Media Archive
Interviews, talk shows, podcasts, and press appearances documenting Dr. Mustafa's intellectual and diplomatic engagement. Select any video to play it here.
Essay by Dr. Mustafa Osman IsmailIn Memory of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Dr. Mustafa remembers the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani: his record in building the modern Qatari state, his rare model of a peaceful transfer of power, their personal meetings, and his support for peace and development in Sudan.
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Gulf Times (Qatar)Qatar a regional pillar in humanitarian programmes: HBKU academic
Dr. Mustafa, professor of Islam & Global Affairs at HBKU and former Sudanese FM, praises Qatar's role as a regional humanitarian and mediation leader at a World Refugee Day 2026 panel.
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The Peninsula (Qatar)Qatar strengthens commitment to refugee support through collaborative event
Coverage of HBKU's 'Together for Refugees' event; Dr. Mustafa urges stronger cross-sector collaboration and framing refugees as productive contributors via education and economic inclusion.
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Al Raya / الراية (Qatar)صندوق قطر للتنمية يعزز الوعي بقضايا اللجوء
Arabic coverage of the same World Refugee Day event; Dr. Mustafa stresses Qatar's standing in mediation, conflict resolution and humanitarian support for the displaced.
Read on Al Raya / الراية (Qatar)
HBKU (institutional news)Future Peacemakers at HBKU's College of Islamic Studies Reflect on Islamic and UN Approaches to Conflict Resolution
Dr. Mustafa hosted a guest lecture by conflict-resolution expert Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer for MA Islam & Global Affairs students.
Read on HBKU (institutional news)Future peacemakers at HBKU reflect on Islamic and UN approaches to conflict resolution
Qatar-press version of the same CIS conflict-resolution lecture hosted by Dr. Mustafa.
Read on The Peninsula (Qatar)
Al Jazeera Arabic / aljazeera.net ("The Other Side")مصطفى عثمان يفسر لماذا وصل السودان إلى ما هو عليه ويكشف أسرارا عن البشير والترابي (برنامج الجانب الآخر)
Long-form TV interview; Dr. Mustafa discusses his career and Sudan's collapse since Bashir's fall, with revelations about Bashir and Turabi.
Read on Al Jazeera Arabic / aljazeera.net ("The Other Side")
Al Jazeera Arabic / aljazeera.net ("Private Visit")مصطفى عثمان.. الدبلوماسية السودانية (برنامج زيارة خاصة، تقديم سامي كليب)
Long interview reviewing his diplomatic career — the Darfur crisis and foreign intervention.
Read on Al Jazeera Arabic / aljazeera.net ("Private Visit")
Al Jazeera EnglishSudan seeks end to sanctions
Ahead of a Condoleezza Rice visit, sitting FM Ismail voices hope it would help normalise Khartoum–Washington relations and lift US sanctions.
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Sawt Al-Azhar / صوت الأزهر (Al-Azhar, Egypt)د. مصطفى عثمان وزير خارجية السودان الأسبق: من هنا تبدأ خطوات القضاء على أسباب الصراعات في العالم
Interview around an Al-Azhar/Vatican peace conference, on global conflict and interfaith dialogue.
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Asharq Al-Awsat (archive) — الشرق الأوسطمن أوراق وزير خارجية السودان قبل مغادرته منصبه (1)
Serialized memoir/papers of Ismail on leaving the foreign ministry, covering the 1991 Gulf crisis and the 1998 Al-Shifa factory bombing.
Read on Asharq Al-Awsat (archive) — الشرق الأوسط
Al-Sharq / الشرق (Qatar)الدكتور مصطفى عثمان إسماعيل — ندوة 'الجامعة العربية بين الواقع والطموح' (topic/tag page)
Al-Sharq tag page aggregating coverage of him as HBKU professor / ex-FM, incl. a 2023 Arab League seminar panel.
Read on Al-Sharq / الشرق (Qatar)د. مصطفى عثمان إسماعيل — تقرير عن وفد سوداني (المجلس القومي للاستثمار)
Covers him leading a Sudanese delegation, identified by his National Investment Council portfolio.
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Al Jazeera Forum (Doha)Speakers — Al Jazeera Forum (17th edition)
Lists him among Doha forum speakers as 'Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan.'
Read on Al Jazeera Forum (Doha)Sudan's Mustafa Ismail to be in charge of Darfur file
Presidency transfers the Darfur negotiations portfolio to Ismail, then a former FM handling eastern-Sudan peace talks.
Read on Sudan TribuneSudanese foreign minister to be appointed president's adviser
Reports the sitting FM would become the president's foreign-affairs adviser upon leaving office.
Read on Sudan Tribune (from Al-Watan via BBC Monitoring)Sudan would send envoy to Iraq if security OK – minister
Ismail says Sudan is ready to name an ambassador to Baghdad once conditions are safe.
Read on Sudan Tribune (wire)Sudanese foreign minister, Ugandan president discuss ties
On the margins of the UN Millennium summit, Ismail met Ugandan President Museveni on bilateral ties and the peace agreement.
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Sudan TribuneSudan foreign ministry denies implementation of new policy towards US
Post-FM era: as presidential adviser and NCP external-relations official, Ismail calls for a comprehensive review of Sudan–US ties.
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UN NewsSecurity Council resolution 'incentive' to Darfur rebels, Sudan tells Assembly
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Ismail argued the Darfur fighting stemmed from rebel actions and that the SC resolution would embolden rebels.
Read on UN News