Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 7/13/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of July 13, 1998
- 49 persons killed in south Sudan.
A committee authorized to assess the volume of losses due to fighting in al-Wahda state in southern Sudan has set up a report on the results of the fighting between southern rebel factions and Sudanese government forces. Sudan, Politics, 7/18/1998 - Egypt approves cease-fire in south Sudan. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/18/1998
- Sudanese criticisms against Britain
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael in the presence of the British minister of state for middle east affairs, Derek Fatchett, directed strong criticism at Britain saying that it is among the most extreme countries in opposition to the Sudanese government. Sudan, Politics, 7/17/1998 - Sudan demands that Cairo return Sudanese opposition
An official in the ruling party in Sudan confirmed that Khartoum has demanded that Cairo hand over a member of the opposition leadership and secretary-general of the Arab Lawyers Union, Farouk Abu Eissa, so he can be tried for involvement in recent explosions in Khartoum Sudan, Politics, 7/17/1998 - Government approves cease fire today, Sudanese rebels agree
The Sudanese government has approved to cease fire for one-month in the South of the country, thereby permitting the arrival of aid supplies to the Southern regions. Sudan, Politics, 7/16/1998 - EU's intensive efforts for signing peace accord in Sudan
The European Union is currently making intensive efforts to reach a peace accord in Sudan. These efforts are culminated in dispatching its high-ranking officials to the region to explore means of achieving reconciliation providing for restoring peace and security to southern Sudan. Sudan-European Union, Politics, 7/15/1998 - Sudanese opposition worried by Bashir's declarations
The Sudanese opposition expressed its anxiety that the Sudanese Nation Party's leaders in Sudan will be detained after the recent explosions in Khartoum. Sudan, Politics, 7/14/1998 - Jordan sends aid to Sudan Jordan-Sudan, Economics, 7/14/1998
- Sudanese President promises to defeat rebels
During his sudden visit on Sunday to one of southern Sudan's biggest cities, "Juba," President Bashir said: "We have decided to clean this year all areas from the rebels and to liberate every inch of the national soil from occupation and not to let a even one rebel inside our borders." Sudan, Politics, 7/14/1998 - Air flights to start between Manama and Khartoum
A Sudanese official said in Manama on Sunday that the Sudanese airlines will very soon open air flights between Manama and Khartoum. Sudan-Bahrain, Politics, 7/13/1998 - Sudan - food aid Sudan-UN, Local, 7/13/1998
- Crisis atmosphere in Sudan due to recent explosions
A prominent member in the Islamic Salvation Front, Nation's Council member Mousa Derar, refused to call for an urgent session of the Nation's Council, saying that drawing up a draft law for political succession requires a long time. Sudan, Politics, 7/13/1998