New Halfa: Late last month, as Salwa Abdallah recovered from a caesarean section and cared for her one-month-old baby, soldiers from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed her home in El Gezira state. Accusing her of supporting the Sudanese army, the RSF soldiers issued a violent threat: "You killed us, so today we'll kill you and rape your girls." Fleeing on foot with her elderly mother and children, Abdallah reached the town of New Halfa after days of walking, recounting how RSF soldiers had whipped them and fired at them on motorcycles. Abdallah’s experience aligns with accounts from other victims of the RSF's intense raids on eastern Gezira. According to activists, these raids have impacted at...

In modern history, if February 24 marks the darkest day for Europe, then October 7 holds the same significance for the Middle East. The world is currently in turmoil, fighting for peace. If political experts and analysts are correct, we stand on the brink of another world war. Some argue that World War III has already begun—initiating in 2022 and escalating further in 2023. Two major continents are teetering on the brink of chaos, sitting on a bed of hot lava that could erupt and engulf the entire world at any moment. Negotiations are failing, the arms trade is thriving, wars are spreading, and peace remains elusive. The world is gasping for air, and if this...