Omar Hassan al-Bashir

Head of State Who Keeps U.N. Guessing in Annual Ritual

By Thalif Deen
As part of a politically-amusing annual ritual, the guessing game is on at the United Nations: will he, or will he not, address the General Assembly, along with more than 150 heads of state who are due in New York next month?

U.N. Visa Denials Appendage of U.S. Foreign Policy

By Thalif Deen
The United States has rarely, if ever, denied a visa to a head of state seeking to visit the United Nations to address the 193-member General Assembly, the highest policy making body in the organisation.

Nobel Laureate Fights African Pullout from Global Court

By Thalif Deen
South Africa's Desmond Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace prize laureate, has launched a global campaign to stop African nations from abandoning the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).

Sudan’s “Wanted” President Skips U.N. General Assembly

By Thalif Deen
Sudan's beleaguered president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who threatened to visit the United Nations despite an arrest warrant for war crimes, has backed out at the 59th minute of the eleventh hour.

Bloody Days in Sudan

By Zeinab Mohammed Salih
Activists claim that more than one hundred people have been killed and thousands injured during demonstrations in Sudan following the removal of fuel subsidies.

Wanted for War Crimes, Sudan’s President Threatens U.N. Appearance

By Thalif Deen
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused of war crimes and genocide in the politically-troubled Darfur region, is apparently planning to visit New York and address the U.N. General Assembly next week.


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