Press Releases

Sudan Opposes Foreign Interference in Internal Matters

(MENAFN) Sudan on Saturday expressed support for regional and international initiatives aimed at ending the ongoing conflict and halting attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), while firmly opposing any foreign interference in its...

Sudan's RSF Launches Strikes on Civilian Infrastructure, Power Station

(MENAFN) Sudan's paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), launched drone attacks on Sunday, hitting a power station and other civilian infrastructure in White Nile State, central Sudan, according to a statement from Sudan's Transitional...

RSF Strikes Spark Power Outages Across Sudan’s Khartoum

(MENAFN) Drone attacks launched by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have struck critical infrastructure in Khartoum state, triggering widespread power outages, according to local reports on Tuesday. Media, citing eyewitness accounts, reported...

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, 17 September 2025

A. Issues in the environment 1. Economy 1.1. Economic Growth 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed the latest GDP figures, which show that the economy has grown 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025, an improvement from the 0.1% growth in the first quarter. 1.1.2....

Media Advisory: “The Mosquers” Muslim Film Festival Returns to Edmonton Sept 18-21, 2025

EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General admission tickets are now on sale for The Mosquers Film Festival 2025, the world’s largest Muslim film and arts festival, which returns to Edmonton September 18th to 21st for its 17th...

Sudan Reports Over 100,000 Cholera Cases in One Year

(MENAFN) More than 100,000 cholera cases have been recorded in Sudan over the past year, as the country grapples with both a devastating humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...

Sudan’s RSF Leader Becomes Head of Rival Government

(MENAFN) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was officially inaugurated on Sunday as the leader of a competing administration in Sudan. According to a statement from the Sudanese Founding Alliance, a...

Sudan Crisis: Over 600,000 Displaced Amid RSF-Imposed Siege

(MENAFN) At least 600,000 people, half of them children, have fled El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, amid an ongoing siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the UN children’s agency UNICEF reported Wednesday....

Sudanese Cabinet Holds Talks in Khartoum

(MENAFN) The Sudanese cabinet convened in Khartoum on Tuesday for the first time since armed clashes erupted with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, marking a critical moment in the nation’s ongoing conflict. Media...

Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures

Present in Sudan since 1978, the ICRC supports people affected by conflict across the country, and promotes international humanitarian law, working independently or with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS). "In the first 6 months of the year,...

UN Chief Calls for Halt to Sudan’s El Fasher Violence

(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urgently called for a halt to hostilities in and around El Fasher, Sudan, as fighting intensifies in North Darfur, his spokesperson announced Friday. The UN leader expressed deep shock over the...

RSF Leader Heads Sudan’s Parallel Government

(MENAFN) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), officially took the oath Sunday as leader of a newly established parallel government. The Sudanese Founding Alliance, a coalition spearheaded by the RSF,...

Cholera Outbreak Ravages Sudan’s Darfur

(MENAFN) A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak is ravaging Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region, where the collapse of healthcare infrastructure and worsening humanitarian conditions have left civilians without critical treatment or preventive...

Sudan’s military rejects claims of involvement in attack on aid convoy

(MENAFN) Sudan’s military has denied responsibility for an airstrike on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy delivering aid to a famine-stricken area in Darfur. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attributed Wednesday’s attack in the...

Devastating Floods Claim 14 Lives in Sudan

(MENAFN) Heavy rains and flooding have claimed the lives of at least 14 people across northern and southeastern Sudan, local media reported Wednesday. Media confirmed that six fatalities occurred in northern River Nile State after homes collapsed...

Cholera Cases in Sudan Increase

(MENAFN) Sudan’s Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that it had logged 1,210 additional cholera infections over the past week, along with 36 associated fatalities. According to the ministry’s official release, these newly identified cases have...

RSF Shelling Leaves 24 Dead, 55 Injured in Sudan’s El-Fasher

(MENAFN) At least 24 people lost their lives and 55 others were wounded in a deadly attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, medics reported Thursday. The Sudan Doctors...

Polio Vaccine Market Size Projected to Reach USD 1406.89 Million by 2034

Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global polio vaccine market size was valued at USD 861.25 million in 2024 and is predicted to hit around USD 1406.89 million by 2034, rising at a 5.03% CAGR, a study published by Towards Healthcare a...

UK: High Court ruling on asylum hotel ― 50,000 Channel crossings since 2024 general election ― More deaths of people on the move in Channel and northern France ― First people detained under recent UK-France deal ― NGOs urge political leaders to end div…

The High Court has ruled that asylum applicants who are being accommodated in a hotel in Essex have to be moved out. The number of people who have crossed the Channel in small boats since the change of government in July 2024 has exceeded 50,000....

UPDATED SCHEDULE: “The Mosquers” Muslim Film Festival Adds Historical Drama “Palestine 36” to Its Film Lineup

EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mosquers Film Festival 2025 is excited to announce the addition of Palestine 36 to its festival lineup, marking its first public screening following its world premiere to the Toronto...