May 24th, 2008 · Sudan's government is touting its defeat of 1,000 poorly supplied Darfur rebels earlier this month as a major military defeat. President Omar al-Bashir recieved international praise for quelling the attack on the capital, Khartoum. But local Sudanese still have lingering questions on how the rebel forces got as far as they did.
Dec 3rd, 2007 · A British teacher convicted of insulting Islam is free after being pardoned by Sudan's president. Gillian Gibbons was found guilty of insulting Islam after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad. President Omar al-Bashir pardoned Gibbons after two British Muslim politicians from the House of Lords met with him to plead for her release.
Nov 28th, 2006 · Sudan's president has denied genocide is occurring in Darfur. President Omar al-Bashir accused the media of getting the story wrong during a rare video conference Monday with reporters from around the world. He also made it clear that he will seek to limit any United Nations role in Darfur.