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'A bullying atmosphere': UN's Israel obsession sidelines atrocities elsewhere, ex-UN official says

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Former UN torture rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards talks to the Post on a culture of intimidation within the UN and its treatment of Israel.

DR. ALICE JILL EDWARDS, then UN special rapporteur on torture, surveys the destruction at Kibbutz Kfar Aza alongside Simona Steinbrecher, the mother of hostage Doron Steinbrecher, during a visit in December 2024.
A man leaves the logistics hub of French association "Medecins sans frontieres" (Doctors without borders) on January 13, 2010

Switzerland freezes MSF funding after reports of sexual exploitation in Chad

 Soldiers are seen at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum on October 3, 2026.

UK sanctions 15 Sudanese military commanders, officials, for sexual violence, civilian attacks

FILE PHOTO: An elderly Sudanese refugee woman attends a community session on maternal health led by International Rescue Committee (IRC) staff at the Iridimi refugee camp, northwest of Iriba in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 27, 2025.

They sought temporary shelter from war. Twenty years later, Sudan’s refugees still can’t go home


Sudan seeks closer ties with Israel - opinion

The clashes in Sudan have led to a humanitarian crisis, and Israel is in a position to help bring relief and restore stability.

 SUDAN’S SOVEREIGNTY COUNCIL head, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addresses the UN General Assembly last year. In 2020, he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and they agreed to normalize ties.

Sudan gold mine collapse kills 11 in Red Sea state

Sudan has been plagued by economic instability and political turmoil since the 2021 military coup and subsequent civil conflict.

 An illustrative photo of gold mining in Sudan.

Sudan army repels RSF attack on El Fasher, dozens reported killed

The clash left dozens of RSF fighters dead and destroyed armored vehicles, according to a statement from the Sudanese Armed Forces’ 6th Infantry Division.

 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Wars now displace over 122 million people as aid funding falls, UN says

There were over 2 million more people displaced globally by the end of April 2025 than there were the previous year, said a UNHCR report.

 Displaced people ride a an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks on Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan April 15, 2025.

African union welcomes appointment of Sudan’s new prime minister as step toward civilian rule

The African Union views the premiership as a vital step toward restoring democracy and peace after military rule.

 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Sudan’s army chief appoints new prime minister as civil war rages on

Sudan has named its first prime minister since its civil war erupted, as fighting with RSF continues on.

 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Hamas’s next front? Sudan’s Islamist army and the African threat to Israel - opinion

Sudan is no longer just a battlefield. It is rapidly becoming a terror hub, strategically positioned near Israel’s southern flank and the vital shipping lanes of the Red Sea.

 Left to right: Amjad Taha, political strategist and global geopolitics analyst from the UAE; Eitan Neishlos, Dubai-based businessman and philanthropist

At least seven killed, 20 injured following bombing in South Sudan, MSF says

Medecins Sans Frontieres said that a bomb was dropped on a pharmacy in a hospital that serves over 110,000 people.

 A fire burns following an aerial bombardment that resulted in casualties at the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres run facility destroying the last remaining hospital and pharmacy in the northern town of Old Fangak in Fangak county, South Sudan May 3, 2025.

United Nations: The tragedy in Sudan must end ‘World’s largest humanitarian crisis’ - opinion

The UK, France, Germany, and the UN must lead to end the war in Sudan by taking and enforcing the following measures.

DISPLACED PEOPLE ride on an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces attacks on the Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, earlier this month. Zamzam, Sudan’s largest refugee camp, was bombarded by the RSF for months, with at least 300 killed between Zamzam an

Voices from the Arab press: Integrating Hezbollah into the Lebanese army?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on January 9, 2025.