The conflict in Sudan is now exposing deeper fault lines in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia and the UAE appear to be backing opposing sides, raising fresh questions over their strategic rivalry. Reports suggest Pakistan has paused a key arms deal with Sudan, adding another layer to the crisis. With Riyadh reassessing its role in regional proxy wars and recent meetings with Sudan’s army, the geopolitical chessboard is rapidly shifting in ways many didn’t expect.


Report Suggests Pak's $4 Bn Arms Deal With Libyan Army Also Under Review

Saudi-UAE Rift Deepens Over Sudan War? Report Says Pak Puts Sudan Arms Deal On Hold

US prosecutors say Iranian national Shamim Mafi was arrested at LAX for allegedly brokering Iranian weapons sales, including drones and ammunition, to Sudan. The case highlights concerns over foreign arms fueling Sudan’s ongoing war and worsening humanitarian crisis.

'Mohajer-6 armed drones, bomb fuses and more': Who is Shamim Mafi, Iranian woman arrested in US for selling arms to Sudan 'on behalf of Iran govt'

The government of South Sudan has ordered mass evacuations in Jonglei state, directing civilians to immediately leave Nyirol, Uror and Akobo counties. Authorities announced the launch of Operation Enduring Peace, citing security concerns, as humanitarian agencies warn of fresh displacement in the conflict-prone region.


South Sudan Orders Mass Evacuations In Jonglei Amid Security Operation | WION

The United Nations has raised the alarm over widespread sexual violence in Sudan, warning that women and girls are increasingly being targeted amid the country’s ongoing war.

Sudan Crisis: Sexual Violence In Sudan | UN Raises Alarm Amid Ongoing Conflict

Fresh diplomatic talks aimed at ending the war in Sudan have resumed in Cairo, with Egypt hosting discussions involving the United Nations and the United States. The negotiations are focused on pushing for a ceasefire, improving humanitarian access and finding a political path to end the conflict that has devastated Sudan and displaced millions. 


Sudan Crisis: Talks To End Sudan War Resume In Cairo As Egypt UN And US Join Discussion

Sudan’s Ambassador to India, Dr. Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom, urged India to aid Sudan’s post-war reconstruction. He detailed the civil war’s toll—150,000 dead, millions displaced, and RSF atrocities in El Fasher—while praising India’s humanitarian stance and engagement with Sudan’s crisis.


Sudan seeks India's aid in post-conflict reconstruction

In a brutal attack near Khartoum, Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed 31 individuals, marking one of the largest documented mass killings in the region during the ongoing civil conflict. This incident adds to a series of atrocities attributed to the RSF, including mass executions and the discovery of mass graves. The international community continues to call for accountability and intervention to address these grave human rights violations.​

Sudan: RSF executes 31 people near Khartoum, incident is the largest documented mass killing in region

Nearly three million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war in a still-growing exodus, the UN warned, with 25,000 fleeing to neighbouring Chad in the first week of October alone.

Escalating Sudan bloodshed increases refugee surge into Chad

Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on Sunday (May 26) that at least 134 people died in a single hospital in El-Fasher, Darfur, Sudan. The casualties included one member of the MSF.

Sudan war: More than 130 killed in country's El-Fasher region

Conflict in Sudan and Gaza pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) worldwide to a record 75.9 million at the end of 2023, an NGO monitor said Tuesday.

Gaza, Sudan wars take number of internally displaced people to record 76 million globally

One year ago, a war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in the capital city of Khartoum and the fighting has rapidly spread across the country since.

Sudan civil war: Millions displaced, children in the line of fire as fighting rages on after a year

Bombardments in the Sudanese capital killed at least 33 civilians on Thursday, most of them in air strikes, pro-democracy lawyers said overnight Thursday-Friday.

Dozens of civilians killed in bombardments over Sudan capital: NGO

Last year witnessed the highest number of civilian casualties, killed or injured, by airstrikes, bombs or artillery than any other year for more than a decade, according to an annual study.

Highest number of civilian casualties by explosives recorded in 2023, more than any year in over a decade

The United States on Wednesday formally determined that warring parties in Sudan committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as Washington increases pressure on the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end fighting that has caused a humanitarian crisis.

US says warring parties in Sudan committed crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing

A paramilitary attack on Jabal Awliya south of Khartoum killed at least 10 people on Saturday, activists reported, as the death toll from Sudan's six-month war hit more than 9,000.

Sudan's six-month war still spreading as death toll rises to over 9,000

Air strikes killed at least 46 people and injured dozens on Sunday at a Khartoum market, local activists said, one of the deadliest single attacks in Sudan's nearly five months of war.

Air raid kills 46 in one of the worst attacks in Sudan war, say activists

Sudan's warring sides, the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), agreed to a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday (June 18), as fighting intensified with deadly air strikes in the capital city of Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.

Sudan conflict: Warring sides agree to new truce after days of intense fighting

It's been two months since a deadly conflict broke out in Sudan, displacing at least two million while killing over a thousand. The power struggle between the two generals, Abdel Fattah-al Burhan and the paramilitary commander Mohammed Hamdan Daga-lo, plunged the country into a devastating war, which seems nowhere near its end.

Sudan crisis worsens: At least 2 million people displaced so far, says UN | WION Newspoint

Sudan's warring parties fought in the capital on Friday after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. Residents of Khartoum and Omdurman across the Nile said the army had resumed air strikes and was using more artillery.

Sudanese army, paramilitary forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

The head of the United Nations refugee agency has warned that the earlier estimate of around one million people fleeing the nation due to the Sudan War by October is potentially an underestimation.

Sudan war: UNHCR chief warns mass exodus estimates of one million people may be 'conservative'

In the days after war erupted in Khartoum, Dr Abeer Abdullah rushed between rooms at Sudan’s largest orphanage, trying to care for hundreds of babies and toddlers as the fighting kept all but a handful of staff away.

Dozens of babies die in orphanage as Sudan war takes grim toll on Khartoum: Report

India has evacuated at least 534 Indian nationals from Sudan and is looking to rescue more of its citizens from the strife-torn African nation before the end of a tenuous ceasefire between the regular army and a paramilitary force. Watch in External Affair Ministry's briefing on the ongoing Operation Kaveri.

Situation on the ground in Sudan remains volatile: Indian External Affair Ministry

Months of political and economic turmoil in Sudan has severely damaged the health of the lions faced with shortages of food and medicine. Lions, victims of the political upheaval in Sudan, are starving.

How social media saved Sudan's starving lions

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