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The 'New Generation' writers bringing Sudan's rich culture to younger audiences

New novels and debutant publishing houses have defied the terrible toll of conflict, making a significant contribution to Sudan's rich literary scene

Mansour Al-Souaim 28, Jan 2025

Sudan faces starvation crisis of historic proportions

Fares Garabet 23, Jan 2025
Sudanese novelist Hammour Ziada.

Sudanese author Hammour Ziada on embracing the surreal

The award-winning novelist who was forced into exile has a new book in the works, but with the horrors of war in his homeland still unfurling, this latest offering is different, he tells Al Majalla

Abeer Younis 10, Dec 2024
Relic with queen Amanishakheto and her name in Meroitic hieroglyphs, 1st century BC, sandstone, from Pyramid 6, Meroe, Sudan in the Berlin Ägyptisches Museum. Wikicommons

Looting Sudan: From an ancient queen’s jewels to present day

Since Sudan's civil war began in April 2023, the world has focused on the fighting, humanitarian impact, and ceasefire efforts, yet all the while, Sudan's cultural heritage was being looted. Again.

Tarig Hassan Abusalih 20, Oct 2024
In this file photo taken on June 8, 2022 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commander, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemedti), now de facto deputy military leader, attends a meeting in Khartoum. AFP

Behind Hemedti's charge against Egypt lies an admission of defeat

The head of the Rapid Support Forces blames Cairo for his militia's recent heavy losses south of Khartoum. Al Majalla offers several explanations for Hemedti's finger-wagging.

Amr Emam 19, Oct 2024
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett meets with refugee students during a visit to Gorum refugee camp in South Sudan, on July 10, 2023. Reuters

Shocking testimony emerges of systematic rape in Sudan

Women and girls caught in a wave of appalling sexual violence in the country's civil war tell their stories as international human rights groups and on-the-ground organisations warn of the danger

Hadil Arja 11, Oct 2024
Sudanese refugees who fled violence in the Darfur region arrived on the backs of their donkeys in search of a place for temporary settlement, near the border between Sudan and Chad. AFP

Why traditional approaches to protecting civilians in Sudan aren't working

Establishing military peacekeeping missions has always been a fraught process, triggering discussions on sovereignty. But the Sudanese people need our help now before it's too late.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 20, Sep 2024
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (L), Israeli Premier Menachem Begin (R) and US President Jimmy Carter (C) shake hands after a press conference in the East Room of the White House, on September 17, 1978. AFP

US mediation is not what it was

Washington's role as convenor of effective talks to ease tension in global flashpoints is faltering, with Sudan the latest example, as the influence of the once 'indispensable nation' fades

Christopher Phillips 31, Aug 2024
US envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello at a press conference following the unconstructive Sudan peace talks in Geneva. Reuters

Envoys empty handed after Sudanese army skips peace talks

US-arranged talks in Geneva were attended by only one of the warring parties. The other sent no delegates because their list of concerns had not been addressed. Meanwhile, the war crimes continue

Amjed Farid 27, Aug 2024
A scene from the documentary 'Heroic Bodies,' a history of Sudanese women's repression and revolution. IDFA

New film brings Sudanese women’s fight to the big screen

Director Sara Suleiman has not flinched from showing a history suffering and exploitation, but the rare and dazzling quality of this documentary is its all-pervading sense of hope and optimism

Areej Jamal 19, Aug 2024
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How Israel pulled off its unprecedented strike on Iran

18 June 2025

Years of painstaking intelligence work went into the operation that activated vast networks of operatives and involved multiple layers of subterfuge

Michael Horowitz
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while gathering with others during a rally in solidarity with the government against Israel's attacks on Iran on June 14, 2025. ATTA KENARE / AFP
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Iran is further from regime change than Israel thinks

17 June 2025

Israel sees an opportunity to eliminate a strategic regional rival, but the future course of events primarily hinges on what Trump decides to do next

Houssam Itani
Michelle Thompson.
Business & Economy

What would happen if Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz?

18 June 2025

The strait carries up to 20% of the world's oil exports at around 20 million barrels of oil each day. Any closure could cost the global economy greatly, even if only for a short time.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Can diplomacy stop the Israel-Iran war before it's too late?

17 June 2025

De-escalation is in the overwhelming interest of most countries in the region and the world, and we could see many extend a hand to help bring the conflict to an end

Arash Azizi
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Will Iran-Israel strikes derail Trump's Mideast vision?

14 June 2025

Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory

Robert Ford

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