Headlines- Iran's president and security chief met with senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, which comprise newly formed Mecca Alliance, in Tehran.
- Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow.
- The coalition led by Saudi Arabia that backs Yemen's internationally recognized government has launched airstrikes against Houthi-held areas of the country, including Sanaa, the capital.
- Israeli forces have raided Hebron, locked down the whole occupied West Bank, and killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza, including a seven-year-old girl.
- After finding that suspects connected to the deadly church bombing last week were hiding in southern Syria, Jordan said late on Monday that its air force had attacked military hideouts there.
- Over the dismissal of Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, from the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, a federal judge in New York ruled against President Donald Trump and the Justice Department on Monday.
Tag: Sudan Refugees
September 26, 2024
Rare Access to War-Torn Sudanese City of Omdurman
The once-thriving market in Omdurman, the second-most populous city in Sudan, has been almost destroyed by the nearly 18 months of fighting. As fighting raged in the capital, Khartoum, on the other side of the Nile,VOA gained rare access to the city and met residents.Henry Wilkins reports.