Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 1/12/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of January 12, 1998
- Oil contracts worth of $ 1.2 billion in Sudan
The Sudanese government signed contracts with companies from China, Argentine, and UK which are worth of $ 1.2 billion to implement a large project to extract and export oil from two oil fields in Sudan. Sudan, Economics, 1/17/1998 - Kirbeini Kawanin appointed as deputy Sudan, Politics, 1/17/1998
- River navigation resumed between Egypt and Sudan Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/17/1998
- Sudan privatization criticized Sudan, Economics, 1/16/1998
- El-Bashir not specific on date of his visit
Sudanese parliament head Hassan El-Torabi will not participate in the exceptional conference for the Arab Parliamentary Union to be held in Luxor today. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/14/1998 - New developments in Sudan: Alsadig Almahdi
Alsadiq Almahdi, the strongest spiritual and political leader in Sudan, stunned everybody, including some of his own Umma party members, when he declared, last week that he has accepted the initiative of the Popular Organization for National Dialogue Sudan, Analysis, 1/13/1998 - Sudanese parliament chairman agrees to meet Sudanese opposition leader
Sudan will regulate a referendum next April on a new constitutional project. Hassan El-Tourabi said, "This constitution fulfills future and present necessities, as the coming governments will not be able to adjust it according to their needs." Sudan, Politics, 1/13/1998 - Sudanese opposition leader ready for reconciliation
Sadiq Mahdi, the former Sudanese prime minister, told reporters he was supporting dialogue to forge national reconciliation in this country. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/12/1998 - El-Bashir will arrive soon in Cairo
The Sudanese state minister for foreign affairs, arrived today in Cairo on a short visit to meet Amr Moussa to discuss arrangements for President Bashir's visit to Egypt. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 1/12/1998