Least developed countries

The number of people who were forced to leave their homes and countries due to wars and persecutions, has reached 70.8 million.
This is the highest level since the creation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1950, United Nations said in a report released for the news agencies.

Turkish Airlines (THY) canceled its flights to Sudan's capital Khartoum due to tensions in the country.         

Turkey denied reports on April 26 claiming an agreement had been cancelled with Sudan on restoring Ottoman era artifacts on a Red Sea island.

Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) warned on April 22 against protestors blocking roads and limiting the movement of citizens as protests continued after president Omar al-Bashir was forced from power.

Turkey has always supported the Sudanese people's ambition of transitioning to civilian rule, Sudan's ambassador to Turkey said on April 18.         

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir vowed "real reforms" on Dec. 24 after days of deadly protest which pose one of the biggest challenges he has faced during decades in power.

At least one protester was killed in the northern Sudanese city of Atbara on Dec. 21, the security chief said, as people took to the streets across the country for a third day against price rises and corruption.

At least eight people were killed in protests across Sudan on Dec. 20 as thousands took to the streets against soaring prices, with some calling for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, officials and witnesses said.

Since they first appeared in Sudan in 2008, Turkish television dramas have become increasingly popular among Sudanese viewers.

Nine-year-old Miles imagines himself a Manchester United player as he kicks a ball down Clarendon Road, a lonely street in a corner of this British military base on Cyprus that's been his home all his life.