Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 8/31/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of August 31, 1998
- Congo President Kabila visits Sudan secretly
Sudanese opposition sources told ArabicNews.com that the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila, visited Khartoum secretly last week, where he met with Sudanese Ppresident Omar El-Bashir. Sudan-Congo, Politics, 9/4/1998 - Egyptian food aid being delivered to south Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 9/4/1998
- Iraqi Vice President visits US-hit medicinal factory in Khartoum Iraq-Sudan, Politics, 9/3/1998
- Worst floods in Sudan in 50 years Sudan, Local, 9/3/1998
- Private companies established for civil aviation in Sudan Sudan, Business, 9/3/1998
- Sudan demands condemnation of US shelling at Non-Aligned Movement summit
An Arabian source participating in the Non-Aligned Movement summit said that "Sudan obtained the approval of the summit's delegates on condemning the American aggression on its lands." Sudan, Politics, 9/2/1998 - Sudanese plane violates Libyan embargo to celebrate revolution anniversary Sudan-Libya, Politics, 9/2/1998
- More than 55,000 persons displaced in eastern Sudan
The International Red Cross organization has announced that exchanged bombardment between Eritrea and Sudan led to evacuating some 55,000 persons from their houses in east Sudan. Sudan-Eritrea, Military, 9/1/1998 - Sudan adheres to inspection call for US-raided factory
Sudan permanent representative at the UN, al-Fateh Bin Orwa, reiterated his country's continued desire to dispatch a UN fact-finding commission to Khartoum in order to get acquainted with the US claims, which say the pharmaceutical factory hit by the US produced medicines for Sudanese citizens. Sudan, Politics, 9/1/1998 - Sudan bans US flights, demands African summit discuss attack
Sudan announced that it is seeking to convene a special summit of the Organization of African Unity to take a position concerning the US attack on a medicine factory outside Khartoum. Sudan-OAU, Politics, 8/31/1998 - Sudanese envoy briefs Sanaa on factory attack Sudan-Yemen, Politics, 8/31/1998
- Garang's army releases 77 governmental captives Sudan, Politics, 8/31/1998
- Sudanese foreign minister denies Sudan connected with Bin Laden
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Othman Ismael stated that Sudan has no commercial or political connections with Osama Bin Laden the Saudi dissident accused by the United States of sponsoring attacks against American targets. Sudan, Politics, 8/31/1998