Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier square off as General Charles Gordon and Muhammad Ahmad, respectively, in 1880s Sudan. Though far from perfect, it's an ambitious epic.

CAIRO, July 20.--The Mudir of Dongola telegraphs that he has received a dispatch from Gen. Gordon, dated June 22, saying that Khartoum and Sennaar were safe. Gen. Gordon had 8,000 men under his ...

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Sudan's capital, Khartoum, was once a vibrant city of more than 6 million people before civil war exploded on its streets and consumed the country for more than two years.

At least 12 mosques in Khartoum, El Fasher and El Geneina have been affected. “The religious sites and the clerics are being caught in the crossfire in a war between two generals who are Muslims.

‘Khartoum’ Review: A Collective of Filmmakers Captures an Embattled City With Ingenuity and Hopeful Spirit Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (World Documentary Competition), Jan. 27, 2025. ...

Khartoum, Sudan's capital city has recently been liberated by the Sudanese army after two years of occupation. NPR visited found a hollowed out and shattered city devastated by the civil war.