Sudan
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UN convoy attacked on way to Sudan's al-Fashir: UNICEF
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – A UN convoy delivering food into Sudan's al-Fashir in North Darfur came under attack overnight, a spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that initial reports indicated "multiple casualties.
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Sudan's transitional government dissolved
TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Sudan's new Prime Minister Kamil Idris has dissolved the country's caretaker government.
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RSF attacks kill civilians, shut down hospitals in Sudan
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Six people were killed and others injured after Rapid Support Forces shelled two hospitals and residential areas in El Obeid, North Kordofan, according to a Sudanese military source.
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Khartoum is fully cleared of RSF: Sudanese army
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The Sudanese Armed Forces announced on Tuesday that they have fully regained control of Khartoum state, declaring the area cleared of Rapid Support Forces.
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Sudan severs ties with UAE over alleged paramilitary support
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after repeatedly accusing the Gulf nation of backing the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country's civil war.
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Drones, explosions hit Port Sudan airport
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said.
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Iran condemns attack on civilian targets in Sudan: spox
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has condemned over the continued attacks to civilian positions in Sudan.
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11 killed in RSF drone attack on Sudan displacement camp
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – A suspected drone attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary has killed at least 11 people at a displacement camp in River Nile state, authorities said.
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces kill more than 30
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed more than 30 people in another deadly attack in the war-torn nation's Darfur region, according to activists, media reported on Tuesday.
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In Sudan:
At least 35 civilians killed as RSF shells residential areas
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – At least 35 civilians were killed and 40 others wounded after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled residential neighborhoods in the city of El-Fasher, North Darfur, the Sudanese army announced on Friday.
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Tehran expresses concern for dire situation of Sudan people
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson voiced concern about the dire situation of civilians in Sudan.
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Civilians flee as RSF claims control of major Darfur camp
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of a major camp for displaced people in North Darfur, the paramilitary group said on Sunday, after a four-day assault that left hundreds dead or wounded.
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US moves to revoke all visas for South Sudanese nationals
TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said that he is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States.
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At least 54 killed in Sudanese military airstrike on market
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – At least 54 people were killed in a military airstrike on a local market in Sudan’s western region, aid groups reported Tuesday.
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Sudan army takes full control of Khartoum
TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – The Sudanese army took control of the capital Khartoum after retaking control of the presidential palace from the RSF forces.
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Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – At least 19 people were killed in the crash of a Sudanese military plane in the country’s second largest city of Omdurman in the Khartoum state.
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Several killed in Sudan military plane crash (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum, killing a number of officers and civilians, the army said.
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Iran attaches great importance to relations with Sudan
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting Sudanese foreign minister that the Islamic Republic attaches importance to its relations with the African country, and is ready to work on expanding the ties.
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By: Fatemeh Sadat Mir-Ahmadi
Secretary of Iran’s SNSC Ahmadian meets with Sudanese FM
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian held meeting with visiting Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif in Tehran on Monday.
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Iran supports stability, unified governance in Sudan:Ghalibaf
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament speaker says Iran supports establishing stability in Sudan and the formation of a “unified governance” that would ensure the country's territorial integrity.
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Iranian, Sudanese foreign ministers meet in Tehran
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi receives his Sudanese counterpart Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif in Tehran.
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Sudanese FM to travel to Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The foreign minister of Sudan will travel to Tehran at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart.
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54 killed in Sudan market attack by paramilitary group
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – An attack on an open market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said Saturday.
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Sudan eyes Iran’s knowhow to build upstream oil industry
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Sudan, which has its own downstream oil industry, could benefit from Iran’s upstream expertise and petrochemical products to set up its upstream oil industry, according to a Sudanese official.
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Aircraft crash kills 18 in South Sudan
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – At least 18 people died after an aircraft carrying 21 people crashed in South Sudan on Wednesday, a radio run by the UN said.
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Iran condemns attack on civilian targets in Sudan
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei condemned the attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan.
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Envoy:
Sudan FM to visit Iran with increasing ties on agenda
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan will visit Iran in the next month to increase bilateral cooperation, Khaled Ebrahim Al-Sheikh , Deputy Ambassador of Sudan said.
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Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday.
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UN official:
Sudan facing staggering proportions of humanitarian crisis
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Sudan "remains in the grip of a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions" after 20 months of war, a senior United Nations official said on Monday, calling for more international support and unimpeded humanitarian access.
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3 World Food Program workers killed in attack in Sudan
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Three UN workers from the World Food Program (WFP) were killed in an overnight attack on their office in Sudan's Blue Nile state, the Sudanese government said on Friday.