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More than 300 lawyers, MPs and other prominent figures have signed a petition to see Jasmine, 11, stay in the UK.
The UK government has pledged to help thousands of teachers in the poorest refugee-hosting countries in the world.
Dozens of others were injured when militiamen, allegedly state paramilitaries, forcibly dispersed the protest camp in Fata Burno, North Darfur.
The IMF said that the region's hardest-hit countries will be those that are "fragile and in conflict situations," with their economies forecast to contract by as much as 13 percent.
A ban on Female Genital Mutilation [FGM], repealing the death penalty for apostasy and allowing the drinking of alcohol are among a set of wide-ranging laws reformed by Sudan.
Saudi Hezbollah allegedly carried out the attack by driving an explosives-laden truck into the eight-story Khobar Towers complex where Western and Saudi forces were staying.
Anyone found guilty of performing the procedure will be sentenced to up to three years in prison, according to a copy of the new law obtained by The Associated Press.
In-depth: More than 4.1 million girls and women are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation in 2020.
Sudan's transitional government has announced a major Cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to defuse public discontent over a sharp economic downturn.
Sudan's infamous Janjaweed militia is reportedly stealing and assaulting locals in Libya as they fight alongside rogue General Khalifa Haftar's troops.
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