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Egypt Foreign Minister Discusses Israel-Hamas Truce with Blinken

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
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Egypt Foreign Minister Discusses Israel-Hamas Truce with Blinken

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday to discuss obstacles threatening Israel's truce with Hamas and ways to reach a comprehensive ceasefire, Egypt's foreign ministry said.

During the phone call, Shoukry stressed the need to build on the truce while implementing the United Nations Security Council resolution issued on Nov. 15 which calls for humanitarian pauses that can allow aid into Gaza, the ministry said in a statement.

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Sudan Army Says Khartoum State ‘Completely Free’ of RSF

Sudanese women sell vegetables at an open market in the East Nile district of Khartoum on May 19, 2025. (AFP)
Sudanese women sell vegetables at an open market in the East Nile district of Khartoum on May 19, 2025. (AFP)
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Sudan Army Says Khartoum State ‘Completely Free’ of RSF

Sudanese women sell vegetables at an open market in the East Nile district of Khartoum on May 19, 2025. (AFP)
Sudanese women sell vegetables at an open market in the East Nile district of Khartoum on May 19, 2025. (AFP)

The Sudanese army said on Tuesday that it had completely pushed its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) out of Khartoum state, nearly two months after it regained control of the capital's center.

"Khartoum state is completely free of rebels," army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in a statement, referring to the RSF.

The war in Sudan broke out in April 2023 when the military and the RSF turned against each other in a struggle for power.

Their battles spread from Khartoum to around the country. At least 20,000 people have been killed, but the real toll is probably far higher.

Nearly 13 million people have fled their homes, 4 million of them streaming into neighboring countries. Half the population of 50 million faces hunger.