Egypt’s Sisi congratulates Syria’s new president Sharaa
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended congratulations to Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Friday, expressing hopes for his
Sudan's agriculture minister, Abubakr al-Bushra, dismissed claims of famine in the country, questioning UN-backed data that 755,000 people face catastrophic hunger. Speaking in Port Sudan, he rejected the notion of aid agencies bypassing cross-border delivery restrictions. Since war erupted between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, Sudan has faced the world’s worst hunger crisis, with vast regions under paramilitary control. Al-Bushra emphasized that 755,000 people is a small fraction of the total population.
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