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(MENAFN) US Suspends Immigration Applications from 19 “High-Risk” Countries The US government has temporarily halted all pending asylum claims and immigration benefit requests from nationals of 19 designated “high-risk countries,” according to a...

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration has suspended all outstanding asylum petitions and immigration benefit applications submitted by citizens of 19 “high-risk countries,” as outlined in a fresh policy memorandum released Tuesday by US Citizenship...

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration has announced a halt to all pending asylum applications and other immigration benefit requests from nationals of 19 “high-risk countries,” according to a new policy memorandum issued Tuesday by US Citizenship and...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the European Union on Tuesday warned that Sudan is experiencing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, calling on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian access and to resume negotiations for an immediate...

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(MENAFN) The European Union on Tuesday warned that Sudan is facing a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis and urged all parties to allow unhindered aid access and resume negotiations for an immediate ceasefire, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke by phone on Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, focusing on the crises in Gaza and Sudan, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani held a phone conversation on Wednesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to review the latest developments in both Gaza and Sudan.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations humanitarian chief on Sunday depicted the plight of displaced civilians in Sudan’s North Darfur state as “unspeakable,” noting that more than half of those fleeing are children. “Unspeakable suffering in Tawila.

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(MENAFN) Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held a phone discussion on Sunday addressing the latest developments in the Gaza ceasefire deal and stressing the urgent need for a...

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(MENAFN) Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held discussions with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Sunday, focusing on recent progress toward a Gaza ceasefire and the urgent need for a humanitarian truce in...

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(MENAFN) On Friday, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) held a special session to address the escalating human rights crisis in and around El-Fasher, Sudan.

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(MENAFN) Foreign ministers and senior officials from more than 20 countries on Monday issued a joint statement denouncing atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, expressing “deep alarm over reports of systematic...

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(MENAFN) Foreign ministers from the G7 nations on Wednesday firmly denounced what they termed as “ethnically motivated” assaults carried out by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against defenseless civilians and humanitarian workers...

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(MENAFN) Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of what they described as “ethnically motivated” assaults by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilians and humanitarian...

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(MENAFN) Foreign ministers from G7 countries on Wednesday strongly denounced what they described as “ethnically motivated” assaults by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on unarmed civilians and aid workers in El-Fasher and North...

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(MENAFN) UN Women on Tuesday urged urgent international action to protect and prioritize women and girls in Sudan, warning that nearly 11 million are now facing acute food insecurity amid the country’s ongoing conflict and deepening humanitarian...

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(MENAFN) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on Monday for urgent international support for millions of civilians affected by Sudan’s ongoing conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). IOM...

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(MENAFN) At least 20 civilians lost their lives and 34 more were injured on Monday in two separate drone attacks carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in central and western Sudan, volunteer groups reported.

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(MENAFN) A coalition of foreign ministers and senior representatives from over 20 nations released a unified declaration on Monday, denouncing atrocities and breaches of international humanitarian law in Sudan.

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(MENAFN) More than 20 countries on Monday issued a joint statement denouncing atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan, expressing “deep alarm over reports of systematic violence against civilians.” The statement...