Angus McDowall

1 week ago | theherald.co.za | Nafisa Eltahir |Yomna Ehab |Angus McDowall |Mohamed Ezz

Smoke and fire rise from a fuel depot after what military sources told Reuters was a Rapid Support Forces drone attack in Port Sudan targeting fuel storage facilities on May 5 2025. Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country's biggest fuel depots and damaged its main gateway for humanitarian aid.

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Nafisa Eltahir |Yomna Ehab |Angus McDowall |Mohamed Ezz

07 May 2025 - 09:30 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Smoke and fire rise from a fuel depot after what military sources told Reuters was a Rapid Support Forces drone attack in Port Sudan targeting fuel storage facilities on May 5 2025.

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Angus McDowall

DUBAI — Iran has to “walk away” from uranium enrichment and long-range missile development and should allow Americans to inspect its facilities, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Thursday as a round of nuclear talks was postponed. Rubio’s comments underscore the major remaining divisions in talks between the countries to resolve the long-running dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme, with US President Donald Trump threatening to bomb Iran if there is no agreement.

Dec 17, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Tom Perry |Angus McDowall

A number of nations, including the UK, Germany and the EU has met or is planning meetings with new administration France has raised its flag at its Damascus embassy for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president.

Oct 23, 2024 | independent.ie | Timour Azhari |Angus McDowall |Jonathan S. Landay |Tom Perry

Explainer: Who is Hashem Safieddine, claimed dead by Israel but seen as the future Hezbollah leader? Mourners carry a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (Hassan Ammar/AP)Timour Azhari, Angus McDowall, Jonathan Landay and Tom PerryToday at 08:57Hashem Safieddine, whose killing was confirmed on Tuesday by Israel's military in its confrontation with Hezbollah, is widely seen as Hassan Nasrallah's likely successor as head of the Iran-backed group.