Sudan Chemical Weapons Risk
Middle East

Sudan’s Chemical-Weapons Allegations Raise a New Red Sea and Energy-Security Risk

Sudan’s war could be turning into a truer threat. The New York Times and The Washington Post published investigations on 5 September 2026 that alleged

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Middle East

Saudi Arabia and Sudan’s War: How Riyadh’s Red Sea Interests Shape the Conflict 

Sudanese forces are fighting Sudan’s war, but its consequences extend far beyond the battlefield. Sitting across the Red Sea from Saudi Arabia, Sudan is where

Sudan chemical weapons allegations
Middle East

Sudan’s Chemical Weapons Allegations Raise Serious Questions About War And Accountability 

Sudan’s long-running civil war has taken another deeply disturbing turn with allegations that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chlorine-based chemical weapons on Rapid Support Forces

Sudan Displacement Crisis
Middle East

Sudan’s Displacement Crisis Intensifies as Hunger Crisis Forces Thousands to Seek Refuge in El Obeid

A City Overwhelmed: El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, has become the new epicentre of the country’s displacement and hunger crisis. Sudan

Sudan arms embargo
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US Push for a Nationwide Sudan Arms Embargo Raises Questions Over Weapons, Aid and Political Transition

The United States is asking the UN Security Council to broaden the arms ban. It wants the ban to cover all of Sudan, not just

Sudan Chemical Weapons
Middle East

Sudan Chemical Weapons Allegations: New OPCW Evidence, U.S. Sanctions and the Verification Gap

In 2026, accusations regarding the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)’s use of Sudan Chemical Weapons have reached a new level. What started with a U.S. government

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Directions Middle East

RSF’s Rising Role in Al-Fasher: A Partner for Arab and International Stability Efforts

The conflict in Sudan has reached a critical juncture in Al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. As the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) falter, the Rapid

iran’s expanding influence in sudan (1)
Directions World

Iran’s Expanding Influence in Sudan: A Growing Threat to Red Sea Security and Regional Stability

The Red Sea is one of the world’s most vital maritime corridors, facilitating international trade and linking Europe, Asia, and Africa. However, the region is

nyala airport incident untangling the truth behind the allegations against the sudanese army (1)
Middle East World

Nyala Airport Incident: Untangling the Truth Behind the Allegations Against the Sudanese Army

In the early hours of 6–7 August 2025, Sudan’s Port Sudan authority and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced that an airstrike at South Darfur’s

leaked deal sudan cedes farmland to egypt amid crisis
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Is Sudan’s food security exchanged for military support? Leaked documents raise concerns

Today, Sudan is seeing one of the most brutal humanitarian and migrant crises. In such tough times, a set of leaked documents has raised serious