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.

gordon heard from; the latest reports from khartoum and sennaar.a general belief that gordon is in the power of the mahdi and that the reports about him are false. Share full article July 21, 1884 ...

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, a once-charming and vibrant city at the confluence of the banks of the White and Blue Niles, is now a shadow of its former self, after years of shelling reduced much of it to rubble.

‘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.

Khartoum will help outsiders understand the crisis in Sudan, but it also functions as a tool for those impacted by the war. The most affecting parts of the film speak, I think, directly to Sudan ...