Khartoum
Capital of Sudan
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Khartoum or Khartum is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 6,344,348, Khartoum's metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan.
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Sudan's army launches new attack on capital New fighting rocked Sudan's capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said.Sky News - Published | |
In Sudan's escalating conflict people get used to seeing corpses in streets - as dogs 'fight over limbs'Airstrikes have been pummelling Khartoum in the Sudanese army's aerial war against paramilitary forces who have terrorised and occupied residential areas for nearly five months.Sky News - Published | |
Inside war-torn Sudan where people are trapped in prison of urban warfare Smoky spectres climb up the Khartoum skyline. A pop goes off in the distance and there is a slow rumble of thunder before another pillar builds upwards.Sky News - Published | |
Sudan ceasefire extended as remaining Britons told to head to airfield 'quickly' A ceasefire in Sudan has been extended for three more days despite continuing reports of heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur.Sky News - Published | |
UK 'cannot guarantee' number of Sudan evacuation flights after ceasefire ends British nationals in Sudan have been warned the UK "cannot guarantee" how many more evacuation flights will leave Khartoum after the 72-hour ceasefire expires.Sky News - Published | |
Traumatised Sudan evacuees describe 'horrendous' scenes in Khartoum as they arrive in Cyprus Many people are arriving in Cyprus utterly traumatised and too upset to talk about what they've been through to get here.Sky News - Published | |
Latest evacuation flights carrying Britons from Sudan expected to land in Cyprus The latest flights carrying British nationals from Sudan are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Wednesday morning, as UK troops prepare to take over the running of the airfield near Khartoum.Sky News - Published | |
Families in Sudan forced to hide during fighting as others flee Khartoum For 22-year-old Sarah, it was like any other normal Saturday at her family home in Khartoum’s al-Riyadh district.Sky News - Published | |
Sudan crisis: How France is helping Indian nationals escape Sudan amid Khartoum infightingFrance has evacuated five Indian nationals from Sudan in the midst of the ongoing infighting in the country, just as India has launched Operation Kaveri.DNA - Published | |
US embassy staff evacuated from Sudan amid fierce fightingUS troops have carried out an evacuation of American embassy staff from Sudan's capital Khartoum as fighting rages for a ninth day, according to a senior White House official.Sky News - Published | |
UK to start evacuating diplomats from Sudan after clashes in Khartoum The UK will evacuate British diplomats from Sudan as soon as possible but other British nationals are being advised to stay put, despite deadly fighting in the capital, it is understood.Sky News - Published | |
British-Sudanese woman trapped by deadly clashes tells of harrowing ordeal A British-Sudanese woman has described her "harrowing" ordeal over the last seven days in the capital Khartoum during clashes that have resulted in hundreds of deaths.Sky News - Published | |
EAM Jaishankar discusses Sudan situation with UN chief GuterresIndian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, has met with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the situation in Sudan, calling for “successful diplomacy” to enable a ceasefire..IndiaTimes - Published | Sudan ceasefire in tatters as fighting continues around Khartoum Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals has raged in Sudan for a fifth day after an internationally brokered truce fell apart.Sky News - Published |
Khartoum resident says paramilitaries held her at gunpoint and threatened to rape her A civilian resident in Sudan's capital Khartoum has told how paramilitaries threatened her with rape and held her family at gunpoint as they looted her home.Sky News - Published | All help will be provided to family of Kerala man who died in Sudan violence: CentreThe Union government on Sunday said that all help will be provided to the family of the Indian national who died of bullet injuries in the violence-hit Sudanese capital city of Khartoum. Union Minister..IndiaTimes - Published |
US ambassador forced to shelter as fighting breaks out in Sudan's capitalThe US ambassador to Sudan has been forced to take shelter after sustained fighting broke out in the capital Khartoum, as tension between the military and powerful paramilitary forces escalates.Sky News - Published | Seven more killed as Sudanese protests death toll continues to rise Seven people were shot dead and several more were injured in Khartoum on Thursday as anti-regime protests continue.Sky News - Published |
