Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 8/25/1997
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of August 25, 1997
- Students to serve as soldiers in Sudan
Abdul Basit Sibdrat, the Sudanese minister of justice, said his government will send students to the war zones in the East and South. Sudan, Military, 8/30/1997 - 1303 houses destroyed by floods in Berber
Floods soaked the Berber province northern Sudan and destroyed 1303 houses, while 360 families lost all their properties. Sudan, Local, 8/30/1997 - Undersecretary of taxes resigns after police beat him
In his letter of resignation Ahmed said that the state has entrusted him with the most sensitive job and instead of protecting him, it stained his reputation. Sudan, Politics, 8/29/1997 - Tuberculosis spreads in Red Sea province.
The Sudanese health minister attributed the spread of the disease to malnutrition. Sudan, Medicine, 8/29/1997 - Fake currency distributed widely in Sudan
Security sources said that they suspect the counterfeit money is the product of an international web. Sudan, Local, 8/29/1997 - Sudanese foreign minister trying to clear the atmosphere with Egypt
Mr. Aly Osman, the Sudanese foreign minister, confirmed that Sudan is making great efforts to clear the atmosphere with Egypt. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/28/1997 - Sudanese Army admits casualties
Sources from Khartoum's government army have acknowledged the deaths of 26 officers in Terkaka. Sudan, Military, 8/27/1997 - Sudanese regime honors no pledges, Merghani says
Al Sayed Mohamed El Merghani told reporters that the ruling Sudanese regime doesn't honor pledges or conventions. Sudan, Military, 8/26/1997 - El-Merghany meets SPLA delegation
The meeting reviewed the efforts for escalating opposition activity at diplomatic, information and military levels. Sudan, Local, 8/25/1997 - Sudanese-Egyptian direct contacts basis for bilateral relations
Voicing his precaution over mediation, the Sudanese Minister of State said there were regional and outside powers which did not wish to see the relationship between Egypt and Sudan return to normal. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 8/25/1997