Al-Rayah Newspaper: Issue 602 in English

Sudan is surrounded by a number of countries, creations of the Sykes-Picot Agreement: Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea, beyond which lies Saudi Arabia, to the northeast.

In a rapidly changing world, the battles for international influence are no longer solely about borders and armies. Energy has become the hidden driver of major conflicts. For decades, the Middle East, particularly the Gulf and Iran, has been at the heart of this global struggle, with attention focused on oil and its vital shipping lanes.

Egyptian President Sisi said, “We don't have enough water or land for that... Don’t imagine that Egypt can achieve self-sufficiency in agricultural production; it's absolutely impossible” (Cairo24). This statement by Sisi effectively ended nearly a decade of rosy promises and massive propaganda projects, officially ushering in an era of engineered frustration and deficit management.