MNA Iran has reiterated the need for a peaceful transition of power in Sudan, urging the need to meet the legitimate demands of the North African nation to end the conflicts. In a statement on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi expressed concerns over the growing tensions in Sudan, stressing ...

MNA Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has stressed the need to meet legitimate demands of Sudanese people and peaceful transition of power in the North African country. The Islamic Republic of Iran is closely pursuing developments in Sudan and the protests and demonstrations of Sudanese people and emphasizes the need to meet ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - At least 200 South Sudanese drowned in a ferry accident on the White Nile while fleeing fighting in the city of Malakal, an army spokesman said. "The reports we have are of between 200 to 300 people, including women and children. The boat was overloaded," army spokesman Philip Aguer said."They all drowned. They were fleeing ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Face-to-face talks between rival parties in South Sudan have been delayed, government and rebel delegations said, dashing hopes of a swift ceasefire to end raging battles and risks of all-out civil war. South Sudan information minister, Michael Makuei, part of the delegation to the talks in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, as ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Rebels captured Bentiu, the capital of a key oil-producing region in South Sudan, the government announced. At the same time the UN announced it will deploy more forces to the region as clashes between ethnic groups continue, RT reported. President Salva Kiir Mayardit, an ethnic Dinka, said that the recent violence was triggered ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to growing civil conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties Sunday to negotiate a political solution to the crisis. "I demand that all political, military and militia leaders stop hostilities and end the violence against civilians," he said, Voice of Russia reported....

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least two US evacuation flights from South Sudan have been fired on, causing some injuries, said reports from Uganda, where the planes landed. The US military aircraft were heading to Bor, the capital of the state of Jonglei and scene of some of the nation's worst violence over the last week, Voice of Russia reported. One of ...

ILNA: The United Nations received reports from local sources in South Sudan on Tuesday that between 400 and 500 people had been killed and up to 800 wounded in the latest violence, and the government said it had arrested 10 politicians in connection with a "foiled coup". "Two hospitals have recorded between 400 and 500 dead and (up to) 800 wounded,...