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Bashir wanted to suppress protests by force, alleges military council
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 15 (ANI): Former President Omar al-Bashir planned on suppressing protests here using military force, according to a spokesman from Sudan's transitional military council which is currently in power in the African nation.
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Saudi Arabia supports Sudan's transitional military council, pledges aid
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Apr 14 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Saturday backed the transitional military council in Sudan, announcing an aid package for the African country which has seen protests for months now.
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Stray bullets kill 16, injure over in Sudan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 13 (ANI): Stray bullets were fired by the police here on Saturday morning at the protestors who were staging a sit-in, killing 16 people and injuring over 20 others, police said.
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Transitional military council chief steps down amid protests in Sudan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 13 (ANI): Just a day after taking over, the head of Sudan's transitional military council, Awad Ibn Auf, stepped down from his post on Friday (local time).
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Sudan: Army to hold talks with political parties after government formatio
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 12 (ANI): Sudan's military council on Friday promised to hold talks with all political parties after forming the government, saying it has no "ambitions to hold the reins of power" following the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir a day before.
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Sudan President steps down as head of state after anti-government protests
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Apr 11 (ANI): Bowing down to anti-government protests, Sudan President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday resigned as the head of the state, confirmed Sudanese military.
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Year-long emergency declared in Sudan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Feb 23 (ANI): A year-long emergency has been declared in Sudan by President Omar al-Bashir on Friday (local time) following continued anti-government protests in the nation since December.
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Sudan: 8 killed in agitation over bread, fuel price hike
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Dec 21(ANI): Agitation resulting from soaring prices of bread and fuel claimed the lives of eight people across Sudan, local media reported on Thursday (local time).
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Sudan President Bashir dissolves government
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Sep 10 (ANI): Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has dissolved the country's government in an aim to fix the crisis-hit economy that has been complemented with shortages of bread, fuel, and hard currency in recent months.
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Sudan freezes sanction talks with U.S. for three months
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], July 13 (ANI): In the wake of Washington delaying its decision to lift the sanctions on Sudan, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has decided to freeze negotiations with the United States (U.S.) for three months.
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