Coup

Detained Myanmar leader met by Red Cross for first contact since ousting of gov't in coup

The Nobel Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when Myanmar's military ousted an elected civilian government led by her in a dawn coup.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Myanmar's Resident Representative and Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Arnaude de Baecque, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar August 3, 2026.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.

Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say

A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.

Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt


Why was Mossad meeting in Sudan with coup leaders? - analysis

Sources indicate that the Foreign Ministry has taken a bigger role in Israeli-Sudanese relations since the government formed in June.

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

UN envoy to Sudan discusses mediation options with ousted PM after major protests

Perthes said Hamdok was "at his residence where he remains well but under house arrest."

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military coup

With at least 11 protesters killed in clashes with security forces this week, opponents of the junta fear a full-blown crackdown and more bloodshed.

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

Sudan's ousted PM wants coup reversed before talks

Coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had appeared to leave the door open for Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to lead a new government.

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Khartoum, Sudan September 3, 2019

Sudan coup: Generals and Islamists prevail in the Arab world

BEHIND THE LINES: The military coup in Sudan follows a prevailing trend in the Arab world.

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of the Sudan Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses delegates after signing a declaration of principles in March between the Sudanese transitional government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, in Juba, South Sudan.

Sudan capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest

Life came to a halt in the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman across the Nile on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup that triggered unrest.

 A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

Seven killed, 140 injured in Sudan protests following coup

The leader of the takeover, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, dissolved the military-civilian Sovereign Council that had been established to guide the country to democracy.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as he arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris

Sudan ‘military coup’ sparks concern - analysis

This is important for the region and could also affect Sudan’s relations with Israel because Sudan was one of the countries that joined the path to normalization in the wake of the Abraham Accords.  

Sudanese protesters shout slogans and wave flags during a rally honouring fallen protesters at the Green Square in Khartoum, Sudan July 18, 2019

Sudan military seizes power, dissolves transitional government

Sudan has been on edge since a failed coup plot last month.

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks during joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Khartoum, Sudan September 3, 2019

Sudan says coup thwarted, accuses Bashir loyalists

The leaders of the failed coup attempt, some "remnants" of the al-Bashir regime, have been arrested.

 Sudanese take part in a march against the Rapid Support Forces, who they blame for a raid on protesters who had camped outside the defense ministry during the 2019 revolution, in Khartoum, Sudan, June 3, 2021.