Al-Turabi resigns from the parliament s presidency

The Sudanese National Council (parliament) has accepted the resignation of its speaker Hassan al-Turabi from his post. Al-Turbai submitted his resignation earlier in the day, Monday. al-Turbai had announced determination to quit so as to dedicate all his time to the ruling general secretariat of the national conference which will be transferred into a political party by the beginning of January, 1999, MENA reported.