Press TV - A Sudanese government source says President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and that consultations are underway to form a transitional council. Adel Mahjoub Hussein, the Sudanese minister of production and economic resources in North Darfur, told the Dubai-based al-Hadath TV on Thursday that, There are consultations to form a military ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to growing civil conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties Sunday to negotiate a political solution to the crisis. "I demand that all political, military and militia leaders stop hostilities and end the violence against civilians," he said, Voice of Russia reported....

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least two US evacuation flights from South Sudan have been fired on, causing some injuries, said reports from Uganda, where the planes landed. The US military aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and scene of some of the nation's worst violence over the last week, Voice of Russia reported. One of ...

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir says the recent deadly protests in his country have been part of efforts made to overthrow his government. Bashir made the comments in a speech broadcasted live on a national radio on Wednesday. "They brought agents, thieves and hijackers, and they said Khartoum will be overthrown," the president said. However, he ...

The Sudanese government has freed most of protesters detained during demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies in late September. Culture and Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman made the announcement on Tuesday, adding that more detainees were expected to be released on Wednesday, AFP reported. "Starting from yesterday anyone who has ...

At least four people have been killed by unidentified gunmen during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Sudan, police officials say. "Unknown shooters fired on demonstrations in Khartoum Bahri, Khartoum, and Omdurman" during protests on Friday, the police said in a statement carried by the official SUNA news agency on Saturday, adding, As a result ...