Khartoum Archives

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Heavy fighting in Khartoum despite agreement between warring factions in Jeddah

Nearly a month ago, the country’s army and the RSF went to war. Residents of Khartoum have described intense fights across the city and said there is no evidence to…

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‘They destroyed Khartoum’: Sudanese evacuees grieve over homeland as Qatar amps up aid

Hit with both fear and relief, hundreds of board the Qatar Emiri flight to head to safety as they flee the rising death toll in war-torn Sudan. Men and women,…

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Between hope and fear: Sudan evacuees call on warring factions to drop their weapons

On Friday, Doha News joined the Qatari Amiri Air Force as Doha launched its first evacuation flight out of Sudan. Millions of Sudanese civilians woke up on 15 April to…

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Qatar allocates $1 million for Sudan relief as warring factions meet at Jeddah talks

At least 700 people have been killed in Sudan since the start of the fighting, most of which are civilians. The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has allocated one million…

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Qatar lands first aid flight to Sudan as violent power struggle continues

Doha News has joined Qatari forces on a mission to deliver aid to the conflict-stricken country. Port Sudan, Sudan– The first Qatari aid flight to Sudan landed in Port Sudan…

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Sudanese expats say civilians ‘caught in the middle’ as military forces battle for power back home

Thousands have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan as fighting between the military and paramilitary leaves more than 500 dead in two weeks. It has been almost two…

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‘You either make it or you don’t’: Sudanese expats in Qatar seek safe exit for families trapped in Sudan

An official told local media that the Gulf state is working on evacuating Qatar’s residents from Sudan. Desperate to flee violence as airports are shut, tens of thousands are seeking…

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Sudanese expats face travel disruptions as violence leads to cancelled flights from Qatar

“We were supposed to go spend Eid with my brother who’s currently in Khartoum for university. Now he’s in danger, almost homeless, and we can’t reach him.” Qatar Airways announced…

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Arab League holds emergency meeting as Sudan enters third day of violence

As of Monday, at least 97 civilians have been killed and 365 are injured. The Arab League has renewed calls for an immediate cessation of fighting in Sudan as clashes…

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