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Saudis express support for embattled UN Yemen envoy

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Monday expressed support for the UN envoy for Yemen, a UN spokesperson said, amid a falling-out between the envoy and the Saudi-backed president of Yemen. Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf met with the UN's political chief Rosemary DiCarlo in Riyadh...

Internet blackout hits Sudan capital

Landline internet connections were down across Khartoum on Monday, creating a digital blackout in the Sudanese capital a week after mobile online services were largely cut following a deadly crackdown on protesters. Internet lines from the country's main provider Sudatel stopped working in...

UN hears calls to enforce Libya arms embargo

The UN Security Council on Monday renewed a green light to a European Union mission to combat migrant trafficking and arms smuggling off Libya's coast amid calls for action to cut the flow of weapons. The council voted unanimously to extend authorization of Operation Sophia until June...

Shops open, buses run on day 2 of Sudan civil campaign

Several shops opened and buses plied the streets Monday as life limped back to the Sudanese capital on the second day of a nationwide civil disobedience campaign called to pressure the ruling military into handing over power. The timid return to normalcy came as the ruling military council...