KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters spilling out of a soccer match marched down a major road leading towards the centre of the capital, Khartoum, late on Sunday, demonstrating against President Omar al-Bashir’s rule, a witness said. Amid a heavy police presence, the protesters gathered in Omdurman, just across the River Nile from central Khartoum, and chanted, “The people want the fall of the regime” and “Freedom! Freedom!”. About 4km (2.5 miles) from the stadium, security units, including elite forces, prevented them from crossing a bridge that leads towards the heart of the capital and the presidential palace. Cities across Sudan have been shaken by five days of protests over price rises, shortages of basic commodities and a cash crisis. Published in Daily Times, December 26th 2018.