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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Three young sisters have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy took on water in bad weather while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, a German nonprofit organization reported Sunday. The sisters...
About 1.2 million war-displaced people have returned to Sudan since 2024. They're encountering infrastructure and homes that are destroyed or damaged. All that remains of Afaf al-Tayeb’s home in Sudan’s Khartoum province is a charred, windowless structure...

Cairo (AFP) – A video showing renovation work at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid at Giza has triggered social media criticism, with one expert decrying its "absurdity". Mostafa...

Mocktail mania in Saudi, where dry January lasts all year

Riyadh (AFP) – The concept was controversial: a pop-up bar offering bellinis and spritzes that, while non-alcoholic, were served in chilled cocktail glasses in the...

Controversial African mask sale cleared by French court

Montpellier (France) (AFP) – A French elderly couple on Tuesday saw its request to cancel the 4.2-million-eurosale of a rare African mask that they had...

Which other famous artefacts have the British museums been urged to give back?

Greece has long called for Britain to hand back the Elgin Marbles - 17 sculptures controversially removed from the ancient Parthenon temple 200 years ago.  UK...

Sudanese pavilion inaugurated at Expo 2023 Doha

QNA/DOHA- Sudan’s pavilion was inaugurated at the international zone of the International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha in the presence of several ambassadors, heads of...

Kahlil Gibran’s Lebanon hometown celebrates ‘The Prophet’ centennial

Bsharre (Lebanon) (AFP) – Nestled in the mountains of northern Lebanon, a museum dedicated to Kahlil Gibran in his hometown of Bsharre has been...

“Nowruz mobarak” Iranians face dilemma as New Year and Ramadan coincide

ehran (AFP) – Tehran is emptying ahead of the Persian New Year, as is the case annually, but this time around Iranians are being forced...

Sudan seeks international recognition for Nuba wrestling sport – Sky Arabic News Channel

  Hundreds gathered weekly at the East Nile Sudanese Wrestling Stadium to watch Nuba wrestling, a popular sport sought international recognition. The Sudanese Wrestling Federation is...

Denmark wins global culinary showdown

Chassieu (France) (AFP) – Denmark's ode to the humble squash helped propel the Nordic nation to victory Monday in prestigious culinary competition the Bocuse d'or,...

Ethiopia marks Epiphany with water, colour and prayer

Ziway (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Aboard canoes, motorboats and kayaks fashioned from papyrus stems, the faithful converged on a lake in central Ethiopia to celebrate the...

Sudanese historian Yusuf Fadl Hassan is SIBF 2022 ‘Cultural Personality of the Year’

Sharjah-(SUNA) -The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced Sudanese historian Yusuf Fadl Hassan as ‘Cultural Personality of the Year’ for its upcoming 41st annual...

The transfer of the statue of the Kushite king “Taharqa” an important and unique event.

  The Sudan National Museum in Khartoum has become the scene of a unique event, as it witnessed an unprecedented royal procession of the Kushite...

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