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Non-payment of dues forces ONGC to withdraw from Sudan oil fields

ONGC Videsh (OVL), the overseas investment arm of the state-owned firm, as also its Chinese partner CNPC and Malaysia's Petronas have withdrawn from the block, a top company official said

India sending two teams to UN missions for Covid effort to Congo, S Sudan

India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to meet the Covid-19 challenge

Sudan govt signs historic peace deal with rebel groups, says report

The agreement inked Monday with five rebel groups paves the way to fold insurgents into the army and grant them government roles

US State Secretary Pompeo starts his visit to Israel, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo kicked off his four-country trip starting on Sunday, the US State Department said in a statement

Bahrain, Sudan may follow UAE in making peace with Israel, says minister

The Gulf Arab state's agreement with Israel "broke a taboo" that could do just that, Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said in an interview

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree on deal to fill Blue Nile dam in weeks

Ethiopia says the $4 billion hydropower project, which will have an installed capacity of 6,450 megawatts, is essential to its economic development

Pak does not meet minimum requirements of fiscal transparency: US report

Bangladesh is the other country from south Asia to figure in the list that also includes Saudi Arabia, Sudan and China

How internet shutdowns cost India more than $1.3 billion in 2019

Government-led internet shutdowns cost the global economy $8 billion in 2019. India lost $1.3 billion due to 4,196 hours of no internet. 122 major shutdowns took place in 21 countries during the year

6 Indians killed in Sudan blast identified, 15 missing, 33 safe: MEA

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that six of the Indians killed in the blast on December 3 have been identified

Sudan ceramic factory blast: Anguished by the incident, says PM Modi

As per a detailed list issued by the embassy, as many as 16 Indians remain missing after the incident, while seven have been hospitalised, of which three are in a critical condition

At least 18 Indians among 23 killed in Sudan tanker blast: Indian Embassy

Sixteen Indians were missing after the incident that happened at Seela Ceramic Factory in Bahri area in Khartoum, the national capital

Gunfire echoes in Khartoum as protest crackdown leaves 60 dead

Gunfire crackled in Sudan's capital Wednesday as tensions remained high after a two-day crackdown that doctors close to the country's protest movement said had left at least 60 people dead. Despite mounting international concern at what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre", a bid at the UN Security Council to condemn the killings was blocked by China with support from Russia. Hospitals in Khartoum said they were struggling to cope with the number of wounded after security forces launched a deadly raid on Monday on a weeks-long sit-in outside army headquarters. "The situation is very difficult. Most of the hospitals have taken in more casualties than they have capacity for," a doctor who works at two hospitals in the city told AFP. "There's a shortage of medical staff, a shortage of blood, and it's difficult to do surgery because some operations can only be done in certain hospitals," said the doctor, who asked not to be named. "Among the wounded there are still people in a ..