Sudan Travel News

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, shakes hands with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council, during a meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb.

An upmarket safari company is about to launch holidays to Sudan, a country usually framed in terms of hardship and bloodshed but which is also rich in history and has more pyramids than Egypt First came the sound of drums and low chanting.

The Sages learned from Yitro's blessing that when one sees a place where a miracle occurred for the Jewish people, one should recite a special blessing.

That's because I was traveling with Voyages of Antiquity -- a boutique-style, educational cruise line that caters to the seasoned traveler who wishes to explore the history, art, and culture of ancient civilizations.

Khartoum - The Sudanese government and its counterpart in South Sudan have inked a memorandum of understanding to transport more than 300 southern citizens living in north Sudan back to their country.

Egypt said on Wednesday it would not be swayed by threats to aid when investigating foreign-funded pro-democracy groups and NGOs, a case that has prompted Washington to warn that U.S. military support worth $1.3 billion a year may be in jeopardy.

A group of 29 Chinese workers taken by rebels in southern Sudan 11 days ago has been freed in good health and flown to Kenya, officials said on Tuesday, after Beijing protested their capture.

O'Neill, a longtime traveler and author of an upcoming Lonely Planet book on Egypt, is not dissuaded by the evacuation of the U.S. and British embassies in Syria, rumblings of possible Israeli airstrikes against Iran or rioting in Cairo.

Amid the worsening of security situation in Egypt and the increase in cases of uncontrolled aggression, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine recommends the citizens of Ukraine to refrain from travels to the city of Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor, Taba, Port Said and Suez, the ministry said in a statement, according to UKRINFORM .

New York, Feb 2 2012 6:10PM The United Nations relief chief today visited areas in South Sudan hit by recent ethnic violence and met some of the victims of a vicious cycle of raids and reprisal attacks, describing what she had seen as "a terrible situation" with people having lost loved ones, property and livelihood.

Egyptians clash with riot police for the second day in front of the Ministry of Interior in Cairo, Egypt, on February 3, 2012.

South Sudanese citizens in Israel need at least a year or two before they will be ready to return home, a group of migrants said in a meeting held in South Tel Aviv on Monday evening.

Every January for the past six years, Denise Pelley, 56, packs a suitcase with small tambourines, shakers and other noisemakers and travels more than 11,000 kilometres to a town called Gordhim in Sudan to run a music camp for 250 kids.

The U.S. is touted as having a great democracy. Everything good--either real or imagined-is supposedly due to their principles of democracy.

In this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998 file photo, the shadow of Mount Sinai stretches across the valley at the foot of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave an interview to an Egyptian television network recently , and her responses to questions about that nation's ongoing process to create a new Constitution for itself were interesting to say the least: Amid fresh clashes in Egypt, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo has posted an Alhayat TV interview of Justice ... (more)

WFP truck approaches Boma in South Sudan's Jonglei state, where ethnic violence has displaced thousands of people.

Egyptian support for the Palestinian cause isolate Israel in the Middle East The Party of Justice and Freedom, a political body of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, reaffirmed support for the Palestinian people's struggle for the restoration of their rights and the establishment of a sovereign state.

Posted: 02 February 2012 Deadline: 12 February 2012 Job type: Contract Salary: $40.000 - $50.000 Location: Sudan Organisation: MAG The total salary package for this position is 32,421 - 35,282* per annum including basic salary, per diem and hardship allowance.