Middle East & North Africa

CAIRO (AP) — Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan’s capital, Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman early Friday, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s two top generals whose power struggle has killed hundreds.

After two weeks of fighting that has turned the capital into a war zone and thrown Sudan into turmoil, a wide-ranging group of international mediators — including African and Arab nations, the U.N. and the United States — were intensifying their pressure on the rival generals to enter talks on resolving the crisis.

New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) A court here is likely to deliver on Friday its order on the bail application of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.

Special Judge M K Nagpal had reserved the order after hearing arguments on Sisodia's plea seeking relief claiming that his custody was no longer required for investigation.

Mathura, Apr 27 (PTI) A fast-track court here on Thursday could not hear arguments in a case related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute due to paucity of time and posted the matter for hearing on May 9.

Civil judge (senior division) of the fast-track court was scheduled to hear arguments on sending Amin (a revenue department official) to the mosque but it could not take place due to paucity of time and the court posted the matter for hearing in May, District Government Counsel Sanjai Gaur said.

27 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Israeli occupation army has allowed its soldiers to participate in a demonstration today in support of the judicial amendments that Benjamin Netanyahu's government wants to push through. The march is the first major demonstration of popular support for the occupation state's prime minister, who has faced mass protests against the judicial review for more than four months.

27 Apr 2023; MEMO: The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has been slammed for repeating anti-Palestinian, far-right, Israeli talking points in a video message celebrating the 75-year anniversary of the apartheid state. Von der Leyen is a German politician who has been serving as the president of the European Commission since 2019.

27 Apr 2023; MEMO: One of Israel's far-right ministers is seeking to make Zionism the "guiding principle of the government's activities." If passed, the move will entrench the principle of Jewish supremacy deeper than it already is in the policies and practices of Israel. According to Haaretz, the Israeli cabinet is supposed to decide whether to advance the resolution and, if so, how, tonight.

27 Apr 2023; MEMO: Benjamin Netanyahu repaid the $270,000 yesterday which he is said to have received illegally from his late cousin Nathan Milikowsky. The Israeli prime minister made the payment having been ordered to do so by the High Court of Justice last October.

27 Apr 2023; MEMO: Iran's Army said, on Thursday, it had seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it collided with an Iranian boat, injuring several crewmen, Iranian state media reported, Reuters reports.

"A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker was seized by Iranian Army's Naval Force in the Persian Gulf after it collided with an Iranian boat in the Gulf of Oman and tried to flee," the Army statement said.

27 Apr 2023; MEMO: An Iranian Court has ruled that the United States must pay $312.9 million in damages and compensation to the families of the victims of Daesh attacks in Iran almost six years ago.

MERSIN, April 27. /TASS/:  The official ceremony of delivering the initial batch of nuclear fuel to the first power generation unit at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP) in Turkey has started, TASS reports from the site.

Two pavilions were built on the territory of the nuclear power plant to allow hundreds of guests from different countries to participate in the ceremony. The event is being covered by a slew of media outlets.