Sudan abolishes Islamic law, separates religion from state
Sudan’s transitional government has abolished Islamic, or Shariah, law by separating religion from the state.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu, a leader of...
Sudan rejects ties with Israel… for now
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that his government has no mandate to normalise ties with Israel...
Sudan drops death penalty for apostasy, allows non-Muslims to drink alcohol
Sudan has approved wide-ranging amendments to its criminal law including repealing the death penalty for apostasy and allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol.
Public flogging will also...
Sudan’s leader says he met Netanyahu to ‘protect national security’
The Sudanese leader has said he met Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to protect his country’s national security.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s meeting with Netanyahu in Uganda...
Sudan leader meets Netanyahu as prelude to “forging normal relations”
Israeli officials have said that Tel Aviv and Sudan have agreed to move towards forging normal relations after the leaders of the two countries...
Sudan declares state of emergency amid widespread anti-government protests
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors amid widespread anti-government protests.
President...
Sudan “held secret meeting” with Israel
Israeli media is reporting that a senior Israeli diplomat met with Sudanese officials in a secret meeting in Istanbul as part of efforts to...
Sudanese Islamic leader Hassan al-Turabi passes away
One of the world's leading Islamic political thinkers and activists, Dr Hasan al-Turabi, has passed away in Khartoum at the age of 84.
A specialist...
Saudi, Bahrain and Sudan cut ties with Iran
Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies have taken diplomatic action against Iran after the Saudi embassy in Tehran was attacked amid a...
