Date lovers attended 4th International Date Festival, that opened its doors in Khartoum on 30 November; with an annual production of around 330.000 tonnes, the country ranks eighth among the world's most important date-producing countries

Sudanese protesters tried to march towards Parliament on Thursday, but were intercepted by security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons at the crowd

The President of South Sudan and the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Transitional Council agreed to establish a joint security force to prevent the smuggling of illegal weapons

A new armed self-defence group - Sudan Shield Forces - has recently formed and acted in central Sudan, complicating an already difficult situation

Three lions were killed in Sudan in recent days after attempting to escape from their cages inside a paramilitary rapid support force base