials detained; group sees apparent coup
Sudanese officials say military forces have detained at least five senior government officials, and the main pro-democratic political group called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup
Group says 'significant disruption' consistent with an internet shutdown hits Sudan as senior officials arrested
Group says 'significant disruption' consistent with an internet shutdown hits Sudan as senior officials arrested
Israel set to OK 3,000 West Bank settler homes this week
A West Bank settlement watchdog group says Israel is expected to move forward this week with thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied territory
Sudan: Political tensions continue as protesters block roads
Pro-military protesters have briefly blocked major roads and bridges in Sudan’s capital amid growing tensions between the generals and the pro-democracy movement that fueled the uprising against autocratic former president Omar al-Bashir
Erdogan orders removal of 10 ambassadors, including US envoy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata
Saudi Arabia pledges 2060 target of net-zero emissions
One of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, has announced it aims to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, joining more than 100 countries in a global effort to try and curb man-made climate change
Limbo in a blue tent: African asylum-seekers stuck on Cyprus
Enjei Grace and fellow Cameroonian Daniel Ejube have been stuck for nearly five months in limbo, in the United Nations-patrolled buffer zone separating Cyprus' breakaway north from the internationally recognized south