Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 6/1/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of June 1, 1998
- Sudanese rebellions announce control in Yolo city
The Sudanese rebels said from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, that Yolo city, situated near the border with Ethiopia, fell on Tuesday between contingent no. 13 of the SPLA and government troops. The SPLA said that the government's soldiers left behind T-63 tanks and large amounts of ammunition. Sudan, Military, 6/5/1998 - One hundred Sudanese killed on the border with Ethiopia
Speaker of the Sudanese Parliament Hassan al-Turabi said at more than 100 Sudanese soldiers were killed in violent battles with rebel forces on Sudan's borders with Ethiopia. Sudan, Military, 6/5/1998 - Cairo, Khartoum agree to restore dialogue Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/5/1998
- General mobilization announced in Sudan Sudan, Military, 6/5/1998
- Al-Adli: Security negotiations with Khartoum halted because Mubarak's attackers still in Sudan
Al-Adli said that the security situation in Egypt is currently stable, referring to the change in security plans, instructions and targets aimed at enhancing this stability. He added, however, that crimes might take place in any country. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Cultural program between Jordan and Sudan
Under the agreement Sudanese universities will allocate 10 scholarships annually for Jordanian students, while Jordan will allocate 10 scholarships for Sudanese students' higher education at Jordanian universities. Jordan-Sudan, Education, 6/4/1998 - Violent confrontations in Blue Nile province Sudan, Military, 6/4/1998
- Government, rebels disagree on who controls Yolo
The formal spokesman of the rebel Sudanese People's Liberation Army, Yasser Arian, said that SPLA forces took over the city of Yolo in eastern Sudan. Sudan, Military, 6/3/1998 - Hamas to open new office in Khartoum Sudan-Palestine, Politics, 6/3/1998
- Sudan suffers electricity shortage
Shortages in spare parts at two thermal stations feeding Khartoum led on Sunday to cuts in electricity output for 18 hours. Sudan, Economics, 6/2/1998 - Egypt, Sudan settle main disputes
Sudanese Irrigation Minister Sharif al-Tuhami said that Egypt and Sudan have settled most of their disputes over the Egyptian properties in Khartoum, and Halaib border triangle on the Red Sea. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 6/1/1998