Bashir Moved to Hospital as Family Seeks Treatment Abroad

Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s ousted president, has been transferred from Merowe in northern Sudan to a military-run hospital in the Khartoum area for medical care, according to his lawyer and family. They say his health has worsened and he needs further evaluation or treatment abroad, but no formal approval for travel has been confirmed. Bashir’s lawyer, Mohamed ElHassan ElAmin, said the transfer followed health complications and that Bashir requires additional medical tests. He said the necessary care may not be available in Sudan, though details of Bashir’s condition have not been made public. The lawyer did not identify a destination country for possible treatment abroad. The hospital’s precise location was described differently in accounts from the family and lawyer. The family said Bashir was moved from Merowe Hospital to Alia Specialist Hospital in Khartoum. The lawyer described the destination as a military hospital in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum. The available accounts do not clarify whether these descriptions refer to the same facility. Bashir’s family said medical reports and changes in his health made care outside Sudan urgent.