Two Russian nationals abducted in Sudan's Darfur in January are released.

The UN says unknown gunmen have kidnapped 14 Eritrean asylum seekers in eastern Sudan.

Omar al-Bashir is sworn in as Sudan’s president for another five-year term.

Hundreds of Sudanese in Khartoum demonstrate against the death sentence for Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

The UN has expressed deep concern about rapes of girl and abductions of boys by gunmen in South Sudan.

Sudan’s army has claimed that it has shot down an Israeli drone.

Sudanese incumbent President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has won the African country’s presidential elections.

Ancient pyramids are famous for being located in Egypt, but who would think that neighboring Sudan would have even more of them? About 2,000 kilometers north of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, there are a group of deserted pyramids despite being a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site is called the Island of Meroe because an ancient, long-dried river once ran around it. The area served as the main residence of rulers of the Kush kingdom that were known as Black Pharaohs. The pyramids range from six-meters tall and are believed to be around 4600 years old.

Sudan accuses UNAMID peacekeepers of killing seven civilians in the country’s conflict-torn Darfur region.

The Sudanese are going to the polls in the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections.